The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is threatening to restrict fleet additions for underperforming airlines under a new policy designed to raise service standards.
Eurocontrol investigated a software misalignment that caused its Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System (ETFMS) to fail for several hours April 3, causing delays to thousands of flights in Europe.
Southwest Airlines will operate 65 international routes from 23 U.S. gateways by July 2018, up from just four U.S. airports from which it operated international flights when it started flying beyond the U.S. in 2014.
Start-up airline Air Belgium hopes to have flights to seven destinations operating by this fall, CEO Niky Terzakis told Aviation Daily, as the carrier readies its first flight from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Hong Kong at the end of April and looks ahead to longer-term fleet expansion plans.
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are breaking off their partnership, which will see them become rivals in the already fiercely contested Australia-New Zealand market.
A growing U.S.-China trade dispute could ultimately benefit Boeing if Beijing moves to order more U.S.-made aircraft to placate President Donald Trump, according to a new analysts’ report.
LONDON—UK-based regional carrier Flybe announced a combination of continued improvement in load factor with a reduction in available capacity as it slims down its fleet.
Delta Air Lines expects both unit revenue and unit costs to near the top of its most recent first-quarter (Q1) guidance ranges, with strong system-wide demand and improving yields providing tailwinds, while accelerated depreciation and pay raises added costs compared to year-earlier figures.
LYON, France—India’s SpiceJet selected ultralight seats designed by French startup company Expliseat for 10 of its Boeing 737NGs and 25 Bombardier Q400s the carrier ordered last year.
British Airways put in place a new pension scheme for its employees that should save the company £80 million ($112 million) a year, its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is moving quickly to replace Essential Air Service (EAS) flights to two Arizona cities that abruptly lost it when Great Lakes Airlines shut down last month, even as DOT orders the carrier to resume flights because it did not provide the required advance notice of its changes.
The number of controlled flights in Europe increased by 4.3% to 10.6 million in 2017 compared to 2016, the fourth year of growth, according to Eurocontrol.
The Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) opposes Bogota, Colombia Mayor Enrique Peñalosa’s recently-proposed new national air passenger travel tax, which would impose a COP8,000 ($2.86) fee for Colombian passengers and COP13,935 fee for international passengers.
United Airlines’ top competitors are prioritizing domestic growth over seemingly more enticing international opportunities, but the moves do not appear to be direct responses to United’s aggressive hub-fortifying strategy, analysts at Morgan Stanley said.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines rolled out new fingerprint biometric check-in devices at all 50 of its U.S. Delta Sky Club locations last week; it is free for Delta Sky Club members who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who have registered with Delta’s biometrics program.
Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines took delivery of the first of six 737-8s it has on order, becoming the first airline in Central Asia to receive a MAX family aircraft.
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