Airlines for America (A4A) has been a strong supporter of the proposed restructuring of the FAA via Bill Shuster’s (R- Pennsylvania) reauthorization bill which aims to create a nonprofit and independent corporation to manage and operate US air traffic control (ATC). This is the alternative to the Bipartisan Senate FAA reauthorization bill proposed by John
With Indian banks struggling to deal with approximately US$120 billion in bad debts, demands from authorities to clean up their balance sheets has seen heightened efforts to recover US$1.40 billion from former carrier Kingfisher Airlines, which ceased operations in October 2012, leaving a string of debts behind it. The airlines debts were guaranteed by the
Despite the confirmed return of Oscar Munoz to the United helm only two months after undergoing a heart transplant and despite the positive impact he had already made at United in the month prior to his hospitalization after a heart attack, an investor-driven shake-up of the board is looming. The two investment funds who own
Nearly two years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has announced in Montréal that it will be adopting new provisions to avoid the total disappearance of commercial aircraft that are in distress in remote locations. These new provisions take the form of amendments to Annex 6
On the 20th anniversary of the International Air Transportation Association’s opening of their Moscow office, it has chosen this occasion to strengthen the relationship with Russian aviation through the further implementation of global standards and best practices. According to IATA’s Director General and CEO, Tony Tyler: “A healthy aviation sector is vital for Russia –
The US government issued a final ruling on Wednesday March 2 prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes on any domestic or foreign airline flying to, from or within the United States. The US Transportation Secretary, Anthony Foxx, confirmed in a statement that: “This final rule is important because it protects airline passengers from unwanted exposure to
Subsequent to the recent agreement between the US and Cuba to resume scheduled flights between the two countries, the US government received applications from the four major US carriers and a number of smaller airlines on March 2, all seeking official authorization to fly non-stop services to Cuba. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
The British pilots’ union, BALPA, has called for the government and a safety regulator to back research into how serious the effects of a drone strike could be on aircraft. This comes in the wake of a report released by the UK Airprox board which has revealed that over a six-month period between April 11
United Technologies, the US industrial conglomerate has rejected an offer of US$90.70 billion made by rival aerospace supplier, Honeywell International. Were the merger successful, the company would have combined sales of around US$100 billion per annum. While United declared that pursuing the offer would be “irresponsible” towards its shareholders, Boeing were quick to state that
Since the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) downgraded Thailand’s aviation safety rating to Category 2 at the beginning of December, 2015, its military government has been taking strides to rectify the situation. Yesterday it was announced that all Thai-registered airlines had to submit reports on their financial positions by March 31 or risk of having their
