Helvetic Airways plans to add nearly 100 new positions in 2020 as the Swiss regional carrier continues its significant growth strategy, following the entry into service of its first Embraer E190-E2 in October 2019.
A tie-up with Lufthansa could boost Alitalia’s revenues by €100 million ($112 million) a year, an executive from the German group told a hearing of the Italian government’s transport committee Jan. 7, Italian media reported.
Boeing on Jan. 6 provided more details on how the 737 MAX production pause will progress, while major program supplier Spirit AeroSystems said it will begin accepting “voluntary” layoffs.
The U.S. airline sector should fare well in 2020 despite signs of macro-economic headwinds thanks to continued focus on wringing more profits out of existing networks, Bernstein analysts project.
Weeks into a rash of reported drone sightings in eastern Colorado and part of Nebraska, the FAA on Jan. 6 lacked an explanation for the reports or whether drones were actually involved.
The deal between Turkish Airlines and Boeing suggest that customer compensation-related costs related to the MAX grounding are trending significantly higher than initial estimates, Bloomberg analysts said.
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) handled a record 38.8 million passengers in 2019, up 12.4% on 2018 and the highest number since the airport opened its doors in 2014.
Air-to-ground network developer SmartSky Networks said Jan. 6 that it has received $25 million in additional funding from investment manager BlackRock after deploying its ground system nationwide.
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has taken a further step in its move away from a hybrid carrier to a pure LCC with the announcement of changes to its fare structure.
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, is now using the actual route flown, as opposed to the last filed flight plan, to calculate route charges.
Publicly traded shares of aerospace and defense companies around most of the Western world ended 2019 about 34% above where they began a year ago, and 6% better off than major stock market indices, Wall Street analysts said in year-end reports.
Early in 2019, Airbus’ salespeople had to accept a harsh reality—that the market for new A380s was too slow for production to be sustained beyond 2021.
In a first sign of fast-increasing levels of tension in the Gulf region affecting airline operations, Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air announced Jan. 3 that it was suspending all services to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Najaf.
French company Eiffage has completed a deal to acquire the 49.99% stake in Aéroport Toulouse-Blagnac (ATB) previously held by China Airport Synergy Investment Ltd. (CASIL).
