The European Union Aviation Safety Agency's executive director, Florian Guillermet, told the French publication L'Usine Nouvelle that claims by Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC that its C919 would be certified by the Europeans this year were wrong. "As we informed them officially, the C919 cannot be certified in 2025," he said. "We should be certifying the [...]
The United States "tariff stick" that saw newly-manufactured aircraft returned to the US has hurt both Chinese carriers and Boeing, according to an April 29 press release from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The ministry declared that the rapid ramping up of tariffs "has severely impacted the stability of the global industrial chain and supply [...]
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United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) and JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) are reportedly negotiating a partnership focused on providing greater connectivity to customers and frequent-flyer benefits, Reuters reported. The airlines will not coordinate schedules or pricing to avoid the same fate as the blocked Northeast Alliance (NEA) that JetBlue proposed with American Airlines in [...]
Air Belgium SA, until now doing business as Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi), was placed into liquidation on April 30 by the Business Court of Walloon Brabant after all conditions were met for the official transfer of its cargo activities to French maritime logistics giant CMA CGM. The new owner will maintain the Air Belgium [...]
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) has hired American investment bank Jefferies Group LLC to help it raise up to USD100 million, according to a report from The Airline Observer. The report states that USD50 million will be used for growth, the rest to improve the company’s finances, including reducing its leverage. Chief executive Andrew Levy said [...]
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has ended its partnership discussions with JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and filed a lawsuit seeking damages following the collapse of their Northeast Alliance (NEA), Vice Chair Steve Johnson said in a letter to employees. In recent months, American Airlines had been exploring an opportunity “to further enhance our [...]
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed consultations on commitments offered by American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Finnair in relation to their operation of the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement and its potential competitive impacts. The authority has proposed accepting the commitments. The authority is investigating whether the agreement could [...]
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