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Boeing will hold a set of regional meetings and conference calls next week with 737 MAX customers to address their questions and concerns about a new system that was introduced on the re-engined narrowbody.
Inmarsat has signed agreements with five major air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in support of Iris, a European program aimed at increasing the use of datalink to support controller-pilot communications and improved trajectory management.
Officials of Alitalia’s potential rescuer, Italian rail company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) are talking to many operators, including UK LCC easyJet, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing FS CEO Gianfranco Battisti.
About a month after issuing requirements to upgrade software on CFM International Leap-1A engines, EASA has mandated similar actions for the -1B variant due to similar designs.
AirAsia X Group, the long-haul arm of LCC AirAsia, recorded a net loss of 197.5 million Malaysian ringgit ($47.2 million), deepened from a MYR43.4 million loss in the year-ago quarter, as operating costs continued to increase.
Boeing and Austin, Texas-based artificial-intelligence (AI) startup SparkCognition have launched SkyGrid, a joint-venture company that will develop an airspace management platform for unmanned aircraft and urban air mobility (UAM).
Traffic growth in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will generate demand for more than 1,200 new aircraft over the next two decades, more than doubling the size of the region’s fleet by 2037, according to Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, unveiled at the Wings of the Future conference in Moscow Nov. 20.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air—which launched Airbus A320 operations at its Vienna, Austria base in June—said its plans for expansion are on track.
Russia´s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) has signed letters of intent (LOIs) with Russian domestic airlines Alrosa and RusLine to lease two Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s) to each carrier for a 12-year period.
Airbus made two executive management appointments Nov. 21, naming Dominik Asam chief financial officer (CFO) and Michael Schoellhorn chief operating officer (COO) for Airbus Commercial Aircraft.
Boeing’s top executive is defending how the company handled communicating details about a new system on the 737 MAX as more operators acknowledge the new information they are learning is prompting them to update manuals and training.
South Korean LCC Jeju Air has confirmed plans to order up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as the airline looks to upgauge some routes and expand its network range.
Boeing has rolled out the first high-density seating minor-model derivative of the 737 MAX 8 aircraft, modified with an additional set of passenger cabin exit doors to seat up to 200.
Allied Pilots Association (APA), the union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots, announced Nov. 19 it had formally requested to enter negotiations with the airline’s management on a new contract.
Swiss civil aviation authority BAZL (Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt) ordered the two Junkers Ju 52s operating in Switzerland to be temporarily grounded over significant safety concerns.
The airframe of the first Boeing 777-9 flight test aircraft has been completed in the company’s Everett, Washington, facility marking a key milestone towards rollout and first flight of the initial 777X family variant in early 2019.
UK budget carrier easyJet said summer 2019 bookings were slightly ahead of the prior year despite ongoing uncertainty over the effect Brexit will have on air transport.
The two congressional committees charged with overseeing transportation issues in the U.S. will each undergo a series of leadership changes when the next Congress commences in January.
