A dozen European airports joined forces to support surface movement safety improvement programs under the EU’s project in air traffic management modernization, SESAR.
JetBlue is “deep in discussions” with Bombardier and Embraer to replace its Embraer E190s, and has sought possible buyers for its E190 fleet to help finance a deal, but the airline’s executives cautioned against assuming a switch is imminent.
A new Belgian airline with backing from a huge Chinese travel agency received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and plans to begin flying to China in April, starting with a service to Hong Kong.
Cathay Pacific reported a deeper group-wide loss of HK$1.3 billion ($160.6 million) for 2017, although a profitable second half signals its transformation plan is yielding results.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) formed a codeshare relationship with China’s Juneyao Airlines, taking advantage of the Star Alliance connecting partner program.
Continued strong demand for dedicated cargo services and a shrinking inventory of viable used widebody freighters led Atlas Air Worldwide to add six second-hand Boeing 747-400 freighters to its fleet.
Iridium Communications has named Honeywell Aerospace, Skytrac, Avitek and Navicom Aviation as avionics service providers for its upcoming Certus broadband satellite communications offering.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said Europe’s major airports are working for their owners’ benefit—not for the benefit of airlines, passengers or the countries in which they are located—compromising efficiency and the ability to keep pace with evolving security demands.
Inflight communications provider SITAOnair and Astronics Ballard Technology unveiled an integrated “smart core” system to assist airlines in managing onboard data communications.
United Airlines, citing strong network-wide demand, raised first-quarter PRASM guidance to up 1-3% year-over-year and said pre-tax margins, expected to be flat before, could be up 1% or more.
Delta Air Lines has no plans to invest in Air India but continues to express strong interest in shaping Boeing’s new mid-market aircraft (NMA), the airline’s chief executive said March 13.
A shakeout is coming in the aerostructures industry over the next 18 months, according to one major provider’s CEO, and his and many other companies are positioning to be a buyer or seller.
Leading aircraft structures supplier Spirit AeroSystems believes new additive manufacturing techniques it is developing with partners Norsk Titanium and Boeing could help Spirit eventually save 70% in costs on the material it uses in some aircraft programs.
Hawaiian Airlines raised its first-quarter revenue forecast, although it also trimmed its full-year capacity outlook, citing delays in Airbus A321neo deliveries.
The recent pilot contract agreement with ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines set against a generally positive industry economic environment has the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) confident that a long-sought-after new deal for its pilots at Frontier Airlines, another ULCC, is within reach.
Spirit AeroSystems CEO Tom Gentile said he is watching what is happening at rival and supplier GKN Aerospace and remains in contact with the British company’s leadership.
An “unusual smell” in the cabin of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 led the flight crew to make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport March 11.
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Former Royal Dutch Shell executive Dick Benschop has been named as the next president and CEO of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport operator Royal Schiphol Group.
As part of a project launched by the EU's Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), Thales and ATR are working on a dual-frequency receiver that would enable aircraft to utilize both the GPS and the Galileo positioning satellite constellations.
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government body that underwrites export orders for British products, has supported the sale of Bombardier C Series aircraft for the first time.
Airbus forecasts that air passenger traffic in India will grow by 8.1% per year over the next 20 years, almost double the expected global average of 4.4% annual passenger traffic growth.
