Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways has limited its operations, citing technical problems with its aircraft and blaming a Greek lessor for difficulties that led to a sharp reprimand from the Kuwaiti regulator on Aug. 25.
With just 11 working days remaining for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation reauthorizing the FAA, industry watchers are expecting the most likely path forward to be another short-term extension that would last through the end of the year.
Bombardier has gained a second customer for its 90-seat Q400 turboprop, with the Canadian manufacturer announcing China’s Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co. (CIB Leasing) has converted half of its standing order for 10 CRJ900 jets to five of the recently certified 90-seat version of the Q400.
Belgian carrier VLM Airlines went into liquidation Aug. 31, the second European regional airline to dissolve last week after Swiss regional SkyWork Airlines ceased operations Aug. 29.
EasyJet said it would open its seventh base in France, at Nantes Atlantique Airport in the west of the country, basing three Airbus A320 aircraft there beginning next spring.
Ryanair has accused UK air traffic control (ATC) provider NATS of discriminating in the supply of staffing at its London Stansted Airport base, leading to greater delays and favoring the city’s larger Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Netherlands-based pilots union Vereniging Nederlandse Verkeersvliegers (VNV) said it has reached agreement in principle on a new collective labor pact with KLM and will not plan any more strikes while it awaits a vote by its members’ council.
A Utair Aviation Boeing 737-800 (VQ-BJI) overran a Sochi airport runway after landing and came to a stop in a nearby river at 3 a.m. local time Saturday.
An inflight diversion of an Etihad Boeing 777 due to chafing and arcing within incorrectly installed wiring has led to an additional production inspection.
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Finnair has sold 60% of Nordic Regional Airlines to Danish Air Transport, marking the latest ownership change at the Finnish regional carrier since 2015.
Composites specialist Nikkiso Co., maker of much of the world’s thrust-reverser cascades, is expanding in preparation for more work on other aircraft parts.
Global airline passenger traffic remained healthy in July, with traffic demand up 6.2% year-over-year as capacity rose 5.5%, leading to an 85.2% load factor.
