Air Lease entered long-term lease agreements with Caribbean Airlines for four new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, scheduled to deliver to the airline starting in the fourth quarter of 2019 through 2020. These four new aircraft will join two…
It’s one of the most anticipated airport redesigns in the Caribbean in recent years, and now Saint Lucia’s landmark redevelopment of its Hewanorra International Airport is moving forward. The project is now progressing into its final design and approval…
Trade tensions continue to cause uncertainty despite rising numbers in the passenger growth market, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. The latest figures from the IATA year-end results show that demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs),…
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is fixing the maximum permitted ownership by non-European Union entities at 47.5%, but the company is not currently planning to classify UK shareholders as non-EU. Airlines which enjoy the benefits of EU traffic…
easyJet has introduced a new augmented reality hand luggage scanning feature to its app to enable passengers to scan their cabin bag to check its size before they travel to the airport. The airline says it is the first…
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 90 commercial aircraft last year, in line with its expectation of 85-95. But a similar level of business aviation deliveries, 91 in total, fell below the manufacturer’s predictions of 105-125 for the year. Embraer says…
The US Department of Transportation has started accepting applications from US carriers for up to 12 new daytime slot pairs that are expected to open up at Tokyo Haneda International airport. An order by the department states that recently…
Swissport has taken 100% control of Heathrow Cargo Handling Ltd (HCH) after acquiring the 50% stake held by joint venture partner Air France. Terms were not disclosed. Last year, the HCH joint venture, with a workforce of some 120…
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon announced Feb. 7 that it has formally received control from Iridium Communications of the final six receiver payloads it has placed on new Iridium Next satellites, completing its space-based aircraft surveillance network. The Harris-built…
Delta Air Lines on Feb. 7 became the first airline in the Americas to debut the Airbus A220, operating flights between New York LaGuardia (LGA) and both Boston Logan and Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW). The A220’s debut—delayed a week…