AirAsia X, the long-haul affiliate of Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia, has reported a net loss of MYR86.9 million ($24.5 million) for the financial year to Dec. 31, 2013, reversing the MYR33.9 million profit reported for FY2012.
The A350 XWB flight test aircraft, MSN2 and MSN4, have both completed their first flights, bringing the total number of A350 XWBs now flying from two to four.
Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) subsidiary Xi’an Aircraft Industry Co. plans to apply to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to ground MA60 operations as soon as possible for safety inspections following another incident on the Chinese-produced regional aircraft.
Lilongwe-based Malawian Airlines, which is 49%-owned by Ethiopian Airlines, has opened its first international route between Lilongwe and Johannesburg.
Russia’s charter Nordwind Airlines, which will launch scheduled services this year, has applied for permission for nearly 20 international destinations from different Russian cities.
Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. * Formerly Pinnacle Airlines. Source: US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics and ATW Research.
Boeing has included a procedure for using Imperium's ultrasonic imaging device, the Acoustocam, in its 787 Dreamliner Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) manual.
Rockwell Collins has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Transas Aviation, a division of Transas Group, to exploit forward-fit and retrofit avionics opportunities for Russian aircraft.
Starting an overhaul layover improvement program in 2012, AMECO Beijing has reorganized its overhaul departments and reduced turnaround time by 10% annually in two successive years.
HEICO’s net income increased 38% to $27.5 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of its fiscal 2014, up from $20 million, or 30 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
The head of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) said Tuesday the country is “facing an infrastructure deficit” that could have negative consequences for commercial aviation.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Asiana Airlines $500,000, saying the South Korean carrier failed to adhere to its family assistance plan following the July 6 crash of Asiana flight 214, a Boeing 777, at San Francisco International Airport.
Kenya Airways, which has just lost one of its senior managers to Fastjet, soon will formally unveil an April launch date for its fully owned Jambo Jet low-cost subsidiary (LCC).
Although some Asian flag carriers—such as Malaysia Airlines and Thai Airways—are reporting lackluster performance and potential route cuts, Middle East carriers seem happy to continue their push into the regional Asian market.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) said it has decreased frequencies of nonstop scheduled flights on certain routes by around 12% from Feb. 24 until March 29 due to political unrest in the country.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will investigate the feasibility of reducing aviation’s reliance on bandwidth reserved for air traffic control radar without adversely impacting safety.
