Airlines are pushing back hard against the US Dept. of Transportation's (DOT) proposal to greatly expand regulatory reporting requirements for the industry, including mandating that carriers provide breakdowns of revenue generated by various ancillary charges.
US House of Representatives passed Tuesday by unanimous consent legislation extending FAA and surface transportation funding into next year, pushing the issue to the Senate, which must act on the bill before Friday to avert another partial FAA shutdown.
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A J Walter Aviation has been selected by Air Europa to provide PBH support for its Airbus A330 Trent engine component accessories under a five-year agreement, covering two aircraft. The contract includes the location of a main base kit in Madrid.
Delta Air Lines (DL) has launched its first Wi-Fi-equipped regional jet, a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, with Gogo’s inflight Internet service.
The US should make the creation of a next-generation air traffic management system a rallying project that maintains the country’s position as a global leader in the aerospace industry, Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) president and CEO Jim Albaugh said Tuesday.
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) may postpone its first ARJ21 delivery to Chengdu Airlines (EU), according to an industry insider, who said some key parts haven’t passed flights tests.
Tiger Airways Australia (TT) appointed former COO of Virgin Australia Andrew David as the airline’s new CEO, replacing Tony Davis who resigned last month.
DHL Express launched Cincinnati-Panama Boeing 757F service. Pegasus Airlines and Air Berlin reached a codeshare agreement under which passengers can book flights between Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Munich and Berlin, and Istanbul—as well as services between IST and Izmir and Ankara, in combination with flights from Germany to IST. The two airlines plan to launch a charter partnership Nov. 1.
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Co. (GAMECO), the joint venture owned by China Southern Airlines (CZ), South China International Aircraft Engineering and Hutchison Aircraft Maintenance Investment, said it broke ground Sept. 7 on a new $90 million hangar at Guangzhou Baiyun International.
The US Dept. of Commerce is creating a new committee that will target opportunities to promote and sell NextGen technologies and products to non-US markets.
Qatar Airways (QR) and Cargolux International Airlines (CV) completed the equity transaction announced in June after gaining all regulatory approvals, making the Doha-based carrier the second largest shareholder in Europe's largest all-cargo airline with a 35% stake.
British Midland (bmi) appointed former Scandinavian Airlines deputy CEO Vagn Ove Sorensen to succeed Lufthansa (LH) executive board member and Group Airline chief officer Stefan Lauer as bmi chairman, yet another move indicating that LH Group is interested in selling its loss-making UK subsidiary.
US Congress appears to be moving this week toward passing a combined surface/air transportation funding extension that would keep FAA fully operational through at least Jan. 31, 2012.
British Midland (bmi) appointed former Scandinavian Airlines deputy CEO Vagn Ove Sorensen to succeed Lufthansa (LH) executive board member and Group Airline chief officer Stefan Lauer as bmi chairman, yet another move indicating that LH Group is interested in selling its loss-making UK subsidiary.
Qatar Airways (QR) and Cargolux International Airlines (CV) completed the equity transaction announced in June after gaining all regulatory approvals, making the Doha-based carrier the second largest shareholder in Europe's largest all-cargo airline with a 35% stake.
