Kuwait’s civil aviation regulator has told hybrid carrier Wataniya Airways to improve its service standards or potentially face closure, according to a report from state-run news agency KUNA.
LATAM Airlines Group plans to overhaul the interiors of more than 200 aircraft—two-thirds of its global fleet—over the next two years, for an investment of $400 million, the company said during its second-quarter operations call.
Chinese authorities are encouraging private investment as part of a policy to encourage placement of non-government money into the civil aviation infrastructure.
China Southern Airlines has received its first three-class Boeing 787-9 on Aug. 24, 2018. The aircraft, registration B-1169, was delivered Aug. 24 and is the sixth 787-9 to enter China Southern’s fleet.
Asia-Pacific carriers are continuing to benefit from strengthening demand despite the threat of trade protectionism, according to the region’s major airline industry group.
The U.S. State Department has downgraded its travel advisory for Americans traveling to Cuba, for the second time since a “do-not-travel” warning went into effect in 2017.
The cost to fund major projects at the U.S.'s top 25 airports is on track to rise substantially in the next three years, adding as much as $4 to airline cost-per-enplanement (CPE) figures, a Moody's analysis shows.
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Nordic LCC Primera Air is continuing its expansion of long-haul service, adding nonstop flights from Brussels to Boston Logan, New York-Newark Liberty and Washington Dulles international airports.
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected other Asia-Pacific airlines.
Air France unions will meet to discuss the next steps they will take to continue their fight for bigger pay increases as the Air France-KLM group prepares for the arrival of new CEO Benjamin Smith by the end of September.
A new congressional report on the U.S. travel insurance industry accuses airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) of pressuring customers to purchase travel insurance that offers insufficient coverage.
Corrosion that led to fatigue-cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on Oct. 28, 2016, the NTSB announced.
British Airways and Air France’s hybrid carrier airline Joon said they would no longer fly to Iran’s capital Tehran starting September for commercial reasons.
Qantas is beginning the formal stage of the competition between Boeing and Airbus for its ultra-long-range aircraft order, and the airline believes both manufacturers have strong candidates.
