Bombardier and Airbus could have a C Series final assembly line in the U.S. up and running within a year of a go-ahead, but it remains undecided whether CS100s ordered by Delta Air Lines will be produced there or in Canada, a senior Bombardier executive said.
Spirit Airlines, aided by a one-time, non-cash $199.3 million tax credit courtesy of the late-2017 U.S. tax reform legislation, posted a $420.6 million net profit for 2017, a 58.8% increase over $264.9 million in 2016.
Embraer has yet to receive a proposal from Boeing for a possible combination of the aircraft manufacturers, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said in Singapore.
Swoop, Canadian carrier WestJet’s standalone ULCC subsidiary scheduled to launch in June, could eventually have a fleet of as many as 40 aircraft, WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky said.
Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to add two aircraft to the MRJ flight-testing program to verify design changes prompted by a reassessment of certification requirements in late 2016.
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss said he is confident there is a sufficient supply of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) spare engines to do necessary on-wing replacements on Bombardier CS300s.
Southern Pacific Flight Training (SPFT), a startup pilot training company in Brisbane, Australia, is to receive the first ATR 72-600 simulator in the country, from manufacturer Axis Flight Training Systems.
Boeing is touting the sales prospects of its proposed new midmarket aircraft (NMA) in the Asia-Pacific market, but the manufacturer will not be pinned down on a formal program launch date.
Comac said it is working toward making the first delivery of the C919 airliner in 2021, though the Chinese state company also implied the milestone might come later.
Airbus is studying a further increase in production of single-aisle aircraft as the manufacturer seeks ways to accommodate continuously strong demand for the A320neo family.
African Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines and its regional partner, Togo-based ASKY Airlines, have formed a strategic partnership with the Guinean government to establish Guinea Airlines by June.
“We see it almost as being as big a shift as going from piston to gas turbine. It’s almost a new way of thinking,” Rolls senior vice president-marketing Richard Goodhead said at the Singapore Air Show.
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have completed the ground segment of the European Aviation Network (EAN), to enable the inception of the inflight connectivity service with British Airways, the two companies announced Feb. 5.
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The UK CAA has launched a review of airline-allocated seating polices after it conducted consumer research that showed widespread confusion in the traveling public.
Ever since Boeing Global Services (BGS) was established as the Chicago company’s third business division in 2017—with the goal of reaching $50 billion in annual revenue by the early 2020s—industry and market analysts have wondered how the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer planned to get there.
German air navigation service provider Deutsche Flugsicherung has completed on-site testing of the Frequentis Remote Virtual Tower system for Saarbrucken Airport (SCN), with plans to start using it for live operations this year, the company announced.
