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Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between the United States and Mexico. This joint venture is subject to standard regulatory requirements, including the approval of the Federal Economic Competition Commission, among others. The application marks […]

Only three days after the crash of the Germanwings A320 in the French Alps, an ex- Jet Blue pilot, Clayton Osbon, who had what was described at the time as a ‘mid-air meltdown’, is suing the carrier for ‘negligence and breach of contract.’ The sum in question is for US$14.90m and the breakdown of the

Based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, the Honda Aircraft Company has received its first provisional type certificate for the all-new Hondajet Model HA-420. Melvin Taylor, who is the manager of the FAA’s Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) stated that: “It is a pleasure for the Atlanta ACO to issue Honda Aircraft Company a provisional type

Global aviation educator Airways Aviation is opening its latest Aviation Theory School in Baghdad later this month, paving the way for aspiring Iraqi pilots to launch their flying careers. The new Iraqi school, equipped with modern teaching facilities including a flight simulator, is located in the education precinct close to the University of Baghdad and

London Oxford Airport reports a steady increase in Business Aviation activity over the last twelve months. For the period February 2014 to February 2015 the airport reports a growth of 7.5 % year on year in commercial business aviation flights (those flown by AOC operators). In particular it notes a peak growth for the period

Having originally taken a 3% stake in Aer Lingus in May 2012 and increased that by acquiring a further 4.5% last year, Etihad Airways has announced that should the deal to sell Aer Lingus to IAG be backed by the Irish government, they would be prepared to sell off their stake in the airline. The

The devastating impact and mountainous terrain has meant that 36 hours after the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, only a damaged cockpit voice recorder has been recovered so far as search parties continue to scour the surrounding hillside for the flight data recorder. It will take some time of the cockpit voice recorder to be

Finnair’s Board of Directors has approved an approximately €80m investment in a brand new cargo terminal to be built at Helsinki Airport. The construction work of the new 35,000 m2 terminal will start in March 2015. The capacity of the new terminal has been planned according to the increasing cargo capacity offered by the Airbus

Finnair Board of Directors has approved an investment program for bringing Wi-Fi connectivity to the majority of Finnair’s wide-body and narrow-body fleet. The total value of the investment is approximately €30m. “This investment will enable us to offer a wide array of new services to our customers, ranging from inflight entertainment to inflight sales and