Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has confirmed that its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite—Inmarsat-5 F2—is scheduled to launch Feb. 1 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Global international traffic—combining worldwide premium and economy traffic—leveled off in November, with year-over-year (YOY) growth of 3.6%, unchanged from October, according to IATA’s November Premium Traffic Monitor.
Lufthansa announced that its regional carrier Eurowings has reached a new five-year wage agreement with its 300 pilots, represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union.
American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are making their cases to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) on why they should be awarded slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport currently held by Delta Air Lines for service from Seattle.
Credit-ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook for the global airline industry from “stable” to “positive” off the back of lower fuel prices.
Flight punctuality at UK airports fell in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013, with on-time performance of scheduled flights down five percentage points to 75%.
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) is proposing five key steps to transform air traffic management (ATM) performance in Middle East airspace in a bid to reduce congestion and improve efficiency in the region.
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Asociación Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores (ASPA)—have entered into a joint protocol.
November on-time arrivals for scheduled domestic flights improved 0.6 points from October, to 80.6%, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
MTU Maintenance has signed an exclusive maintenance agreement with Japanese LCC Solaseed Air covering all 24 CFM56-7Bs and -7BEs powering 12 Boeing 737-800s.
HEICO’s Flight Support Group completed acquisition of 80% of the equity of Aeroworks International Holdings and expects the acquisition to be accretive to earnings within the first year after closing.
AFI KLM E&M and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes have signed an exclusive, long-term strategic partnership agreement to strengthen commercial and MRO cooperation.
