NewsUPS launches "Express Critical" service in EuropeUPS has launched a new service dubbed Express Critical in Europe to meet the needs of industries requiring rush deliveries. The service features a 24/7 contact center to plan and execute shipments for such industries as health care, aerospace and manufacturing.
LinkJetBlue to test facial-recognition system at Boston airportJetBlue Airways will test a facial-recognition system at Boston's Logan International Airport. Passengers flying to Aruba can have their pictures taken and compared with passport or visa photos on file with Customs and Border Protection; those with successful matches will be allowed to board without showing tickets or a passport.
LinkIATA proposes alternative solutions to carry-on electronics banAdditional security and screening measures at airports, including the use of sniffer dogs, are being proposed to US and UK authorities in an attempt to ward off a wider implementation of the laptop carry-on bans, IATA said Thursday.
LinkBrussels Airlines, VLM to acquire Thomas Cook Airlines BelgiumLeisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (TCAB) is being sold to two companies, Lufthansa Group carrier Brussels Airlines and a company working to resurrect former Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines.
LinkIAG long-haul LCC Level makes inaugural flightInternational Airlines Group’s (IAG) new long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Level launched flights from Barcelona June 1, with an initial Airbus A330-operated service to Los Angeles.
LinkTrump’s withdrawal from Paris is bad news for the ICAO emissions dealI expect to hear a lot of talk over the coming days, particularly at the IATA AGM in Cancun that starts June 4, about how the Paris climate agreement and ICAO’s Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) are separate international accords and the withdrawal of the US from Paris doesn’t necessarily mean the US is turning its back on the historic ICAO emissions agreement it championed during the Obama administration.
LinkUnited Airlines to offer LAX-Singapore 787-9 serviceUnited Airlines plans to introduce daily nonstop flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN), effective Oct. 27, subject to government approval. According to the Chicago-based carrier, the service will set the new distance record for any airline operating a flight to or from the US, at 8,700 miles.
LinkAirbus, China boosts aviation, aerospace cooperationAirbus and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further strengthen their collaboration on aviation and aerospace. The MOU was signed in Berlin by Airbus COO and Commercial Aircraft president Fabrice Brégier and He Lifeng, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China.
LinkNorwegian to begin flights from Rome to three US citiesLow-cost carrier Norwegian will launch flights from Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to three cities in the US—Los Angeles (LAX), New York Newark (EWR) and Oakland, California (OAK)—from November. Rome will be the airline’s seventh long-haul European destination served from the three US cities following Barcelona, which will launch in June; Paris; London; and the three Scandinavian capitals of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.
LinkEmirates’ new 777 first-class product to offer fewer suitesEmirates Airline has confirmed its new Boeing 777-300ER first-class product will feature six private suites configured in a 1-1-1 layout, compared to the eight private suites in a 1-2-1 layout on its existing 777 fleet.
LinkSouthwest prepares for Fort Lauderdale concourse openingSouthwest Airlines is prepared to move into a new international concourse at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport later in June, with four new international destinations set to launch this weekend.
LinkLevel fleet to reach five aircraft next year: IAG chiefIAG chief executive Willie Walsh has confirmed that the group's new budget long-haul carrier Level will expand its fleet next year and may add new bases to its network.
LinkMalaysia Airlines A330 returns to Melbourne after bomb threatA Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 returned to Melbourne shortly after take-off on 31 May, after a passenger made bomb threats and attempted to enter the cockpit.
LinkAir NZ delays A320neo deliveries by a yearAir New Zealand has pushed back the delivery of its first re-engined Airbus A320 family aircraft to the second half of 2018. The Star Alliance carrier disclosed the delay in an investor day presentation. This will now see its first A320neo enter the fleet in July 2018, followed in September by the first A321neo.
LinkChina calls on Germany in C919 EASA certification pushChinese premier Li Keqiang has called on Germany to help with China's push towards securing type certification for its in-development C919 narrowbody from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
LinkProposed F-35 engine upgrade validates performance promisesPratt & Whitney has verified that an unfunded upgrade for the 40,000lb-thrust-class F135 engine could increase the thrust of the Lockheed Martin F-35 by 6-10% and reduce fuel consumption by 5-6%, the company announces on 31 May.
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