A three judge panel has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review whether airlines have made their seats too small in order to get more passengers onto their planes. The panel also ordered the FAA to look at…
Luo Gang has been appointed CEO of Airbu"™ new innovation centre to be set up in China. A location will be announced at a later date With a degree in electrical engineering from Tianjin University and an MBA from…
Cathay Pacific Airway"™ new investor called for the airline"™s biggest shareholder, Swire Pacific, to "lead" the loss-making company out of "hard time". Kingboard Chemical, which became the third largest stakeholder in Hong Kong"™s flagship airline this year, said it…
Brazilian aeronautical company Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer) delivered 53 jet aircraft to the commercial aviation segment and 39 aircraft (27 light and 12 large) to the business aviation segment in the first half of the year, the company…
Delta Air Lines and partners Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic announced a bold business deal Thursday that the carriers hope will strengthen their position in the lucrative trans-Atlantic market. Delta will buy a 10% stake in Air France-KLM for…
American Airline"™ passengers are set to get more and better insight into their checked baggage as it routes through the airline"™s network. The company today officially launched Customer Baggage Notification (CBN), an enhanced tracking and alert feature to notify…
IAG Cargo has today announced its Q2 2017 results, reporting commercial revenue of €260m over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2017, an increase of 7.6 per cent on 2016 at constant exchange. Overall yield for the…
Colombia"™s Avianca Holdings SA will suspend flights to Venezuela next month, joining other major carriers that have cut off access to the South American nation engulfed in violent political protests and economic chaos. Avianca will stop its twice-daily flights…
Etihad, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, says it lost $1.87 billion in 2016. The Abu Dhabi-based airline announced the massive loss in a statement Thursday. Etihad blamed "one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against…
Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, posted $80.4 million net income for the 2017 second quarter, up 1.1% from $79.6 million net profit in 2Q 2017. The airline is gearing up for the delivery of its initial two Airbus…
