With just 11 working days remaining for the US Congress to pass legislation reauthorizing the FAA, industry observers are expecting the most likely path forward to be another short-term extension that would last through the end of the year.
Bombardier has gained a second customer for its 90-seat Q400, as the Canadian manufacturer revealed that China’s Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co. (CIB Leasing) has converted half of its standing order for 10 CRJ900 jets to five of the recently certified 90-seat version of the Q400 turboprop.
Irish LCC Ryanair has accused UK air traffic control (ATC) provider NATS of discriminating in the supply of staffing at its London Stansted Airport base, leading to greater delays and favoring the city’s larger Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Netherlands-based pilots union VNV said it has reached a deal in principle on a new collective labor agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and would not plan any more strikes while awaiting approval from its members’ council.
EasyJet said it would open its seventh base in France, at Nantes Atlantique Airport in the west of the country, basing three Airbus A320 aircraft there from spring 2019.
Belgian carrier VLM Airlines went into liquidation Aug. 31, the second European regional airline to dissolve last week after Swiss regional SkyWork Airlines ceased operations Aug. 29.
Chicago-based United Airlines became the latest North American carrier to raise checked bag fees, as airlines contend with lower revenues amid climbing prices for jet fuel.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet Sept. 25 to determine the probable cause of a near miss on landing last year involving an Air Canada Airbus A320 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
The UK government has lifted restrictions on passengers bringing large personal electronic devices (PEDs) into the cabin of UK-bound flights from Cairo—but apparently only on British Airways services.
Russia’s Rossiya Airlines plans to transfer a group of flights from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport to the capital’s main airport, Sheremetyevo, at the start of the 2018/19 winter season.
Singapore-based HAITE Aviation Training and Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) Academy signed a MOU Aug. 29 to collaborate on a joint commercial flight crew training services in Malaysia.
Finnair has sold 60% of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) to Danish Air Transport (DAT), marking the latest in a series of ownership changes at the Finnish regional carrier since 2015.
SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson apologized for the airline’s poor operational performance during the 2018 summer season, casting a shadow over a record fiscal third-quarter performance which saw the airline climb to a SEK1.55 billion ($169 million) net profit.
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is reporting a successful 2018 Hajj season as the SkyTeam alliance member plans to expand its religious and pilgrim business as the Saudi government continues to issue more visas.
Global airline passenger traffic remained healthy in July, with traffic demand up 6.2% year-over-year as capacity rose 5.5%, leading to an 85.2% passenger load factor—a record for the month of July,
A new report released by the Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) reveals an inflight diversion of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER on Oct. 14, 2017 caused by chafing and arcing of incorrectly installed wire bundles led Boeing to subsequently introduce new production-line inspections and issue maintenance recommendations to operators.
Irish regional carrier CityJet has taken a further significant step away from its previous business model as a scheduled carrier to a capacity provider for others.
French leisure carrier Corsair will cease flying its route between Paris Orly and Senegal’s capital of Dakar after the Senegalese authorities announced they wished to reserve the route for the African nation’s new national carrier.
LaudaMotion will double its Airbus fleet to 18 aircraft next year, the new Austrian carrier said a day after Irish LCC Ryanair completed a deal to buy 75% of the Austrian carrier from former formula 1 driver Niki Lauda.
