The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has named MITRE Corp. executive Hassan Shahidi as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jon Beatty. Shahidi will begin his new job in January.
European and international partners are moving toward the launch of an experimental hypersonic glider in 2020 as part of a long-term research program aimed at enabling development of a high-speed civil transport able to fly from Europe to Asia and Australia in under three hours.
Qatar Airways “has the potential to form our own alliance” should the airline decide to withdraw from the oneworld alliance, CEO Akbar Al Baker said Nov. 13.
Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific posted a PHP518.4 million ($9.6 million) loss for the 2018 third quarter as rising costs, a weak peso against the US dollar and fleet expansions took their toll.
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services took delivery of the airline’s eighth Boeing 777 freighter Nov. 10, the latest step along the company’s growth road map.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a 68.9% decrease in net profit to S$196 million ($141.9 million) for the six months ending Sept. 30 compared to the year-ago period, as revenue gains could not offset rising fuel costs.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a 68.9% decrease in net profit to S$196 million ($141.9 million) for the six months ending Sept. 30 compared to the year-ago period, as revenue gains could not offset rising fuel costs.
In a move likely linked to the on-going investigation into the fatal crash in October of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8, the aircraft manufacturer has issued a bulletin to operators explaining a system unique to the MAX that automatically pushes the nose down to help prevent stalls in certain flight profiles.
Frontier Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), reached an agreement in principle on a new contract after more than two and a half years of negotiations.
A pair of military jets escorted an Air Astana Embraer 190 as it experienced severe technical difficulties over Portugal and the pilots considered ditching at sea.
Special commissioners are examining the three offers made for Alitalia this week ahead of presenting their conclusions to the government in a long-running process to relaunch the bankrupt carrier.
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has called on FAA to take action to set minimum dimensions for US airlines, saying the agency is moving too slowly and “not implementing the law.”
International Airlines Group (IAG) expressed confidence an agreement on air transport with the European Union (EU) would be reached after a Spanish media outlet reported the group was in talks with Spain to protect IAG’s EU ownership rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
FAA has taken steps to resolve the causes of seven outages of its En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system since 2014, but the air traffic control (ATC) automation platform remains vulnerable, the US Transportation Department inspector general says in audit report released Nov. 9.
FAA has taken steps to resolve the causes of seven outages of its En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system since 2014, but the air traffic control (ATC) automation platform remains vulnerable, the US Transportation Department inspector general says in audit report released Nov. 9.
Fastjet, which has warned it might not survive without equity fundraising, is in the process of selling off the company’s stake in the African LCC’s loss-producing Tanzanian subsidiary, according to local media reports.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will wet lease up to eight Embraer E190-E2s from regional carrier Helvetic Airways in an expansion of the airlines’ partnership.
The FAA is implementing a new controller staffing policy after a tower controller became incapacitated while working the midnight shift at McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The US FBI investigation of the Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crash Aug. 10 has concluded the airline employee who stole the aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport deliberately crashed it into the ground.
Global passenger traffic growth and manufacturer delivery delays helped Air Lease Corp. (ALC) post a 48% net profit increase of $146.6 million for the third quarter (3Q) compared to the year-ago period.
