US Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) declared his intention to attempt to re-regulate US carriers’ business models and predicted “a reckoning” in store for the commercial airline industry.
ATW’s Victoria Moores does a technology walk through of biometric registration and self-boarding with head of SITA SmartPath and self-service Sean Farrell.
Phil Trenary, a former CEO of US regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines and former chair of the US Regional Airline Association (RAA) was killed Thursday night in a shooting in Memphis, Tennessee.
UK-based LCC easyJet anticipates a year-end pre-tax profit of £570-£580 million ($743-$756 million), in the upper half of previous guidance, the carrier said Sept. 28.
The Lufthansa Group has converted options for 24 Airbus A320neo and three A321neo aircraft into firm orders, as the German airline responds to a positive market and earnings development by making sure its future fleet size is adequate.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on Sept. 27 announced the FAA has awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 34 airports.
ExpressJet Airlines pilots have ratified a new three-year contract, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—which represents ExpressJet’s 1,100 pilots—said Sept. 27.
As Boeing nears a decision on launching the new midmarket airplane, it must take into account all the technical requirements and market and network dynamics.
Three aviation training veterans have launched a new pilot training academy in the UK to help meet the demand for thousands of new commercial airline pilots over the next 20 years.
Ultra-LCCs are the most significant in terms of shaping what Americans now expect of airline service and the majors are adapting to those expectations.
Boom Technology is building the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator that would fly at Mach 2.2, cost about $200 million per aircraft and seat about 55 people.
An Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 crashed into a lagoon on Sept. 28 when attempting to land at Chuuk Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, with all passengers and crew evacuated safely.
Qantas has revealed the first location for its proposed pilot training academy and has selected L3 Commercial Aviation as the site’s training provider.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning to launch flights between Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) from March 31, 2019, making Sea-Tac JAL’s sixth North American west coast destination.
UK carrier British Airways (BA) has invited two unnamed companies to do biometric self-boarding gate trials at New York JFK, building on existing pilot projects at Los Angeles LAX and Orlando.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biometric technologies have emerged as key themes in the latest technology trends survey performed by aviation IT provider SITA.
Ryanair plans to open two new bases in Bordeaux and Marseille as part of its summer 2019 schedule, basing two aircraft in each airport, representing a $200 million investment for each one, as it seeks to accelerate its growth in the French market.
