A fuel-efficient airliner concept developed within NASA that shows promise as an early application of turboelectric propulsion is to undergo a comprehensive external evaluation by Aurora Flight Sciences.
JetBlue Airways, the airline with the largest presence in Puerto Rico, expects the island’s recovery from Hurricane Maria to last through the end of 2018, and will adjust its operations until then, trimming capacity to and from the U.S. territory by about 33%.
Dubai Airports Co. CEO Paul Griffiths believes the airline industry needs to ditch its silos, eliminate inefficiencies and become more consistent to truly upgrade the customer experience.
Assembly of Boeing’s 777X flagship twinjet officially started Oct. 23 when a robotic drilling machine commenced work on the first production wing spar for the initial flight test 777-9 at the company’s revamped spar assembly building in Everett, Washington.
Delta Air Lines is exploring making Aeromexico a “second-tier” member of the Delta–Air France-KLM–Alitalia transatlantic joint venture (JV), according to Delta CEO Ed Bastian.
Thai Airways hopes to be able to relaunch flights to the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2018, if the FAA restores Thailand’s aviation safety rating as expected.
The aircraft was launched from the Virginia Space UAS runway at Wallops on Oct. 18 on a planned seven-day flight, but with thunderstorms looming was recovered early, landing with 64 hr. of fuel remaining.
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North American airlines are facing headwinds in 2017 that are lowering operating margins compared with 2015 and 2016, but air travel demand in the region remains strong and the overall industry outlook remains stable, according to Fitch Ratings.
Air India is seeking a bridge loan of up to $555 million to take delivery of three Boeing aircraft from a prevailing order that will boost its fleet strength.
Inmarsat still expects the European Aviation Network (EAN) to be operational by the end of the year, despite an attempt by rival satellite operators to block it.
U.S. television network CNN has been approved to fly drones over crowds, becoming the first operator to be granted a waiver to FAA rules banning flights over people.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has named company veteran Izham Ismail as its next group CEO, accelerating the carrier’s plan to have a Malaysian take over the top job after restructuring.
A provisional agreement between members of the European Parliament and Estonia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, will keep the scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover flights within the European Economic Area (EEA).
European air transport regulator EASA and the FAA have updated their aviation safety agreement, paving the way for simpler aviation product certifications.
Hawaiian Airlines is confident that it will be able to make a sufficiently strong case to U.S. and Japanese regulators to win approval for its proposed joint venture with Japan Airlines (JAL).
