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Usually, the issue of an airworthiness certificate for a specific aircraft is a task delegated to the manufacturer, which the certifying body — the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. or European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in the European Union — then approves. However, Boeing will no longer be able to do this for […]

Air Canada has posted its 2021 financial year results that indicate a strong final quarter finish to the year with an unexpected positive EBITDA — a common proxy for operational profitability that stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — for the first time in seven quarters. By comparison, 2020’s final quarter EBITDA […]

Over the next year, AirAsia X will dedicate a third of the cargo capacity in its Airbus A330 cargo holds to transport freight on behalf of Teleport. AirAsia X has reached an agreement with another Capital A (previously the AirAsia Group) company to make greater use of the cargo capacity in its planes’ cargo holds. […]

On Feb. 10, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a fine of $300,000 to Air China due to the carrier’s extensive delay violation in 2018. Air China argued that the situation was caused by the chaotic management of New York’s JFK Airport under extreme weather conditions. The Port Authority of New York and New […]

On Feb. 14, ANA and Joby Aviation announced an agreement that will see Japan’s largest airline unite with the aerospace company to offer aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation has also joined the agreement — with plans to study potential topics such as ground-based mobility. Joby’s intention to establish operations in Japan comes […]

Korean Air officially announced its plan to start flying the Boeing 737 Max in March, following the aircraft’s ferried flight from storage to Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 13. The Korean flag carrier confirmed a deal of 30 737 Max in 2015. However, the delivery has been delayed due to two deadly accidents involving the […]

Houston-headquartered Avelo Airlines celebrated 100 days of operations from Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven Airport this week. The airlines launched service to the small airport in southern Connecticut on Nov. 3 and currently runs six routes to cities across the East Coast. New Haven serves as the airline’s base for the coast, and it is currently the […]

Canadian airline WestJet is set to reduce flight operations across its network by 20% in March, citing continued restrictions for international travel. The Calgary, Canada-based carrier will also be extending reductions in capacity that were implemented for January and February. “It’s disappointing that Canada remains stagnant in its approach and continues to make travel inaccessible […]

Norse Atlantic Airways is preparing to land soon. The airline, founded by former Norwegian executives, plans to launch ticket sales at the end of March and the first commercial flight in the second quarter from Oslo (OSL) to a U.S. destination. “Prospective customers on both sides of the Atlantic contact us every day to ask […]

Kenya Airways has appointed Seabury Consulting, part of Accenture, to advise its board on the restructuring process to be undertaken by the airline as it seeks to re-settle its debt as well as improve its revenues on a long-term business plan. Confirming the deal, KQ Board Chairman Michael Joseph said, “They [Seabury Consulting] will assist […]