A US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Nov. 14 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl.
Yakutia Airlines is considering modernizing the Russian carrier’s regional fleet with Ilyushin IL-114-300 aircraft as the company plans to retire the Antonov An-24RV.
FAA has installed taxiway-landing alert systems at four US airports and has 31 more lined up to get the safety enhancement within the next two years, the agency’s top runway safety official said.
Chinese and Russian manufacturers will jointly design an engine for the CR929 widebody aircraft being developed by the Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium (CRAIC).
ATW speaks with IATA head of innovation Juan Iván Martín about the Travel Grid project, which aims to use Blockchain technology to address industry fragmentation and create an 'App Store'-like platform, giving easier access to innovative technology suppliers.
ATW’s Victoria Moores speaks with SAS deputy CEO & COO Lars Sandahl Sørensen about airlines' self-destructive tendencies and SAS' experimentation with various Wi-Fi business models.
Satellite communications specialist Inmarsat has named Honeywell Aerospace as a value-added reseller (VAR) of its GX Aviation Ka-band inflight broadband system.
Honeywell has completed initial testing of a software-based runway collision avoidance system that uses automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) position reports to alert pilots to potential conflicts on the airport surface.
With a rise in global airline passenger traffic fueling a demand for new pilots, flight-simulator and training supplier CAE expects continued market growth, the company said as it released its second quarter earnings results.
Flybe is looking for a buyer as part of a strategic review and is already in talks with “a number of strategic operators” about a potential sale as it seeks to address the difficult conditions airlines are facing, the UK-based regional carrier said.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said European aviation is “beset with burdensome regulations,” and argued that a “spirit of change” is needed to improve the competitiveness of European airlines.
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has named MITRE Corp. executive Hassan Shahidi as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jon Beatty. Shahidi will begin his new job in January.
European and international partners are moving toward the launch of an experimental hypersonic glider in 2020 as part of a long-term research program aimed at enabling development of a high-speed civil transport able to fly from Europe to Asia and Australia in under three hours.
Qatar Airways “has the potential to form our own alliance” should the airline decide to withdraw from the oneworld alliance, CEO Akbar Al Baker said Nov. 13.
Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific posted a PHP518.4 million ($9.6 million) loss for the 2018 third quarter as rising costs, a weak peso against the US dollar and fleet expansions took their toll.
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services took delivery of the airline’s eighth Boeing 777 freighter Nov. 10, the latest step along the company’s growth road map.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a 68.9% decrease in net profit to S$196 million ($141.9 million) for the six months ending Sept. 30 compared to the year-ago period, as revenue gains could not offset rising fuel costs.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a 68.9% decrease in net profit to S$196 million ($141.9 million) for the six months ending Sept. 30 compared to the year-ago period, as revenue gains could not offset rising fuel costs.
In a move likely linked to the on-going investigation into the fatal crash in October of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8, the aircraft manufacturer has issued a bulletin to operators explaining a system unique to the MAX that automatically pushes the nose down to help prevent stalls in certain flight profiles.
Frontier Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), reached an agreement in principle on a new contract after more than two and a half years of negotiations.
A pair of military jets escorted an Air Astana Embraer 190 as it experienced severe technical difficulties over Portugal and the pilots considered ditching at sea.
Special commissioners are examining the three offers made for Alitalia this week ahead of presenting their conclusions to the government in a long-running process to relaunch the bankrupt carrier.
