UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, which introduced a more regional approach to repairs last year, has seen a substantial improvement in response times to customer powerplant options.
UK-based engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced a new engine maintenance program, SelectCare, in addition to its TotalCare program and traditional MRO services.
Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.
Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Hawaiian Airlines’ workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), ratified recent tentative agreements.
Brazil’s Viracopos International Airport (VCP), which handled a record 10.3 million passengers in 2015, has implemented the latest Automated Border Control technology, as it aims for a faster and enhanced secure passenger control process.
Airbus delivered 79 commercial aircraft to 31 airlines and eight lessors in December 2015; Boeing delivered 50 commercial aircraft to 28 airlines and seven lessors.
Malaysia Airlines’ new partnership with Emirates Airline is allowing it to cut another of its long-haul services, suspending its flights from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
Southeast Asian low-cost carriers (LCCs) are introducing many new schedules to handle thousands of extra travelers during the upcoming Chinese New Year peak travel period, slated for Feb. 8-9.
LOT Polish Airlines has launched its first new long-haul route in four years with the introduction of 3X-weekly Warsaw-Tokyo Narita services using a Boeing 787-8.
The first Airbus A320neo will be delivered to Lufthansa within two weeks, by the end of January, according to Airbus president and CEO Fabrice Brégier.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has cut the standard seating of both versions of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to allow for greater distance between rows.
Ticketed air travelers can swap seats in exchange for electronic payment with a recently launched app, Seateroo, which is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Average list prices for Airbus’ commercial fleet have risen 1.1%, effective Jan. 1, 2016, according to a statement released by the Toulouse-based manufacturer.
Airbus delivered 635 aircraft in 2015 and secured net orders for a further 1,036, taking its production backlog to 6,787 units worth $996.3 billion at list prices.
Airbus logged three firm A380 orders in December 2015 to an undisclosed customer, but the manufacturer declined to comment on whether they are destined for Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA).
