TUI Group’s UK airline has launched an investigation into an incident in which three passengers with paid tickets, seat assignments and boarding passes had to sit on the aircraft floor because their seats did not exist.
UK regional carrier Flybe will raise £4.5 million ($5.8 million) from a London Gatwick Airport slot transaction with Spain-based International Airlines Group LCC Vueling.
Lufthansa Group airlines carried 142 million passengers in 2018—a record for the Germany-based company—despite thousands of canceled summer flights and delays.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will serve as chairman of the Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation and Space, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, announced Jan. 11.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) on Jan. 11 filed suit against the U.S. government, alleging its members are being unlawfully deprived of wages because of the partial government shutdown that began three weeks ago.
Boeing’s purchase of most of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business and rights to sell military KC-390s may be a boon to the former, already the world’s largest aerospace and defense provider, but credit analysts say it will leave the Brazilian airplane maker with a weaker financial profile for the near future.
Downward revisions of projected fourth-quarter unit revenues by two U.S. major airlines within a week suggests that strong momentum reported by U.S. airlines during last year’s third and early fourth quarters will be difficult to sustain in 2019.
The UK public will expect the country’s airports to invest in anti-drone measures following the London Gatwick Airport incident in December, the country’s Defence Secretary said.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) reported strong passenger growth at two of its three UK gateways in 2018, and is urging the UK and European Union to agree on a long-term post-Brexit aviation deal to ensure continued growth in the year to come.
The UK government has removed its remaining restrictions on the carriage of large personal electronic devices (PEDs) on flights from certain Middle Eastern countries.
Icelandair carried more passengers on international flights in 2018 than in any other year, and appears optimistic about its prospects for the coming 12 months.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on Jan. 9 and plans to start ticket sales for its first routes within days.
France’s VINCI Airports has agreed to invest €1.15 billion ($1.32 billion) in a dual-hub system for Lisbon that will see an expansion of the city’s existing gateway and the construction of a new, low-cost airport on the site of a former military air base.
Pilot representatives are seeking urgent reassurances on job security from the consortium involving Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group that is acquiring UK regional operator Flybe.
The office of Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro said he would not block Boeing’s proposed purchase of 80% of Embraer’s commercial business, or a separate joint venture to sell KC-390s.
Supported by lawmakers and leaders of major aviation trade and labor groups, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) held a boisterous rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 10 to protest the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government.
UK Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it has certified a redesigned intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blade for Package C variants of the Trent 1000 engine that powers the Boeing 787.
