The market share of LCCs in Africa´s 53 nations will remain low as long as airline costs and taxes are the highest worldwide, African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General Abderahmane Berthe said.
A compromise bill to reauthorize the FAA could be taken up by the U.S. House before the Sept. 30 deadline for passage, according to a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staffer, who added that negotiations are on track and members remain optimistic about a timely vote.
The planned closure of Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) southern runway (12R-30L) for 45 days in 2019, will hit Emirates and FlyDubai operations hard, Emirates President Tim Clark said.
Icelandic LCC WOW Air has closed on a €60 million ($70.4 million) bond issue and started preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) within 12-18 months.
Qantas Airways and Cathay Pacific Airways have reached an agreement to codeshare on selected routes. The deal will boost Cathay’s domestic Australian access and add Asian destinations to the Qantas network.
Rolls-Royce is completing development of a suite of modifications designed to resolve the reliability issues plaguing a large portion of the Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 fleet and is confident the final changes will be cleared for introduction in the next few months.
Zephyrus Aviation Capital has hired two former CIT Aerospace executives for top management roles and is acquiring 21 aircraft with plans for further expansion.
Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and state transportation leaders have announced plans for the airline to construct and operate a major aircraft maintenance facility at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) new air-charter broker regulations contain few surprises and largely integrate industry input from the 11-year rulemaking process, said industry groups affected by the rule.
Software development companies in separate announcements on Sept. 20 described products designed to detect and track drone swarms and to monitor areas near airports to help prevent against bird strikes.
Inmarsat and Panasonic Avionics said they will combine their broadband inflight connectivity (IFC) services in a “landmark” deal to offer IFC to commercial aviation customers.
Ryanair’s shareholders backed all resolutions at their annual general meeting (AGM), easing some pressure on the budget carrier, but reelected its chairman with a much smaller majority than before to send a signal of discontent about how management has been handling a labor relations crisis.
Central American commercial aviation leaders pledged renewed cooperation to resolve myriad issues of government regulation, excessive airport and passenger fees, and infrastructure inadequacies at the Aviation Day Central America conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sept. 19.
Airbus sent JetBlue Airways' latest A321ceo off on its delivery flight Sept. 19 from Mobile, Alabama, with 15.5% renewable jet fuel onboard, continuing a trend the manufacturer started with its first biofuel delivery flights from Toulouse two years ago.
Aircraft lessor Goshawk Aviation has completed its acquisition of Sky Leasing’s Irish subsidiary, Sky Aviation Leasing International, adding 51 aircraft to its portfolio.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has announced plans to close its base at Poznan, Poland, although it will expand its other Polish operations by adding a seventh aircraft at Gdansk and upgrading Warsaw services to an all-Airbus A321 fleet.
A first-of-its kind engine-part failure and related fume events on a British Airways (BA) Boeing 777-200 led to changes in GE Aviation's GE90 engine maintenance instructions and Boeing's cabin smoke and fume-related troubleshooting procedures, a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report revealed.
