Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast facility is working to establish composite repair procedures for the CSeries, testing potential events such as heat exposure and lightning strikes.
Bolt-on metal repairs to primary composite structures could become a thing of the past, as work to improve the acceptance and standardization of bonded repairs progresses.
Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations cancelled to highest.
US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Etihad Airways has launched a new brand that envelops Etihad and five of its partner airlines in a group that will synchronize schedules and frequent flyer benefits in a similar way to the three global alliances.
A large majority of passengers at the new London Heathrow Terminal 2 are already using the self-service kiosks to print boarding passes and baggage tags.
Lufthansa flew its first revenue service with a premium-economy cabin Wednesday, on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles.
African low-cost carrier fastjet announced its Tanzanian flight services have been hit by four bird strikes, which resulted in a number of flights being delayed or canceled.
GE Aviation is increasing its investment in big data analytics to flag potential engine trouble spots and has used some of this learning to revamp its engine support portal.
After trailing rival Boeing for most of the year, Airbus’ commercial aircraft orders surged in the third-quarter, as the company logged 560 commercial aircraft orders—compared to Boeing’s 549—placing the two manufacturers in a near neck and neck competition for the year-to-date grand total.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines and Works Council for flight and cabin crew of its Tyrolean Airways subsidiary have reached a framework agreement for a new Group collective wage agreement for approximately 3,200 flight staff.
AFI KLM E&M will carry out engine development tests for Snecma of the Safran Group, which is developing the LEAP engine with GE through CFM International.
