Swedish air accident investigators have concluded that an instrument failure was the root cause of the crash of a Swedish cargo aircraft in January 2016.
IATA and aviation stakeholders in Brazil are launching an advocacy campaign to ensure lawmakers and government officials understand the importance of airlines to the country’s economy, which has been decimated.
An influential UK parliamentary committee has described as “a fiasco” the building of an airport on the remote UK South Atlantic possession of St. Helena. The airport has been discovered to be unusable to commercial flights by wind shear on the approach.
UK regional carrier Flybe has named the former head of Irish regional CityJet, Christine Ourmieres-Widener, as its next CEO and has secured slots to launch services from London Heathrow.
Global political and economic uncertainties are creating a difficult environment for those in the air transport business and their customers, the head of Embraer believes.
Boeing anticipates its Commercial Airplanes unit’s workforce will be reduced by 8% by the end of 2016 compared to January, and it is planning additional employee reductions in the unit in 2017, which could include involuntary layoffs.
Members of the Professional Pilots’ Union have balloted in favor of a work-to-rule policy at UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways, as the group seeks to be the only pilot body represented at the airline.
In an indication that steadily tightening global economic conditions are hitting even the most prominent airlines, Etihad Airways has announced it intends to reduce staff numbers.
Brazil will formally initiate settlement dispute proceedings against Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over alleged subsidies provided to Bombardier, particularly government investment in the CSeries program.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Seattle-based Alaska Airlines have announced the impending dissolution of their codeshare relationship, effective April 30, 2017.
Turkish Airlines has chosen Panasonic Avionics to install its eX1 inflight entertainment and communications (IFEC) system on Turkish Airlines’ upcoming fleet of narrowbody aircraft.
Iran Air has finalized its aircraft order agreement with Airbus, but has cut 12 A380s from the order for more than 100 aircraft, the airline’s CEO told Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
Airbus will delay delivery of the first A330neo by over six weeks, postponing to March 2018 delivery of the aircraft to launch customer TAP Portugal, as reported by the Wall Street Journal Dec. 16.
Mexico City-based Aeromar took delivery of its first ATR 42-600, out of a contract for eight firm ATR -600s (six 72-600s and two 42-600s) and options for six additional 72-600s announced in November.
