LOT Polish Airlines is being challenged by the grounding of its five Boeing 737 MAX 8s and some of its Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787 fleet during the European high season. The MAXs have been grounded since March after an…
JetBlue Airways will launch daily nonstop service between its New York JFK base and Guayaquil, Ecuador, beginning Dec. 5. The new route, the longest in JetBlue’s network, is made possible by the airline’s first Airbus A321neo, scheduled to be…
All-premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to display its Airbus A321neo during the upcoming Paris air show. La Compagnie is formally putting its initial aircraft (F-HBUZ) into service on the route between Paris Orly and Newark on 6 June….
Construction of a third terminal at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) won’t be enough to solve its severe saturation problem, according to the chief of a regional airlines association. “New infrastructure is always positive but there are several…
Quebec real estate developer Group Mach Inc. has outbid Air Canada by offering a $527.6-million takeover proposal for tour operator Transat AT Inc. which includes trying to convince the Quebec government to finance nearly one-quarter of the purchase. The…
EgyptAir plans to add frequencies on its new service to Washington Dulles airport in the «near future» as part of a larger push into North America. The Star Alliance carrier began three-times weekly service to Dulles from its Cairo…
Spirit Airlines is considering service to Canada, with chief executive Ted Christie saying its «on the list». «Canada is clearly on the list,» he told attendees at the Airports Council International-North America JumpStart conference in Nashville on 3 June….
US company Aireon has had its space-based aircraft tracking system endorsed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Aireon says its certification as an air navigation service provider follows a three-year collaboration to prove the performance of its data…
American Airlines and Qantas welcome the U.S. Department of Transportation’s tentative approval of the carriers’ joint business to better serve customers flying between the United States and Australia and New Zealand. Final approval of the joint business will allow…
Boston Logan International airport is Delta Air Lines newest hub, in a rare growth move by a US network carrier establishing a new connecting complex. «We’ve been making significant investments in Boston this year… this has really enabled us…
