Executives from Southwest Airlines announced the carrier’s planned expansion into Hawaii will likely be delayed for months, a result of the ongoing U.S. partial government shutdown which has furloughed the FAA workers needed to certify the new routes.
FAA technicians who are not being paid during the U.S. government shutdown maintain the communications, navigation and surveillance equipment that air traffic controllers—also unpaid—rely on to safely separate air traffic.
American Airlines is confident that big-picture initiatives it has put in place have the carrier poised to rebound from what CEO Doug Parker acknowledges was a “challenging [2018] financially.”
The UK’s air navigation service provider National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to try and resolve capacity challenges at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Scandinavian carrier SAS has agreed to lease three long-range Airbus A321neos from U.S.-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC), marking a new aircraft type for the airline.
Slovenian carrier Adria Airways said the Slovenian Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) has dropped an investigation into whether the airline is able to fulfill the terms of its operating license.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) warned of dire consequences for the air travel system as the ongoing partial government shutdown shows no sign of letting up.
In a bid to cut C02 emissions, Swedish regional carrier BRA is offering its passengers the option to pay an extra SEK300 ($33) per flight for the use of a biofuel blend.
UK regional operator Flybe is seeking to reassure the market about the future of its proposed takeover by a Virgin-led consortium, amid reports that one of its biggest shareholders has threatened to take legal action to stop the transaction from going ahead.
Chinese airlines plan a big push into the Italian market between June and October this year, proposing to start seven services and increase frequency on another.
Hopes that new leadership at Air France and its main pilots’ union would bring an end to the long-running impasse between the two sides appear to be coming to fruition, with the announcement of a tentative labor deal.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to launch new international routes during its fiscal year beginning Apr. 1 and will also introduce new aircraft types to its network.
In his most harshly worded statement on Brexit yet, the Airbus CEO said the company would have to make some “very harmful decisions for the UK,” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
A top-ranking Senate Democrat has voiced concerns about the legal justification for the FAA’s decision to recall approximately 3,000 safety inspectors and engineers to return to work without pay amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Boeing confirms it quietly flew the initial high-density derivative of the 737-8 from its Renton, Washington, production site for the first time, on Jan. 13.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has become the latest airline to join “Worldwide by easyJet,” enabling passengers of the two carriers to connect through London Gatwick Airport.
Air Northeast, not yet licensed, has become the latest planned Chinese air operator to improve its regulatory chances with an agreement to operate Comac ARJ21s.
Etihad Airways has started legal proceedings to fight bankrupt airberlin’s attempts to win €2 billion ($2.27 billion) in damages from its former shareholder.
