Pratt & Whitney and JetBlue Airways signed a definitive agreement for PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 40 firm A320neo family aircraft finalizing the MOU announced in late 2011. The ...
It is mid-week and many of you will be getting air show fatigue by about now. For many getting to the show itself is very hard work indeed, it seems that unless you are flying, you are very lucky inde...
The Chinese government has cut domestic jet fuel prices by 9% to CNY 6,724 ($1,064) per ton and prices are now 12% down on last year. ICICI Bank has managed to offload its US$99m (430 crore) exposure ...
The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that airline passengers should be allowed to opt for a full refund and a free trip home their flight is cancelled or overbooked. Until now, airlines have h...
The US House of Representatives has voted to keep the Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes flights to isolated towns, intact and has granted a new budget of $214 million. Rep. Tom McClintoc...
The Allied Pilots Association board has voted 9 to 7 to send the last and best offer from American Airlines to its membership for consideration, the union and the company said. A vote by members is ex...
We have been bullish about the future prospects of the Brazilian aviation market for many years now what with 7% (now 4% at best) growth, the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics there ...
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has called on the US government in a new white paper, “Leveling the Playing Field for US Airlines and Their Employees", to level the playing field for US airline...
Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker has been voted onto the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Al Baker will occupy a newly-created position to ...
Last week the Office of Fair Trading referred the question of whether Ryanair’s 29.8% stake in Aer Lingus breaches competition rules. The OFT is concerned that the stake may give Ryanair “the ability...
It is all go in the global economy, Greece stays in the Euro for now, with a miraculous win for the centre right but that wafer thin majority will mean political stagnation within Greece itself (and m...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Qantas Airways CEO and managing director Alan Joyce has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors. Joyce succe...
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