Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways aims to massively increase its services to the Indian sub-continent as it expands over the next few years, CEO Rohit Ramachandran told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
FAA has agreed to improve its safety oversight of airlines after a finding by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Inspector General (IG) that its oversight of American Airlines “lacked objectivity.”
Four long-serving U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) officials have been named the joint recipients of the 2018 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award in Aviation.
Bombardier is confident that interiors supply-chain challenges that plagued its C Series program will not be an issue on its new CRJ Atmosphere cabin, even though the supplier—Zodiac Aerospace—is the same.
A strong demand environment enabled Delta Air Lines to somewhat mitigate surging fuel prices to post a $1.03 billion net profit for the second quarter.
Germany-based regional carrier LGW named Francesco Sciortino and Michael Knoth as new managing directors, succeeding Peter Knecht and Felix Genze, from Aug. 1.
Norwegian said lower unit costs helped achieve a NOK300 million ($37 million) net profit for the second quarter, reversed from a net loss of NOK691 million in the same period a year earlier.
An in-depth survey of more than 200 airlines shows a high level of industry interest in Boeing’s proposed new mid-market aircraft (NMA), but potential customers highlight requirements differing from the preliminary design.
Air New Zealand will partner with JetBlue Airways subsidiary JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV) to support the development of new technology in the travel industry.
In its latest air traffic management (ATM) cost-effectiveness report, Eurocontrol’s performance review commission (PRC) estimates that service provision has become more efficient, but once the cost of delays factored in, the improvement is marginal.
Indian airline Vistara advanced its goal of launching international service in 2018 with commitments to order up to 13 Airbus A320neos and six Boeing 787-9s, in deals valued at a combined $3.1 billion at list prices, the company announced July 11.
JetBlue’s choice of the just-rebranded Airbus A220 gives the airline significant operational flexibility starting next decade, but the airline insists it intends to keep its focus-city strategy and leverage the new aircraft’s economics to help drive bottom-line improvements without changing its growth plan.
Air France-KLM is nearing two months without a CEO as a replacement for Jean-Marc Janaillac, who left on May 15 following a bitter dispute with unions over pay, still has yet to be found.
Ryanair expects to cancel around 30 flights between Ireland and the UK on July 12, with pilots in Ireland expected to maintain a planned strike over concerns about base transfers and pilot seniority agreements, despite plans for the airline to meet the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) union.
Virgin Galactic has signed a framework agreement to bring commercial space flight to Italy, following two years of business discussions, regulatory analysis, studies on potential operations and market assessment.
Malaysian long-haul LCC AirAsia X announced July 10 it will move its twice-daily operations to Melbourne, Australia, from Tullamarine International Airport to Avalon Airport.
Turkish Airlines said its first-half 2018 load factor reached the highest level in its history, with a 4.3-point year-over-year (YOY) increase to 80.4%, helped by a 17.8% YOY increase in passenger traffic during the January-June period to 35.6 million passengers.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has revealed that its second nonstop route to the U.S. using Airbus A350-900ULRs will launch on Nov. 2, with the flight from Singapore to Los Angeles replacing one of its two one-stop services between the cities.
