A U.S. appeals court has revived an eight-year-old antitrust complaint filed by US Airways against global distribution system (GDS) provider Sabre, rekindling a case that could lead to changes in how GDS platforms structure their contracts with airlines.
Aerostructure and wiring specialist Latecoere is preparing to demonstrate the use of Li-Fi—light signal transmission via optical fiber and light-modulation infrared LEDs—as the infrastructure for faster inflight entertainment (IFE) systems.
A guidance system designed to help pilots fly complex low-noise approaches has been flight tested at Zurich Airport by German aerospace center DLR using its Airbus A320 advanced technology research aircraft (ATRA).
Nerves are fraying over the pending release of another World Trade Organization (WTO) decision in the long-running commercial airliner subsidy spat between Airbus and Boeing, with industry observers preparing for a ruling favorable to the U.S. and Boeing that deepens a trade war with Europe.
Transport Canada (TC) and the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) remain at odds over whether a flight crew procedure change would reduce runway incursion risks on a particularly tricky area at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
Express-cargo startup CargoLogic Germany (CLG) has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the German CAA and is ready to begin commercial operations with two converted Boeing 737 freighters.
A surge in the price of jet fuel after weekend attacks at several Saudi Arabian oil facilities appears likely to pressure airlines’ margins in the 2019 fourth-quarter (Q4) and beyond, analysts say.
Budget carrier China United Airlines will be the sole commercial aircraft operator at Beijing Daxing International Airport for the first few weeks after the opening of the facility, which is scheduled to happen by the end of September.
The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-haul flights.
The co-pilot of an Airbus A319 on approach to land left the flightdeck after experiencing an anxiety attack, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has revealed.
ADS-B surveillance for transatlantic flights is not only freeing up capacity in the increasingly busy oceanic skies but is also paving the way for greener crossings.
Suppliers are prepared to support Boeing’s planned rapid production-line ramp-up once the 737 MAX is cleared to fly, but many are expecting a further rate cut before the program’s headwinds begin to calm, a Canaccord Genuity survey found.
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Industry is requesting more time to weigh in on the FAA’s proposed set of sweeping changes to aircraft interiors flammability standards, citing the time needed to review both the rule and draft guidance.
United Airlines plans to continue its aggressive growth for as long as it helps meet fundamental goals the airline sets, such as margin and earnings-per-share targets, United president Scott Kirby said.
