23+ hour, 47+ min ago   (331+ words) VANCOUVER — Harbour Air has agreed to acquire Pacific Coastal Airlines, the two British Columbia carriers said on September 15, forming a regional airline group under Canadian ownership that would fly 59 aircraft to 25 communities across the province with more than 900 employees. What…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (747+ words) SAN JOSÉ DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia — Deep in Colombia's southeastern Amazon, the department of Vaupés lies almost entirely beyond the country's road network. It is Colombia's least populous department, with about 44,000 residents, nearly three-quarters of whom live in the departmental capital,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (484+ words) WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that Federal Aviation Administration responses to 11 of the 33 safety recommendations the board sent the agency after last year's fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) are "unacceptable." An NTSB…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (361+ words) ROME — ITA Airways (AZ) is still studying flights to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), CEO Joerg Eberhart said on September 14, at the launch of a global brand campaign fronted by actress Sharon Stone that the airline plans to take to…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (450+ words) ROME — A nationwide easyJet (U2) flight-personnel strike advertised for Sunday, September 13, is no longer on Italy's schedule of active transport strikes, contradicting a warning that remained visible on Naples Airport's website Sunday afternoon. The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport's current…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (639+ words) WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued three airworthiness directives covering Airbus narrowbody and widebody structures and an ATR 42-500 cargo-compartment system. The three rules cover A320-family landing gear support structure, A350-1041 pylon fasteners and ATR 42-500 cargo ventilation. All three were…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (487+ words) United's announced start dates run from March through June 2027. United says eight of the 10 destinations will have no nonstop service from another U.S. airline. The carrier said tickets were available through its website and app, and Travel + Leisure reported that fares…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (674+ words) CHENNAI, INDIA — Tamil Nadu has abandoned the US$2.86bn plan to build Chennai's second airport at Parandur, setting aside a site that had already received in-principle approval from India's civil aviation ministry. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced the decision in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (479+ words) OSLO — Oslo Airport (OSL) reopened to scheduled traffic at about 11:30 local time Sunday after a five-hour closure caused by Norway's air traffic controller strike. Cancellations and delays continued into the evening as airlines worked through the disrupted schedule. The reopening…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) OSLO — Oslo Airport (OSL) will close to scheduled air traffic for five hours Sunday morning as Norway's air traffic controller strike enters its third day. Avinor says the airport will close from 06:30 to 11:30 local time on August 23 if the walkout…...