Abu Dhabi Airports has opened a new sleeping facility for transit passengers at the emirate’s main international airport, its operating authority said June 20.
Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos believes his LCC is reaching the critical mass it needs to succeed, as several European heavyweights voice their potential interest in the business.
Eurocontrol director general Eamonn Brennan has warned that urgent action is needed to avoid European flight delays nearly doubling by 2040, as record traffic growth continues.
Delta Air Lines has ordered 20 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets, becoming the launch customer for the Canadian manufacturer’s new Atmosphère cabin for the CRJ.
With barely seven months left before new emissions reporting requirements come into force for international flights, governments are being pressed to take urgent action so that standards are in place in time to comply.
Airports Council International (ACI) has defended airport privatization as one “viable solution” to the capacity crunch, following airline criticism of the model.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has called for greater cooperation between airlines and airports in the face of the upcoming capacity crunch, likening current strained relations to sibling rivalry.
Ethiopian Airlines may announce a Bombardier CSeries or Embraer E2 order at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show, as well as a follow-on deal for Boeing 787s, according to Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.
PSA Airlines, a wholly owned American Airlines subsidiary, has “stabilized” its computer systems and plans to steadily ramp up its schedule following nearly a week of disruptions that triggered cancellations throughout the regional carrier’s network, including its entire June 19 morning schedule, American said.
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, recorded a reduced net loss for the 2017-18 financial year, with the company CEO reporting most parameters improving.
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines—fortifying its US west coast-Hawaii presence and ramping up competition in Northern California—plans to launch nonstop service between Sacramento and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) this December.
Two incidents involving dangerous use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) have led to a stiff warning from Norwegian airports authority Avinor.
Korean Air is on track to increase its Bombardier CSeries fleet to 10 aircraft this year, and is preparing to debut the type on short-haul international routes.
Most Air France unions have called off strikes planned for June 23-26 in the latest twist in a months-long conflict with staff over pay that has so far led to 15 strike days, the resignation of the former Air France-KLM group CEO and a financial cost of around €400 million ($462 million).
American Airlines has offered to pay $45 million to end its role in a long-running class-action lawsuit against several carriers, making the move to avoid what it feared could be costly litigation, not in an admission of guilt.
