A report has claimed that engine manufacturers were given until today to bid with new engines for a Boeing 797. In a statement to CNBC, manufacturer Rolls-Royce refused to deny the Boeing deadline. Boeing has previously said it wants a new mid-sized airliner in the skies by 2025. A major
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FedEx Express operations at California airport grow
Acreage utilized at Ontario International nearly tripling in new 30-year lease. FedEx Express is expanding its presence at the Ontario International Airport in southern California in addition to signing a new long-term lease agreement with the airport. FedEx has operated at the Ontario International Airport for 31 years and currently utilizes 18.5
Kenya Airways Dusts Off Expansion Dream With 10 Boeing-Jets Plan
Brexit prompts Heathrow operator Ferrovial to move international HQ out of UK
Heathrow airport's operator is moving its international HQ from the UK to Amsterdam because of Brexit. Spanish-owned Ferrovial says it needs to keep within EU legislation after the UK leaves the EU. The company currently runs its US, Canadian, Polish and UK operations, which includes Heathrow, from Oxford. Ferrovial is the largest shareholder
UK lawmakers approve big expansion for Heathrow Airport
London - Parliament approved plans to make Europe’s biggest airport even bigger, backing on Monday what the government described as the most important transportation decision in a generation. The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly, 415-119, to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport after hours of debate on the 14
NCAA defends figures on 2017 air passenger traffic, revenues
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reaffirmed the veracity of the recently released 2017 statistical data on the aviation industry on passenger traffic and revenues earned by both domestic and international airlines. In a recent presentation at the Aviation Round Table (ART) breakfast forum in Lagos, the regulatory authority said
India’s plan to sell national airline to a private buyer for $12 billion risk flop
Trump pushing private USPS, Air Traffic Control
A sweeping Office of Management and Budget report proposes converting the Postal Service into a privately held corporation and spinning off air traffic control functions from the FAA. United States' President Donald Trump is looking to privatize the United States Postal Service despite ongoing stakeholders meetings with the White House Postal
Lufthansa’s Eurowings says Air Berlin plane transfer almost done
The BEST fare seats are seen inside an Airbus A340-300 of Eurowings, a low-cost airline and fully owned subsidiary of German Lufthansa Group, as Eurowings opens a new route from Duesseldorf to New York, in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Lufthansa’s budget carrier Eurowings expects the transfer of planes from
American Airlines passenger breaks airport window in anger over flight cancellations
An American Airlines passenger boiled over Monday night and smashed a window out of frustration at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport after countless flights had been canceled by the airliner. The incident happened at 11:03 pm Monday near the valet parking station on the upper level of the airport, FOX46 reported. According to witnesses,