The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following an incident in July in which a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Airbus A330-300 was forced to turn back to Brisbane Airport because of three attached pitot tube covers.
Calgary-based WestJet will add frequencies by its ultra-LCC subsidiary Swoop to the Edmonton-Winnipeg market, which already boasts its own mainline service as well as regional and ULCC frequencies.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac is attributing the slowing pace of growth in the global air freight market to rising trade tensions between the US and China, saying on Aug. 29 that “trade wars only produce losers.”
FAA, in its fourth round of US airport infrastructure grants for 2018, has released an additional $616.9 million in funding, lifting the total airport improvement program (AIP) awards announced year-to-date to $2.7 billion.
With jet fuel prices continuing to climb, profitability for US commercial carriers declined in the first half of 2018, according to Washington DC-based Airlines for America (A4A).
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said there is a lot going on with pilot union negotiations, and although the Irish LCC would like to reach deals as quickly as possible, it does not feel pressure to complete them this year.
British Airways’ (BA) regional airline, BA CityFlyer, is to base four more Embraer E190s at London City Airport in 2019, adding 20% more capacity from the downtown London airport.
French airports operator Vinci Airports has secured regulatory clearance to acquire a package of airports from US-based company Airports Worldwide, although Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José has been dropped from the deal.
Star Alliance carrier Ethiopian Airlines has finalized a joint venture (JV) with the Chad government, paving the way for the launch of Chad’s new national carrier on Oct. 1.
Virgin Australia achieved its strongest underlying profit in a decade for its fiscal year through June 30, although its net loss grew, thanks to significant one-off accounting adjustments.
New, higher fees at JetBlue Airways for checked bags and other services signal the airline’s intent to lean more on ancillary revenues as part of a broader effort to boost margins.
California Pacific Airlines (CPA)—the Kennesaw, Georgia-based Part 121 operator and formerly known as Aerodynamics Inc. (ADI)—plans to launch nonstop service in several Western US markets from a base at McClellan–Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California, starting Nov. 1.
Air Astana carried more than 2 million passengers in the 2018 first half, up 10% year-over-year (YOY), as revenue rose 17% compared to the same six-month period in 2017.
