Airbus commits to new A380

The boss of Airbus has ended months of speculation by confirming that the plane maker will build a new version of its superjumbo, the A380. (www.thesundaytimes.co.uk) More...

Airbus and Delta Airlines to Enter in Multi-Billion Dollar Deal, Sources Say

European planemaker Airbus and Delta Airlines may be about to close a multi-billion dollar deal, Reuters reports. According to sources close to the matter, the airline is negotiating to buy 37 new current-generation A321 passenger jets — a deal that could be worth $4.3 billion at list prices. (www.flyertalk.com) More...

U.S. Department of Transport: Kuwait Airways Discriminates Against Israeli Citizens

The United States Department of Transportation sent a letter to Kuwait Airways, notifying about an unlawful discrimination against a Israeli passenger traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). (airwaysnews.com) More...

Icelandic airline WOW offers scheduled flights between Iceland and LA and SF in 2016

Icelandic airline WOW will launch directs flights between Keflavík International Airport and Los Angeles and San Francisco in the summer of 2016. This will be the first time an Icelandic airline offers direct scheduled flights to Los Angeles. (icelandmag.visir.is) More...

World's first Airbus A350 delivery set for Dec. 13

The world's first delivery of an Airbus A350 will take place on Dec. 13, launch customer Qatar Airways announced Thursday morning. (www.usatoday.com) More...

Delta Air Lines Plans to Halt Atlanta-Dubai Service

DeltaAir Lines says it will cancel its Atlanta-Dubai flight due to the difficulty of competing with the subsidized Gulf carriers. The flight, operated with a Boeing 777, will end Feb. 11, 2016. After that, Delta’s only non-stop flight to the Middle East will be a New York Kennedy-Tel Aviv flight, and the only U.S. carrier flight to Dubai will be United’s Washington Dulles-Dubai flight. (www.forbes.com) More...

Wedding at 32,000 feet is a first for Southwest Airlines

A couple constantly on the move got hitched on Southwest Airlines' first non-stop flight from Nashville to Dallas Love Field. (www.usatoday.com) More...

Qatar to Take Delivery of First A350 XWB December 22

The first Airbus A350 XWB will be delivered to launch customer Qatar Airways on Monday, December 22nd in Toulouse. This news comes after it was announced that the first A350 XWB delivery was delayed, but earlier this week, Didier Evrard, head of the manufacturer’s A350 program, was optimistic at an investor day forum in London as he explained that the first delivery was still expected delivery to occur before the end of 2014. (airwaysnews.com) More...

Los Angeles Airport Security Boosted Amid Possible ISIS Threat

Security is being stepped up in Los Angeles, its area airports and other parts of Southern California amid new ISIS-related threats calling for attacks on uniformed personnel, several U.S. officials told NBC News on Friday. (www.nbcnews.com) More...

Boeing and Delta Spend Millions in Fight Over Export-Import Bank’s Existence

Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. (www.nytimes.com) More...