IATA has created a venture capital fund to attract and support companies that develop applications and solutions for the IATA-led New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard.
IATA CEO and DG Tony Tyler has called the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed Consumer Rule III a “yesterday solution” and warned against regulation that can stifle air travel innovation.
The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called a 12-hour pilot strike on Thursday for Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Germanwings, the latest in a series of ongoing protests over transition payments for early retirees.
Ryanair is expecting the UK Competition Commission (UKCC) to hear its appeal on the takeover of Aer Lingus over the next few months, setting the stage for its latest EU challenge that should come up in 2015.
Etihad Airways has reported a 29% increase in third-quarter revenue, which it attributed to accelerating growth in both the passenger and cargo sectors.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 19 commercial aviation aircraft and 15 executive jets in the third quarter, a total of 34 aircraft—a 22.7% overall decrease compared to the third quarter of 2013.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Bombardier Aerospace executives agree there is still some way to go before bonded repairs will be accepted on primary composite structures.
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has flown its new-generation composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blades for the first time, at the start of the components’ airborne test program.
Lion Group and CFM International have signed a comprehensive material support agreement for the airline’s CFM engines and a consultancy agreement to support Lion Air’s planned engine maintenance and overhaul center in Indonesia.
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary EPCOR has signed a long-term contract with Air Canada covering maintenance of APS 5000 APUs installed on 37 Boeing 787s in service or scheduled for delivery through 2019.
Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf), Volga-Dnepr Technics’ branch in the Middle East, has been awarded an EASA Part-145 aircraft maintenance certificate to perform maintenance on Western-built aircraft at its Sharjah Airport base.
Airberlin and Alitalia have signed a strategic codeshare agreement on all 412 weekly flights between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy from the winter season.
IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (IFM GIF) plans to launch a voluntary public offer to acquire a minority stake of between 20% and 29.9% in Vienna Airport operator Flughafen Wien AG through its indirect subsidiary, Airports Group Europe.
Netherlands-based AerCap Holdings and US lessor International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) have just completed their IT systems integration, marking one of the final hurdles for the $3 billion acquisition.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is expecting to hear news on its Cyprus Airways bid by early 2015 and is likely to use the Ryanair-linked branding for its long-haul, low-cost project.
Lufthansa said flight modes on personal electronic devices (PED) could soon become obsolete, enabling passengers to keep smartphones, tablets and laptops switched on from gate-to-gate.
Iceland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) WOW Air is finalizing its first transatlantic service on 6X-weekly Reykjavik Keflavik-Boston Logan service from March 28, 2015.
