EasyJet said over 1,000 more flights were canceled in June than in the same month in 2017, mainly because of French and Italian air traffic control (ATC) strikes.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is solidly improving yields by increasing its emphasis on premium passengers, and the carrier indicates the approach will continue.
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) returned the first of its freighters to service July 5, after its fleet was grounded for several days because of irregularities in maintenance records.
Following months of negotiations, Boeing and Embraer have signed an MOU to set up a joint venture (JV) comprising Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services business.
Irish business lobby group Ibec has created a new representative body, Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), which has the buy-in of all major Ireland-based lessors.
Chinese airline Okay Airways received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 July 2. The new aircraft, registered B-1485, departed Seattle July 1 and arrived in Beijing to join Okay’s all-Boeing fleet.
The owners of Irish lessor Intrepid Aviation are to take a stake in widebody lessor Amedeo Capital, which will in turn buy a minority shareholding in Intrepid, creating a strategic partnership between the widebody specialists.
Star Alliance carrier SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Swedish biofuels supplier Preem, with the aim of firming this into a binding cooperation agreement by September.
Los Angeles, California in the US will get two extra connections to Chinese secondary cities in December, if plans by Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines both go ahead.
Two US Democrat congressmen have accused FAA or failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations.
Air Wisconsin Airlines is setting up a maintenance facility at Appleton International Airport (ATW) to support the carrier’s expanding schedule in the US eastern Wisconsin city.
The significant increase in flight hours required to become a US airline pilot—mandated by US Congress in 2010 and cemented into regulation by FAA in 2013—has had the “side effect” of “reducing the number of pilots” and should be revisited by Congress, US transportation secretary Elaine Chao said.
FAA has completed just under half of the initiatives it agreed to following a June 2015 “call to action” forum focused on preventing runway incursions, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) said.
Etihad Aviation Group has decided to make significant changes to its corporate structure, reflecting a strategy shift from its previous partnership model to a focus on its core business.
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes is holding discussions with Airbus about confirming A330neo deliveries, and he signaled the carrier may be interested in further Airbus orders.
