Airbus has named Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Eric Schulz as EVP-chief of sales, marketing and contracts, to succeed John Leahy after 33 years at the company.
Three major European manufacturing groups plan to take a significant step toward hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft, they announced Nov. 28.
British Airways (BA) parent International Airlines Group (IAG) is to acquire insolvent UK leisure carrier Monarch Airline’s London Gatwick slot portfolio, the two companies have confirmed.
EgyptAir and UK carrier Virgin Atlantic have confirmed that their aircraft have been involved in a wing tip collision while taxiing at New York JFK airport.
Johannesburg-based Airlink, the largest regional airline in southern Africa, and Cape Town-based Safair, parent of LCC FlySafair, have entered into a merger agreement under which Safair will be acquired by Airlink.
Canadian LCC WestJet Airlines has signed its first capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with a regional carrier to link smaller cities with its Calgary, Alberta hub starting from spring 2018.
Darwin Airline, the Lugano, Switzerland-based regional carrier, has entered reorganization under Swiss insolvency regulations just four months after the airline changed ownership.
The Air France Airbus A380 that was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Canada two months ago after one of its four engines failed is expected to return to scheduled service in January.
A group of European leisure airlines has called for tight limits on European Union (EU) aviation infrastructure charges and controls on organizations that hold monopoly positions in the industry.
A European Union-wide agreement has been reached on future commercial operations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The agreement aims to have the necessary regulations in place by 2019.
Irish lessor and asset management company Airborne Capital launched on Nov. 23, with plans to create an aircraft portfolio valued at over $5 billion within five years.
Tianjin-based Okay Airways has finalized an order for five Boeing 787-9s, valued at $1.4 billion at list prices, which it will use to expand into long-haul operations from Beijing’s new airport.
Insolvent Italian flag carrier Alitalia made a net loss of €31.3 million ($36.9 million) for the bulk of the period in which it has operated in under bankruptcy protection this year, it was announced Nov. 22.
Lufthansa will expand Boeing 747-400 operations between Frankfurt and Berlin Tegel airports, citing high demand on the domestic route since the closure of bankrupt airberlin.
The administrators of insolvent UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines have won their legal appeal to keep possession of some of the airport slots previously held by the carrier.
Airline industry groups are urging the Malaysian government not to adopt proposals to charge passengers to cover the cost of advance security screening.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has canceled Eastern Air Lines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), thus bringing to close a long-running—and some say, quixotic—attempt to revive a name storied in aviation history.
Central European LCC Wizz Air plans to increase its presence at London Luton Airport substantially, following a steady rise in the number of passengers using its services from the facility.
