Irish LCC Ryanair will cancel 150 flights Sept. 28 as German pilots, represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, called for a 24-hour strike—the same day that cabin crew strikes are also scheduled to take place in Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.
A Boeing 737-800 of Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines carried out a forced landing after its nose undercarriage failed to extend as it approached the small regional city of Cox’s Bazar on a flight from the country’s capital, Dhaka, Sept. 26.
Chinese manufacturer COMAC has confirmed its plan to fly the third C919 flight-test aircraft this year as the program works toward a targeted first delivery in 2021, state media say, citing the company.
With roots dating back more than 40 years, auxiliary fuel systems are enabling airlines to enhance the industry’s most venerable aircraft to expand their mission capability.
The global airline industry has come out in strong support for the US Congress’s recently announced compromise bill to reauthorize the FAA through 2023. But a provision tucked in the bill that would clear the way for the FAA to regulate minimum seat sizes has some industry-watchers concerned Congress may be overstepping its bounds.
Emirates Airline has withdrawn its application to operate flights from Dubai to Mexico City via an intermediate stop in Spain, after Mexican authorities granted three flights a week versus the daily schedule sought by the Dubai-based carrier.
Long-haul LCC Norwegian is cutting its US routes from Belfast, Northern Ireland, ending transatlantic services from Edinburgh, Scotland, and cutting some European routes from the Scottish capital.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued type certificate for the Airbus A330-900, one of the two models of the A330neo family, clearing the way for entry-into-service
FAA plans to roll out enhancements to airport surface detection systems that will alert air traffic controllers when aircraft are about to land on taxiways, addressing an issue that the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified as key during its probe into a 2017 taxiway near-miss incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
FAA reauthorization legislation agreed by US House and Senate committee leaders on noise standards for civil supersonic aircraft has been lauded by a Colorado startup that is developing a 55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner.
Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it was investigating the root cause of the technology issue that affected the carrier the previous evening, prompting an hour-long ground stop across its US operations.
South African Airways (SAA) has dismissed local media reports that it plans to sell off parts of its business to raise funds after banks declined to loan the cash-strapped airline more money.
UK pilots and European airports have welcomed the publication of UK government guidance on what will happen if the country leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019 without an agreed-upon Brexit deal.
Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) plans to introduce an IT system developed by Connected Aircraft Enterprise (CAE) that will allow the lessor to monitor its fleet online.
