Icelandair’s regional subsidiary Air Iceland is evaluating whether to perform a cockpit and interior upgrade on its five Fokker 50s, or to replace them with a newer type.
Air India is reportedly demanding compensation from Boeing for delivering 787s that do not meet promised fuel-efficiency targets because the aircraft are heavier than planned.
American Airlines plans to break ground in the next 30 days on a new integrated flight operations center near its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) headquarters.
Vision Airlines has revived a 1980s low-cost carrier (LCC), PEOPLExpress, which will launch June 30 with 2X-daily service between Newport News and Newark, and daily service to Boston and Pittsburgh.
Juneyao Airline low-cost subsidiary Jiuyuan Airlines is scheduled to launch formal operations around August to explore the labor market potential in the Pearl River region, according to Juneyao Airlines chairman Wang Junjin.
United Airlines on Wednesday became the first airline to operate out of London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 2, signaling the official opening of the renovated terminal following a £2.5 billion ($3.8 billion) upgrade.
TAP Portugal’s fully owned regional subsidiary Portugalia is introducing a pair of wet-leased ATR 42-600s and has begun evaluations to replace its six Fokker 100s.
Swiss European Air Lines has agreed to a new collective agreement (CLA) with its short-haul pilots, paving the way for the introduction of its Bombardier CS100s and Boeing 777-300ERs.
Etihad Airways has extended its Jet Airways codeshare and launched flights to Etihad Regional’s Zurich hub, while airberlin is adding Abu Dhabi from Stuttgart—its first long-haul link from the airport.
New Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) developed by Lufthansa and German Air Traffic Control in Munich are proving to save around 100 liters of fuel on a long-haul flight and around 50 liters per short-haul flight in tests at Munich Airport.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have entered into an agreement to study the feasibility of designing a new widebody aircraft.
U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
