Frontier Airlines’ expansion in Denver raises questions about whether the move is a shift in strategy for the ultra-LCC (ULCC), but the carrier says the new routes build on its ongoing approach to fill in its network.
UK regional airline Flybe has posted improvements to its first-quarter load factor and yield, but new CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener said further work is still needed.
Based on better-than-expected performance and aided by commercial and military orders in the second quarter, Boeing has increased its full-year earnings forecasts for 2017.
Hawaiian Airlines believes it is well-placed to confront an expected surge in competitive capacity on routes from Hawaii to the U.S. West Coast next year.
Owners of unmanned aerial systems weighing over 250 grams (0.6 lb.) will have to register their systems and undertake a safety-awareness test, the UK government has announced.
U.S. airports could play a role in accelerating the availability of sustainable aviation fuels, says a study conducted for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Singapore Airlines’ two LCC subsidiaries have completed their merger under a single operating certificate, and the combined carrier is planning further network growth.
Hawaiian Airlines has revealed the first routes that will be operated by its Airbus A321neos, as the new aircraft type gives the carrier more options in its U.S. West Coast network.
Airports around the world with international flights to the U.S. have completed the initial phase of putting enhanced security measures in place, as directed by the U.S. Homeland Security Department.
JetBlue Airways reported second-quarter net income of $211 million, up 16.7% over a net profit of $181 million in the 2016 June quarter and a solid turnaround from a 58.8% year-over-year net-income decline in the 2017 first quarter.
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PARIS—Around 10 bidders are still in the running to take over all or part of struggling Italian airline Alitalia, with existing 49% shareholder Etihad and LCC Ryanair—which is expanding rapidly in Italy—among the names.
2017 continues to be a good year for ATR sales, as the Toulouse-based airframer has received an order from Taiwan's Mandarin Airlines (a regional subsidiary of China Airlines) for six ATR 72-600s.
IAG said it will exercise three Airbus A330-200 options as its newly-launched low-cost long-haul carrier Level expands, with the aircraft to be delivered in summer 2018.
Ryanair reported a jump in quarterly profit, helped by a later Easter, as it forecast fierce price competition among carriers in the European air travel market in the coming months.
