UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is expecting to perform its final Boeing 747 flight on Dec. 16 and has announced plans to resume operations from Manchester, England, on Dec. 5 after a nine-month break.
Volaris is eyeing further growth at Mexico City Juarez International (MEX) as the ULCC seeks to exploit opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Air France has strengthened its partnership with French rail operator SNCF as the airline works to cut emissions from its domestic flight network in line with federal financial support requirements.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is preparing itself for a strong competitive environment when the airline business returns to a kind of normal after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
The second MRO shop for Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM GTF engines in China is to open at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd, the joint venture (JV) between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines established in 2001.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
American Airlines began Boeing MAX-specific training for its 737 line pilots on Dec. 2 with the expectation that they will all complete the simulator courses by the end of March 2021.
After failing to reach agreements with several employee groups on cost cutting measures, Southwest Airlines has officially warned thousands of workers of potential furloughs that could begin in March 2021.
The European Commission (EC) has approved the sale of Lufthansa Service Group’s (LSG) European business to Switzerland’s Gategroup, allowing the deal to be closed.
South African regional airline Airlink has lost its legal appeal to have South African Airways (SAA) return monies that the regional said were owed by the national carrier.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) finalized a new rule narrowing the criteria it uses to hold airlines accountable for “unfair and deceptive” business practices.
The UK government is proposing a late-night ban on Boeing 747-400s and similar-vintage aircraft at London’s main airports from 2022 onward to spare communities near airports from the noise of the older-generation types.
Somon Air hopes to tie up a deal to add the Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet before the end of 2020, which would allow the Dushanbe, Tajikistan-based carrier to expand its network further east and west.
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is reshaping its international network in response to strong demand for point-to-point leisure destinations, according to CEO Peter Foster.
Europe’s largest LCC Ryanair placed a follow-on order for 75 Boeing 737-8200s on Dec. 3, in what is the first major commitment for the MAX since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. FAA’s decision to unground the aircraft.
Qantas is continuing to see a rapid rebound in its domestic network as more state borders open; the airline expects this will help prompt the beginnings of a financial recovery.
The national airlines of Israel and Bahrain have followed up the signing of a peace treaty between their respective nations with an MOU on future cooperation between the two carriers.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has initiated the process of phasing out 21 of the older, less fuel-efficient aircraft in its fleet earlier than planned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued type inspection authorization for the COMAC C919, opening the way for certification flight testing.
Rolls-Royce has hired Infosys, one of India’s largest digitally-based consulting firms, to provide engineering, research and development services for its civil aerospace business, turning over a major office in Bengaluru that the engine-maker built up over the last decade.
The FAA, stepping up a pair of earlier advisories, will require Boeing 787 pilots to monitor flight path data during localizer-based approaches to ensure aircraft remain on the proper heading—while Boeing works to fix a problem with autopilot flight director system (AFDS) software causing aircraft to deviate instead of following the prescribed approach course.
