The Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) has decided not to take action against LCC Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) “for the time being” after the carrier secured cash last week to pay employees and keep operations afloat.
Boeing faces a $4 million fine for failing to ensure a supplier was delivering airworthy 737 slat tracks and then not rejecting them once the issue came to light, causing the FAA to issue an airworthiness directive to ensure the defective parts were removed from in-service aircraft.
Spirit Airlines is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging the department violated federal law by withholding peak-hour slots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) formerly belonging to Southwest Airlines.
Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East has cautioned that aviation’s share of worldwide emissions could hit 20-25%, up from around 2.5% today, if the industry does not act quickly enough on sustainability.
Canadian ULCC Swoop is looking to grow its fleet to up to 50 aircraft “over the next couple of years” as the airline seeks to add more secondary airports to its network.
Dutch LCC Transavia will launch services to 14 European and North African destinations from its new base at Montpellier Méditerranée Airport in southern France in April 2020.
Airbus A380 operators face repetitive inspections of ram air turbines to ensure water is not accumulating in gearbox fluids, which could freeze and prevent the back-up power-generation source from working when needed.
Hard on the heels of showcasing its first urban air mobility terminal in Singapore, UK startup Skyports has raised $7M to continue buying sites for passenger and cargo vertiports globally.
The U.S. and other global economies might be plateauing, but the 2020 outlook for U.S. airports is positive as strong demand and low fuel costs drive higher airline capacity, credit analysts said in a new report this month.
A significant pillar of Canadian carrier WestJet’s growth strategy going forward is strategic partnerships to build its network depth across the Atlantic and the Pacific.
The FAA’s recent downgrade of Malaysia’s aviation authorities has resulted in significant changes to the codesharing relationship between oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and Malaysia Airlines.
Storage space for stockpiling newly minted 737 MAXs is not an issue, Boeing told the SEC, and the embattled manufacturer has been more worried about delayed or canceled orders for the grounded narrowbody.
French airport slot coordinator COHOR has redistributed 9,868 Paris Orly slots formerly belonging to Aigle Azur, which collapsed in September after encountering operational and management issues linked to its long-haul expansion plan.
Pilot training specialist CAE on Dec. 5 announced an order from Emirates Airline for two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training suites.
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association’s (ARSA) chief lobbyist blasted a U.S. House bill that would crack down on foreign aircraft repair stations, describing the effort as a “new front in the longstanding, ongoing union war against contract maintenance.”
Provincial and municipal governments have set aside CNY200 million ($28.3 million) for a fund for supporting air routes at the airport of the southern Chinese city Guilin, aiming at opening intercontinental connections.
