New Spirit Airlines service between American Airlines’ Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) fortress hub and four other airports with significant major-airline presence may be eye-opening at first, but the long-term ramifications of the move—a single daily flight on each route—should be negligible, Bernstein analysts conclude.
As the production of the CFM LEAP engine is continuing to ramp up, Safran Aircraft Engines is helping suppliers implement faster quality control methods.
With the Amazon effect driving demand for rapid delivery of e-commerce goods, U.S. startup Elroy Air plans to fly a full-scale prototype of its unmanned cargo aircraft in 2019.
Accommodation provider Airbnb has appointed former Virgin America CEO Fred Reid as global head of transportation, as part of the company’s push to make travel more tolerable.
Aspiring startup Jetlines—advancing its new strategy of building a route network that seeks to avoid WestJet ULCC subsidiary Swoop—plans to include Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) in its network, the airline and airport announced Feb. 13.
Concerned that explosives concealed inside an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could pose a danger to first responders attempting to find a drone’s registration number, the FAA will now require owners to display their registration number on an outside surface.
An Airbus executive on Feb. 13 at an industry conference in Seattle said he would not discuss the fate of the A380 program a day before his European headquarters is expected to address the giant widebody program.
European private equity firm STAR Capital has agreed to acquire Dublin-basedASL Aviation Holdings, which has a fleet of around 130 aircraft spanning airlines in Africa, Asia and Europe, as well as various support businesses.
The Dutch Government is advocating the introduction of a European Union-wide levy on aviation fuel to address rising carbon dioxide emissions from the commercial air transport sector.
Virgin Australia reported its strongest half-year earnings in more than a decade, thanks to the airline’s restructuring program and surging domestic business.
European Commission (EC) regulators have approved a joint venture (JV) agreement between Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic that will see the Franco-Dutch airline group acquire a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that will require all commercial aircraft operating in the U.S. be retrofitted with secondary cockpit barriers to prevent terrorist attacks similar to 9/11.
Private equity investors may be looking to increase their role in the aircraft leasing industry, but while the new money likely is welcome the new investors may bring significant complication for everyone involved, analysts and consultants concluded.
U.S. regional carrier Southern Airways Express has acquired Hawaiian-based commuter carrier Mokulele Airlines, in a deal that will result in the combined entity operating 1,380 weekly flights. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Flying Whales, the French developer behind large airships for commercial freight, has completed a test campaign at an ONERA wind tunnel in Lille, France.
Industrial aviation services provider Bristow Group has abandoned its proposed takeover of Columbia Helicopters as Bristow struggles with financial issues.
