The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has filed a request for antitrust immunity with the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow airlines to discuss options to maintain connectivity t...
JetBlue has announced a ten-year renewable jet fuel purchase agreement with SG Preston, a bioenergy company. The airline is partnering with SG Preston to purchase renewable jet fuel made from rapidly ...
American Airlines Cargo has signed with The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to obtain certification for the handling of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products targeted at supply c...
Azores Airlines SATA International (Portugal) has committed to lease six new A321neo aircraft including four A321LR versions from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The CFM Leap 1A engine-powered aircraft f...
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has said that the carrier is continuing with its fuel heading strategy of hedging 50% of its fuel needs by the start of the year. "We've had very successful hedging o...
Allegiant Travel Company has announced the withdrawal of the proposed offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023 as a result of adverse market conditions. The propose...
Canada Jetlines, the new ultra-low-cost airline, is still waiting on a final decision to its formal request for an exception from the country’s 25% foreign direct ownership rules. The Canadian Ministe...
Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency director Ricardo Fenelon Jr. has stated that Brazil doesn’t produce enough emissions to justify joining the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization prop...
Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), announced in Buenos Aires that the bank will resume offering short- and medium-term financing in Argenti...
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported that US airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the ...
AAR has acquired an aircraft paint stripping and washing business, Sonic Aviation, located at Miami International Airport. Sonic’s strip and wash services, including ground support equipment (GSE), co...
A Delta Airlines flight bound for New York-JFK from Heathrow Airport was forced to make an emergency landing an hour after take-off following a bird strike. The aircraft landing safely back at Heathro...
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