Madhu Unnikrishnan
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US carriers file for new Havana frequencies
Several US carriers have filed a flurry of documents with the Department of Transportation (DOT), vying for newly available frequencies to Havana, Cuba. → Read More
2018 commercial aviation industry market forecast
The global airline industry continues to prove it can deliver profits year after year. → Read More
American Airlines consolidates New York La Guardia operations
American Airlines has consolidated its New York’s LaGuardia Airport operations at Terminal B, bringing together legacy US Airways services from another terminal and existing ones for Dallas/Fort Worth-based American. → Read More
DOT opens new frequency allocation for Havana flights
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is opening a new frequency allocation proceeding to assign six daily roundtrip slots between the US and Havana, Cuba. → Read More
IATA stresses need for UAV operation standards
IATA is working with ICAO to develop standards for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including how airlines and cargo operators use drones and how they will be integrated into airspace. → Read More
Cuba market strong despite anemic US demand
IATA does not foresee more US carriers pulling out of Cuba and says the airlines now serving are the “right players” for the market. → Read More
Latin America demand rises despite high-tax environment
Governments in Latin America that view air travel as a luxury and airlines as an easy tax target have resulted in a proliferation of fees and taxes on aviation in the region, hampering growth. → Read More
DOT cancels AOC for Eastern Air Lines
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has canceled Eastern Air Lines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), thus bringing to close a long-running—and some say, quixotic—attempt to revive a name storied in aviation history. → Read More
DOT opens frequency allocation proceeding for Havana flights
Alaska Airlines’ decision to drop its daily Los Angeles-Havana flight has prompted the Department of Transportation (DOT) to start a frequency allocation proceeding for flights to Cuba’s capital from the US. → Read More
Gogo in talks with Middle East airlines for 2Ku satellite install
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is in talks with several Middle Eastern airlines—including Dubai-based Emirates, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad and Qatar Airways—to provide its 2Ku satellite internet system, the company said at the Dubai Air Show. → Read More
ALAFCO firms Boeing MAX order
Kuwait-based lessor ALAFCO has firmed an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft originally placed at the Paris Air Show earlier this year. → Read More
Clark: 787 order fits into Emirates’ fleet plans, stance on Open Skies
Emirates’ order for 40 Boeing 787-10s should not surprise anyone, because it fits naturally into the airline’s fleet plans, president Tim Clark said at the Dubai Air Show. → Read More
Azerbaijan Airlines signs for five 787s, two Boeing freighters
Azerbaijan Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing placing a firm order for five 787-8s and committing to order two very large freighters, either the 747-8F or the 777F. → Read More
Azerbaijan Airlines signs for five 787s, two Boeing freighters
Azerbaijan Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing placing a firm order for five 787-8s and committing to order two very large freighters, either the 747-8F or the 777F. → Read More
Azerbaijan Airlines signs for five 787s, two Boeing freighters
Azerbaijan Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing placing a firm order for five 787-8s and committing to order two very large freighters, either the 747-8F or the 777F. → Read More
American Airlines to close St. Louis pilot base
American Airlines plans to close its St. Louis pilot base in 2018, as it retires its remaining MD-80 fleet. → Read More
Hayes: Consolidation of US legacy carriers restrains JetBlue’s growth
JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes has given a spirited defense of the role smaller carriers play in the international airline market, while condemning what he called anticompetitive behavior by the three large US legacy carriers. → Read More
American to unbundle fares on some transatlantic routes
American Airlines is responding to transatlantic LCCs with an unbundled “basic economy” product, an executive for the carrier told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily in an interview. → Read More
Allegiant to retire MD-80s, 757s; suspend Hawaii service
Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air is in the process of retiring its 43 remaining MD-80s and should see the last ones exiting the fleet in 18 months, an airline executive told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily. → Read More
Alaska Airlines to operate Virgin Atlantic A320s through 2020s
Alaska Airlines will keep the Airbus A320 fleet it got through its acquisition of Virgin America for at least 10 more years, an executive with the carrier told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily. → Read More