Korean Air has achieved a significant milestone in its planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines, after finalizing an integration plan and obtaining sign-off from the major South Korean state bank.
As the industry begins to ramp-up operations and their businesses recover, European carriers will face a shortage of aircraft and employees—a problem wet-lease operator Xfly believes it can help them solve.
The five-year contract maintains Raytheon’s position as the systems integrator for STARS, which receives surveillance and flight-plan data and presents the information to controllers on high-resolution, color displays.
A European research project has demonstrated the potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a wide range of organic wastes including sewage sludge and manure.
European airlines and airports have sent a joint plea to the EU to come up with a single method of processing passengers’ COVID-19 documentation, fearing chaos at airports if even a truncated summer holiday season materializes.
IATA has requested a meeting with the government of Argentina after the country opted to lower the cap of passengers arriving on international flights.
Hans Airways is planning to operate UK-India flights, but this venture is separate from flypop—which was first mooted five years ago and is aiming to launch A330-300 flights between the UK and secondary cities in India in October 2021.
Beginning July 1, Qatar’s passengers can book travel and connect to more than 150 of Alaska’s routes including Anchorage, Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, San Jose, and Vancouver.
The order from Chicago-based United—its biggest ever and the largest by any airline in over a decade—consists of 50 737-8s, 150 737-10s and 70 A321neos.
The Council of the EU has given the go-ahead for three neighborhood aviation agreements with Armenia, Tunisia and Ukraine as well as a comprehensive air transport agreement with Qatar.
The LCC said its growth will be driven by an “exponential increase” in cargo revenue, new opportunities in air transport, staff training and aircraft maintenance as well as several external investments.
Collins Aerospace has begun building a 500-kW electric motor that will power Hybrid Air Vehicles’ planned hybrid-electric Airlander 10 heavy-lift airship.
Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has secured two Dornier 228s for use as test aircraft for development of its 600-kW fuel-cell propulsion system for 19-passenger airliners.
Despite Azul’s recent declaration that it was exploring consolidation options in Brazil, GOL has made the first move with its intent to acquire domestic carrier MAP Transportes Aéreos. But the story in Brazil is far from over.
Alaska Airlines will discontinue service between New York JFK and Los Angeles International (LAX) in October, the carrier confirmed, leaving the highly competitive cross-country market while it focuses resources elsewhere.
Newly launched Icelandic LCC PLAY is about to receive its second Airbus A321neo, after increasing its total funding to $90 million through an initial public offering (IPO) that was eight times over-subscribed.
French long-haul operator Air Caraibes has restarted flights to Haiti and the Dominican Republic and taken delivery of its second Airbus A350-1000; the carrier is predicting “good momentum” for the 2021 summer season
The FAA plans to mandate three modifications to Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) nacelles linked to a pair of inflight fan-blade failures that caused significant damage outside the engine and led to one passenger fatality.
Swiss International Air Lines has begun to invest again, unveiling its new premium economy class that is scheduled to be rolled out from mid-November on its Boeing 777 fleet.
Cathay Pacific plans to increase its passenger capacity over the next few months as it benefits from reductions in some cross-border travel restrictions.
