The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hasn’t always been up to the task in its management of LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark airports, said Huntley Lawrence, the agency’s aviation director. But that will change, starting now, he…
GAT Airline Ground Support is excited to announce a new partnership with Copa Airlines at San Francisco International Airport. On May 1, 2018, the ground support services provider will begin performing unsurpassed ramp, baggage handling and customer service for…
TAME Ecuador (EQ, Quito Int’l) will seek to lease two ATR72-500s, three ATR42-500s, and six A320 Family aircraft by the end of 2018 in a bid to strengthen its domestic network in Ecuador and regain profitability, President Ignacio Vallejo…
Southwest Airlines has quietly increased the fee to nab a prime boarding position at the last minute on some flights. The airline, which famously does not assign seats, will now charge up to $50 one way to board in…
Air France will ground a significant number of flights Thursday because of a pay-related employee strike. The company said half of its long-haul flights from Paris would be canceled. Beyond that, Air France said about a quarter of its…
American Airlines Cargo has been named the International Carrier of the Year by the Airforwarders Association (AfA), a trade group that represents the interests of U.S.-based air freight providers. The award was announced yesterday during the Air Cargo Conference…
Airbus delivered its first A350-1000 passenger jet to Qatar Airways on Tuesday at the jetmaker’s headquarters here. The «dash 1000» variant of the A350 is now the largest twin-engine jet Airbus has ever produced. The jet was initially to…
Star Alliance is seeking to expand its network. The global partnership of airlines would like to add more low-cost budget carriers to the mix. The move would reflect the growing trend among airline customers to choose low-cost carriers when…
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) is pleased to announce the successful testing and implementation of enhancements to its settlement platform, initially announced late last year. In October, ARC began the testing process with airline partner British Airways to ensure the…
American Airlines has commenced flights from three different hubs, all launched on 15 February. New A320 services from the carrier"™s second-largest operation, according to OAG schedule data, at Charlotte Douglas (CLT) were started to Tucson (TUS). Additionally, the oneworld…
