Airlines are liable to pay compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled as the result of a pay strike at the carrier, according to a ruling by the European Union Court of Justice.
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s proposed restructuring cleared a key hurdle March 26 as an Irish High Court judge approved the airline’s scheme to exit the examinership process.
As much as 30% of pre-crisis business travel may be permanently replaced by video-conferencing technology in the future, a team of credit analysts from Moody’s wrote in a new report.
PARIS—French negotiators and European Commission (EC) competition officials have reportedly reached a deal on conditions that will allow France to provide further financial aid to Air France-KLM.
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren, who assumed his new role as Airlines for Europe (A4E) chairman on March 25, anticipates a challenging year ahead as Europe’s airlines attempt to revive their air links in the wake of COVID-19.
Swedish airport operator Swedavia said that it has not utilized fossil fuels to run its facilities since late 2020 as it seeks to reduce its carbon footprint.
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) announced March 25 that it had agreed with Boeing to trim its order for 737 MAX family aircraft from 92 aircraft to 66.
Eighty percent of Canadian air traffic controllers say public safety will be placed at risk if Nav Canada proceeds with planned area control center layoffs and tower closures, according to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA).
Byogy Renewables is commissioning a demonstration plant in Japan with the goal of beginning commercial production of the low-carbon fuel in the country by 2025.
Finnair has signed a letter of interest in acquiring up to 20 19-passenger electric aircraft from Swedish startup Heart Aerospace for use on its shortest routes.
Airline initial public offerings (IPOs) are relatively rare events in the U.S., with just two carriers going public during the last decade—Mesa Airlines in 2018 and Virgin America in 2014.
A special IATA task force is supporting airlines as they return Boeing 737 MAXs to service, and the association’s safety audit program has been modified to help ensure return-to-service requirements are followed.
Airbus is increasing the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the A220-300 by around one additional ton and is now offering the aircraft with a 70.9-ton option.
Spanish airlines Volotea and Air Nostrum have partnered with startup Dante Aeronautical to apply for European pandemic recovery funding to support the conversion of their short- and medium-haul aircraft fleets to electrified propulsion to reduce carbon emissions.
With an agreement under its belt to supply more than 60 million gal. of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year to Delta Air Lines, Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) has secured an equity commitment to build a plant to produce jet fuel from waste wood.
Ethiopian Airlines, EgyptAir and Kenya Airways have signed up as strategic partners for the African Union (AU) “Trusted Travel” (TT) initiative, which has been ratified by 54 AU member states.
Hawaiian Airlines is the latest U.S. operator to cite growing momentum in bookings, and as a result the company’s outlook for the first quarter has improved.
European airlines have welcomed news of progress on a European Commission plan aimed at facilitating international travel while calling on governments to do more to support a summer recovery.
Pratt & Whitney has released updated engine control software that eliminates the need for repetitive inspections put in place to prevent damage that led to four Airbus A220 infight shutdowns; the FAA plans to mandate its installation.
