WTO rules EU failed to stop A350, A380 subsidies; both sides claim win Airbus and its four home countrie"”France, Germany, Spain and the UK"”have made changes to reimbursable launch investment loans that they believe will bring the aid in…
Airlines eye retiring older aircraft if fuel costs continue to rise Pre-tax earnings for US airlines fell 27%"”down approximately $700 million year-over-year"”in the first quarter of 2018, as fuel, labor, airport and aircraft expenses outpaced revenues, according to an…
IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda, speaking on CAPA TV, said (16/17-Apr-2018) the body is seeing «some progress» with governments reducing impediments to travel in the Latin America region and barriers and charges being imposed on the…
Boeing (BA) appeared closer to taking control of Embraer’s (ERJ) commercial jet business, after Brazil’s defense minister signaled that worries about the military segment have been resolved. The Brazilian government owns a «golden share» in Embraer, allowing it to…
Alaska Airlines and its regional Horizon Air subsidiary have deferred some jet deliveries to rein in growth. Horizon is also exiting some routes, such as Bellingham to Portland, and redeploying planes to more profitable routes. Alaska Air Group is…
The new flights, which will launch July 17, will operate twice weekly between the two destinations. "Copa Airlines is proud to begin flights to Barbados and be the only airline connecting this beautiful and dynamic Caribbean island with Latin…
− New fare includes carry-on luggage; bookable as of summer 2018 − Add one piece of luggage or request a seat reservation on an individual basis − Successful test phase on routes between Scandinavia and North America As of…
More than 750 industry representatives participated in panel discussions, interactive sessions, mini-meetings and networking Big data, little data, the evolution of MRO, and aircraft technologies to achieve greater efficiencies and productivity were the main issues addressed during the first…
Latin American low-cost carrier Viva Air is to consider a revived proposal to operate to Colon, after being forced to abandon Panama Pacifico airport as its entry point to Panama City. Viva Air took the frustrating decision to withdraw…
There’ll be more consolidation of Europe’s airlines in coming months as higher fuel costs weed out unviable carriers, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has claimed. «There is no doubt that Europe is moving towards a similar out-turn as North America,…
