WestJet Airlines has modified its Boeing commitments to include the 737-10 model, the airline told analysts during its third-quarter earnings call Oct. 31.
The FAA’s Fire Safety Branch reported “troubling” results from tests conducted on potential fire risks to commercial aircraft from laptops in checked baggage.
Airbus no longer believes it can meet its target of delivering 200 Airbus A320-family aircraft in 2017, mainly because of delays involving the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
Ryanair stuck to its full-year profit forecast despite the pilot scheduling crisis that forced it to cancel thousands of flights, but warned that costs would increase after it offered improved pay to pilots.
China Southern Airlines, a SkyTeam member that is now partly owned by Oneworld mainstay American Airlines, has indirectly raised with managers the possibility of shifting to another alliance.
There’s “no aircraft in production that has content exclusively from an OEM’s region,” said Subhranshu Sekhar Das, Frost & Sullivan’s vice president and practice head for aerospace.
Delays in aircraft interior deliveries, including seat and cabin equipment, are now a thing of the past at Zodiac Aerospace, according to company CEO Yann Delabriere.
While Asia-Pacific airlines are experiencing strong passenger growth and robust cargo demand, persistent yield weakness is constraining collective profitability, the region’s major airline industry group said.
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EasyJet’s entry into the German domestic air transport market ensures Lufthansa will not be able to operate a monopoly in one of its most profitable market segments.
The FAA is proposing a $3.685 million civil penalty against NavWorx of Rowlett, Texas, for allegedly producing and selling automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) units containing a GPS chip that did not meet FAA requirements.
Panelists speaking at the Airport Operators Association (AOA) conference have stressed the importance of efficient border-control processes as the UK prepares to exit (Brexit) the EU.
Rather than getting mired down in definitions of subsidies, fair or unfair, OEMs should concentrate on developing, certifying and supporting the next generation of game-changing commercial aircraft.
Canada still faces issues over government support for Bombardier despite Airbus’ agreement to take control of the C Series program, and is trying to block efforts by Brazil to begin an investigation at the WTO.
A judge in a legal fight between Cobham’s Aeroflex unit and Tel-Instrument, a designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement offerings, has awarded Aeroflex an additional $2.1 million in punitive damages.
Allegiant Travel Co., parent of ultra-LCC Allegiant Air, posted third-quarter 2017 net income of $22.3 million, a 51% drop from $45.5 million in net profit during the year-ago quarter.
Astronics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire “substantially all” of the assets of inflight entertainment (IFE) specialist Telefonix and a related company, Product Development Technologies.
