In early December, as they limped towards a Christmas holiday season set to be marked by minimal demand, and with Brexit uncertainty on the horizon, executives at Europe’s airlines were probably thinking things could not get much worse. But then along came the latest piece of bad news.
The AirAsia Group reportedly is keeping just a small part of its Indian joint venture, ceding more control of the carrier to Indian conglomerate Tata Group.
The Netherlands has suspended its UK air links and several other EU countries are said to be considering similar measures, to avoid importing a more contagious strain of COVID-19.
U.S. carriers consumed 45% less jet fuel over the week of Thanksgiving 2020 than during the same period last year, new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.
Just at U.S. airline stocks experienced a surge on positive vaccine news, the carriers themselves lined up to warn that bookings were softening due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Demand for used serviceable material (USM) is starting to rise as cost-conscious operators seek to leverage the sudden availability of material from retired aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAR Corp. CEO John Holmes said.
There is uncertainty over the future of the national airline of Montenegro, after two government ministers expressed opposing views on the carrier’s prospects.
Malta International Airport has kicked off an expansion program for parking space at the airport, soliciting tenders for significant growth of the apron.
While 2020 will go down largely as a year to forget for Boeing, the company’s tally of new build commercial freighter deliveries represents a 12-month record and a rare bright spot for the under-pressure manufacturer.
Airbus is offering an automated datalink transmission of an aircraft’s predicted flightpath from the flight management system (FMS) to air traffic control (ATC) in preparation for a 2028 mandate in Europe.
Several European nations risk repeating errors made in creating the first wave of biofuels by using production methods that actually do more harm than fossil fuels, according to a report from a European environmental lobby group.
Alaska Airlines launched a new COVID-19 testing program that allows passengers traveling to Hawaii from the U.S. west coast to bypass airport screening and avoid a mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
JetBlue Airways’ decision to launch service from Miami International airport caps off a raft of network changes the company has undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to what it deems as “changing customer demand.”
The FAA and the Kansas Department of Transportation have agreed to establish a flight corridor for testing civil supersonic aircraft, state officials announced Dec. 17.
Norwegian Air Shuttle shareholders have voted in favor of a series of restructuring measures including a rights issue at an extraordinary general meeting Dec. 17.
Transport Canada (TC) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly in Canadian airspace in January and will include a procedure for pilots to disable an erroneous stall warning as part of revised pilot training, the regulator said Dec. 17.
Austrian aerospace company FACC believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for first-tier suppliers such as itself, which provide parts and services to the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
The future of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), depends on whether the company can successfully settle negotiations with creditors and lessors on its debt restructuring plans.
