Nordica, the national airline of Baltic state Estonia, is to give up operating commercial flights in its own name for the foreseeable future, blaming over-capacity at its home hub.
Satellite communications provider Viasat and avionics manufacturer Teledyne Controls have partnered to support inflight streaming of flight deck data for airline operational and maintenance uses.
Air Tahiti says the short takeoff and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 will allow it to introduce turboprop service to more islands, and ATR predicts other airlines in the Pacific region will also find the aircraft attractive.
A new U.S.-United Arab Emirates (UAE) joint government statement is being seen as a full endorsement of the two countries’ Open Skies agreement rights, including Fifth Freedom services.
Colombia-based LCC Viva Air, through its innovation lab, is working with universities to harness data and develop new ways to increase revenue, improve the passenger experience and drive operational efficiency.
EU regulation has fostered air traffic management modernization, but EU funding of projects was largely unnecessary, and its management was affected by shortcomings, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Airbus has teamed up with the operators of Paris’ airports and public transport system to work on an urban mobility demonstration project incorporating vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying vehicles in time for the Olympic Games, which Paris is hosting in 2024.
Bombardier’s reign as a marquee regional jet builder will end within a year now that the Canadian manufacturer has struck a deal to sell its Canadair Regional Jet program to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $550 million and assumption of some debt.
Chief technology officers (CTOs) from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce, Safran and United Technologies (UTC) used a Paris Air Show forum to voice their shared commitment to sustainable aviation, while acknowledging that a lot remains unknown.
Honeywell has announced its selection as an authorized value-added reseller of the SmartSky Networks’ 4G LTE air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity service for airlines in North America, becoming the first such reseller for airlines.
The sprawling aircraft-leasing community is bound to consolidate, though it is unlikely to get down to just a handful of players, the top executive of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) said.
GE Aviation and Lufthansa Systems this week are demonstrating a “connected” flight management system (FMS) data-sharing capability with electronic flight bags (EFB).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will have to cancel some interviews for its Global Entry program through the end of fiscal 2019 in response to staffing shortages caused by a surge in migrant arrivals at the Southwestern U.S. border.
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Ampaire has announced a 50-aircraft launch order from Personal Airline Exchange (PAX), a U.S. startup that plans to offer per-seat, on-demand charter services.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed an offtake agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel from LanzaTech, with deliveries planned to begin in 2021.
Airlines from Pacific Island nations are taking initial steps towards collaborating in areas such as purchasing and safety, as they look for ways to address common business challenges.
A blossoming partnership between Ethiopian Airlines and Collins Aerospace broadens the airline’s already sizable MRO services business while helping the supplier gain a foothold in a region primed for growth.
Turboprop airframer ATR is continuing to explore hybrid aircraft technologies and biofuels, but in the nearer term CEO Stefano Bortoli believes higher fuel prices could trigger more aircraft orders.
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