IATA reports May global passenger traffic expanded “at a healthy rate,” with overall demand rising 5.6% compared to May 2012 and capacity climbing 5.2% year-over-year.
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigators say there is no direct evidence that a fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 was caused by the aircraft’s batteries
Airbus has put its new A350 XWB twinjet through its entire flight envelope and tested all key systems, as it prepares to fly its second test aircraft in September.
Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it will take a 49% stake in newly created Malawian Airlines, after inking a shareholder agreement for the new carrier in Lilongwe July 11.
San Francisco General Hospital reported Friday that a child passenger from Asiana Airlines Flight 214 has died, bringing the death toll from the July 6 crash-landing to three. “The patient was a girl who had been in critical condition and died as the result of her injuries,” the hospital said in a statement. “Her parents have asked that we reveal no further information at this time.”
In response to FAA’s recent issuance of its final First Officer Qualifications rule requiring pilots to accumulate 1,500 flight hours before becoming a first officer at a Part 121 US airline, the Regional Airline Association (RAA) asserts “as an industry, we are committed and ready.”
Stamford, Conn., based commercial aircraft lessor Aircastle has completed the sale of approximately 12.3 million common shares to Japanese trading and investment company Marubeni Corp.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has so far found no evidence of any systems failures on the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that crashed on landing July 6 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday she will resign to accept a nomination to become the president of the University of California system.
US Airways’ shareholders have overwhelmingly voted to approve the company’s merger with American Airlines, another step toward completing a merger deal the carriers hope to finalize in the current quarter.
India has approved replacing its aviation industry regulator—the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)—with a more powerful Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Chile-based LAN Airlines has resumed daily operations of its Boeing 787 fleet, nearly two months after it completed a test flight of the aircraft after installing battery modifications.
Philippine Airlines is planning to relaunch European services after a 15-year break now that it has been removed from the European Union (EU) blacklist.
