Canada Jetlines, a Vancouver-based start-up ULCC, has filed a lawsuit against David Neeleman alleging the airline entrepreneur engaged in a “predatory scheme” to sabotage the company’s business ahead of a crucial financing round.
Operators of the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 variant as well as the Trent 7000 face new inspections following word from the manufacturer of cracked air seals on out-of-service engines.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued final approval for a grant of global antitrust immunity to the transatlantic joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM.
Investigators have not pinpointed the cause of four Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine inlet cowling panel failures, but regulators and Rolls are confident that changes, including a new design and reduced in-service inspection intervals, have sufficiently mitigated risks.
Volotea, the Barcelona-based carrier that specializes in linking secondary and tertiary European cities, is considering adding routes to North African cities in the wake of Aigle Azur’s demise, Volotea founder and CEO Carlos Munoz said.
In 2020 Icelandair will rationalize its network, which has been disrupted by the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAXs and evaluate replacements for looming gaps in its fleet.
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure committee has requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General should launch an audit into FAA’s oversight of domestic aeronautical repair stations.
SF Airlines, the air freight arm of China’s largest courier company, plans to raise CNY5.8 billion ($825 million) with a corporate bond sale for the acquisition of new aircraft and logistics technology.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Washington) will be among the chief authors of any new legislation to reform FAA’s aircraft certification process resulting from the various investigations into the Boeing 737 MAX.
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) is looking to the finalization of a new contract with the country’s largest carrier Aeroflot to help reach its aircraft delivery goal for 2019.
Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal has detailed plans to serve a series of new routes from Portugal to Brazil, Canada and North America in 2020, operated by its new Airbus A321LRs.
Strong demand from airlines and investors has increased Dublin-based lessor SMBC Aviation Capital’s interim pre-tax profit to $200 million, marking 19% growth on the $168 million interim figure that it posted in 2018.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has alerted the White House and Congress of “hazardous conditions” at an air traffic control (ATC) facility in Florida brought to light more than a year ago by a whistleblower.
A bill that would impose strict oversight requirements at foreign repair stations was approved by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, despite strong opposition from Republicans and a host of key aviation stakeholders.
Air Wisconsin pilots have approved a new three-year contract, ending a decade-long dispute with management that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) called “one of the longest-running conflicts” in the union’s history.
German leisure carrier TUI fly decided Nov. 21 it will introduce long-haul routes, a move that could significantly change the country’s leisure airline market.
Aircalin, a carrier based in Noumea, the capital of South Pacific French territory New Caledonia, has stopped operating one of its two Airbus A330neos after repeated odor issues in the cabin.
Looking to further tap into China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) growth, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and Shenzhen Bao’an Airport have announced ambitious expansion plans to increase each airport’s handling capacity and enhance their international standings.
The UK government will provide 50% of the cost of a 30-month, £18 million ($23.3 million) demonstrator project to convert the nine-passenger Britten-Normal Islander to hybrid-electric propulsion for short-range flights such as inter-island routes.
Italian infrastructure group Atlantia said conditions for it to join the planned rescue of Alitalia have not yet been met, adding further doubt to plans for the bankrupt carrier’s future as the latest deadline for the presentation of a formal business plan approaches.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Honeywell are integrating analytics from the supplier’s components into the aftermarket specialist’s independent digital health management platform, giving LHT’s offering even more heft as a single-source aircraft predictive maintenance system.
