Primera Air, the leisure carrier that had hoped to tap into the growing demand for low-cost transatlantic air travel, said it was ceasing operations and would enter the bankruptcy process after 14 years of operation, blaming unforeseen problems with its fleet that affected its finances.
United Airlines has added orders for nine Boeing 787-9s to its backlog with deliveries slated to start in 2020 and plans to use the aircraft to replace existing widebodies, the carrier said Oct. 1.
The FAA has proposed a $474,000 civil penalty against Denver-based Frontier Airlines, alleging the carrier operated hundreds of flights without required medical supplies.
Air France’s head of human resources, Gilles Gateau, plans to leave the company on Oct. 12, making him the second executive in less than a week to announce his departure from the airline, which has been locked in a turbulent pay dispute with its workforce for months.
The FAA next year will begin a phased evaluation of satellite-aided surveillance of aircraft flying over oceanic spaces, including use of the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system scheduled to begin operating in 2019.
The ramifications for General Electric’s aerospace engine and commercial aviation leasing businesses remain to be seen, but GE investors are taking heart with a sudden shakeup of the corner office and board room at the beleaguered industrial giant.
Vienna-based Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings Europe and trade union Vida have agreed on a contract for cockpit and cabin crews, retroactive to March 1.
LCC Ryanair, one of the world’s most profitable airlines, issued a warning on Oct. 1 it could not rule out reductions in earnings this year as a combination of strikes and higher fuel costs affect revenues.
SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard believes technology can be used to dramatically cut aviation operational disruptions, which add $25 billion a year to industry costs, which is roughly equal to its annual profit margin.
Blockchain and the new European data protection rules could address the longtime debate deadlock over who “owns” the passenger, which is a major impediment to data-sharing, according to SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard.
Salzburg Airport, Austria’s second largest, is scheduled to close for five weeks from Apr. 24 to May 28, 2019, to allow repairs to its 59-year-old runway.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) declared his intention to attempt to reregulate U.S. carriers’ business models and predicted “a reckoning” is in store for the commercial airline industry.
Boeing 737NG operators must conduct more frequent inspections of engine fan blades as regulators move to mandate a CFM International-recommended reduction in the repetitive-check interval needed to ensure cracks are not forming at the blade roots.
UK-based LCC easyJet anticipates a year-end pre-tax profit of £570-580 million ($743-756 million), which is in the upper half of previous predictions, the carrier said Sept. 28.
