ANA has become the first Japanese carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A320neo, powered by the revolutionary technology in the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine developed by Pratt & Whitney.
Pact Had Been Reached By Negotiators In October, But Not Approved By Rank-And-File Employees
Southwest Airlines has announced that its Facilities Maintenance Technicians have rejected the tentative agreement negotiators reached in late October. The five-year deal would have become the group's first contract since being accreted into the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA).
Will Invalidate IDs From Nine States For Boarding Airliners
Beginning a year from now, people with driver's licenses or ID cards from nine states will no longer be able to use them to board an airliner, according to TSA.
Another Year Of Mergers, And Carriers Support Privatization Of ATC
There was additional consolidation in the airline industry in 2016, and several new airplanes made their first revenue flights. Meanwhile, the airline industry was perhaps the sole segment of the aviation community that was generally in favor of the attempt to separate Air Traffic Control from the FAA. Here's a look back at some of our top airline stories from 2016
Following an agreement reached between Emirates Airline and Rolls-Royce and a consecutive agreement between Emirates Airline and Airbus, the Toulouse based aircraft manufacturer is to adapt the A380 delivery stream with six aircraft deliveries postponed from 2017 to 2018 and six others from 2018 to 2019.
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