NewsAir Canada expresses confidence in market positionAir Canada is confident in its position in the market and ability to compete with low-cost carriers. "We actually have many more tools at our disposal, which gives us a much better feeling and confidence that we are well-positioned to respond to whatever gets put in front of us," said Air Canada's Ben Smith.
LinkDaily flights to Cuba sought by United AirlinesUnited Airlines is asking the Department of Transportation to allow daily flights between Houston and Havana, Cuba. At present, the airline is only allowed a weekly Saturday direct flight.
LinkAmerican Airlines increases European service from ChicagoAmerican Airlines has launched new international flights from its hubs in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. American Airlines Group Inc. also has a hub at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport but does not have international flights from there.
LinkSouthwest adds a service at CVG before flights launchSouthwest Airlines is adding cargo to the services it will offer at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport when it begins flying to Chicago’s Midway Airport and Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, the low-cost carrier announced Friday.
LinkCanadian airport hosts event for travelers with autismHalifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, partnered with Autism Nova Scotia to hold an event designed to help people with autism and their families practice using the airport. Participants practiced checking in at a ticket counter, going through security and boarding a plane.
LinkSouthwest captain reaches 1M passenger milestoneSouthwest Capt. John Ritchie surprised his 1 millionth passenger with sparkling wine and a free flight. "It was something I was looking forward to doing for a long time," Ritchie said of the milestone.
LinkAeromexico and Delta launch long-sought joint ventureAeromexico and Delta Air Lines inaugurated their immunized joint venture today, after facing a drawn out regulatory approvals process for the partnership. The tie-up allows the SkyTeam Alliance carriers to coordinate fares and schedules, as well as jointly market and sell tickets in the Mexico-US market.
LinkCrashed Shorts 330 not required to carry flight recordersInvestigators examining the fatal crash of a Shorts 330 freighter in Charleston have disclosed that the aircraft was not carrying either a flight-data or cockpit-voice recorder. Neither instrument was required to be installed on the aircraft, which crashed at the city's Yeager airport on 5 May.
LinkAvianca converts batch of A319neos to larger variantLatin American operator Avianca has converted orders for five Airbus A319neo jets to the larger A320neo. Analysis of the airframer's latest backlog data, covering April 2017, reveals the switch.
LinkUnidentified customer orders 10 A350sAirbus has revealed an order for 10 A350-900s attributed to an undisclosed customer. The order was signed on 28 April, the airframer's latest backlog data shows. It takes the total number of A350-900 orders to 612, of which 81 had been delivered by the end of April.
LinkC919 flight tests to be split across three sitesComac will carry out its flight test programme at three different bases across the country, sources said. The Chinese manufacturer will use six flight test prototypes, and wants to complete all necessary tests within 4,200 flight hours. It has yet to specify the sites where it plans to carry out the work.
LinkJet drone maker Kratos reveals newest, most capable UAV Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has revealed to FlightGlobal the existence on a new jet-powered, high-subsonic unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that has successfully completed several demonstration flights with an unnamed customer.
LinkF-35 to make Paris air show debutIn a rapid reversal, the US Air Force plans to take the stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35 to the Paris Air Show after all. Only two weeks after the Joint Program Office declared the F-35 would not make a debut appearance at the international marketing event, the air force announced on 6 May that the stealthy strike fighter will participate in the Paris air show next month.
LinkHogan to leave Etihad July 1; Gammell named interim group CEOEtihad Aviation Group has confirmed that president and CEO James Hogan will leave the company July 1, naming chief people & performance officer and Ray Gammell as his interim replacement. Announcing the selection May 8, Etihad said Gammell will assume “full management responsibilities” with immediate effect. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said Hogan’s permanent successor will be announced “in the next few weeks.”
LinkEurope proposes new UAV safety rulesThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched proposals to regulate the operation of small drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the continent. The aviation community is concerned that even small members of the UAV family could cause an accident if they smash a flight deck window or are ingested into an aircraft’s engine at a critical moment of a flight.
LinkLufthansa confirms interest in airberlin takeoverLufthansa has confirmed an interest in taking over airberlin; however, the German carrier will look to Abu Dhabi’s state-owned carrier Etihad Airways to take care of airberlin’s debts.
LinkReports: French investigators suspect fire caused EgyptAir crash French crash investigators probing the crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea in May 2016 have reportedly found no trace of explosives on the bodies of the victims, according to accounts in the French media. The A320, operating as MS804, disappeared over the Mediterranean about 0230 local time on May 19, 280 km (174 miles) from the Egyptian coast. It was near the end of a scheduled flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo and carried 56 passengers, seven crew and three airline security personnel on board.
LinkUK pilot union warns new mental health rules could backfireThe British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has spoken out against mental health rules, proposed in the wake of the 2015 Germanwings tragedy, saying they could be counterproductive. The new rules, proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), could increase the stigma around pilot mental health and push the problem underground if pilots fear losing their jobs, BALPA said.
LinkChina Eastern to operate COMAC C919 on Shanghai-Beijing routeChina Eastern Airlines, which is the launch customer for the Chinese-produced 150-seat C919, will operate the aircraft on its Shanghai-Beijing route, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua.
LinkCargoLogicAir receives third Boeing 747FUK freight operator CargoLogicAir, which started operations in February 2016, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747 freighter. London Stansted-based CargoLogicAir said the 747-400ERF, sourced from Irish lessor AerCap, puts it on track to operate five freighters within its first five years of operations.
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