US-based Metron Aviation, which is part of Airbus ProSky, has won a contract from Aerocivil Colombia Air Navigation Services to deploy its Harmony Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system to improve the operational efficiency of Colombia’s national airspace.
Italy’s air navigation services provider ENAV has signed a memorandum of collaboration with Boeing aimed at developing ideas to build on the work being done in the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) and the US NextGen programs.
Europe’s A6 alliance of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) will bid for European Commission Trans European Network-Transport (TEN-T) funding to define the best model for common services provision to support deployment of future network and datalink infrastructures.
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) has closed a new senior secured term loan of $1.5 billion, “the largest such deal by any aircraft lessor to date,” ILFC SVP & treasurer Pamela Hendry said.
Rolls-Royce will expand its aerospace research and technology capabilities in Dahlewitz, Germany, as it builds a new testbed for power gearboxes for next-generation aircraft powerplants.
January global passenger traffic increased 8% year-over-year, “a strong start, with travel demand accelerating over the healthy results achieved in 2013,” IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said in IATA’s Air Passenger Market Analysis.
Former Eurocontrol DG David McMillan has called for more separation of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) from their regulatory counterparts, and for a move toward a more market-driven approach to air navigation services.
Ethiopian Airlines is eyeing new services to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia using its Boeing 787 fleet, as glitches that have affected the type start to subside.
Air France will increase overall capacity 1.2% over the forthcoming summer season, with most growth focused on long-haul routes at the expense of middle-haul sectors.
JetBlue Airways will use new slot pairs it gained at Washington National Airport (DCA) from the American Airlines/US Airways divestiture to start service to Charleston, S.C., Hartford, Conn. and Nassau in the Bahamas from June 19.
Spring Airlines is considering selling standing tickets if approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), according to Spring chairman Wang Zhenghua.
SriLankan Airlines will become a full member of oneworld on May 1, becoming the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline alliance.
All flights to Abu Dhabi International Airport were diverted Thursday morning following what was described as “a technical failure of the runway landing systems.”
Aegean Airlines has reported net profits of €66.3 million ($91.3 million) for 2013, a €77 million ($101.8 million) improvement on the €10.5 million loss the carrier posted for 2012.
The nine US passenger airlines that have already released full-year financial results for the past year collectively earned a net profit of $11.6 billion in 2013, or $7.4 billion excluding one-time special charges, according to the 2013 Financial Recap released by Airlines for America (A4A).
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has urged the European Parliament and the European Union’s Council to formally adopt proposed changes to the controversial EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that would limit its scope.
Garuda Indonesia has joined SkyTeam as its 20th member, the alliance announced. The national airline of Indonesia, Garuda becomes the second airline from Southeast Asia.
Airberlin, which is awaiting the much-delayed opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) to use as its major hub, is preparing for two more years at Berlin Tegel Airport.
