Aero Engine Co. of China, developing the CJ-1000 turbofan for the Comac C919 airliner, is aiming at what it believes is a specification only slightly inferior to those of rival engines.
Rockwell Collins could see further acquisitions on the horizon, but any such deals in the next few years would be much smaller than its recent $8.6 billion takeover of interiors specialist B/E Aerospace.
Australia’s competition watchdog has approved a partnership between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines covering charter operations, reversing its earlier tentative rejection of the deal.
Alaska Airlines has revealed plans to serve a second Seattle-area airport by launching flights in 2018 from Paine Field Airport in Everett, Washington.
Honeywell on May 17 unveiled a roughly $100 million corporate venture capital (CVC) effort to invest in early stage, high-growth technology companies that match the Tier 1 provider’s portfolio and software ambitions.
Airlines hungry for more frequencies to Havana are engaged in a feeding frenzy in the U.S. Transportation Department dockets, arguing over which should get the slots up for grabs now that Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are exiting the market.
European airlines lost approximately $2.5 billion in revenue as a result of the 2015–16 terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, according to a new IATA study.
Widebody aircraft orders by Chinese airlines fall considerably short of the level required to meet demand over the next 10 years, according to a new study by lessor Avolon.
The airline sector is 17% over-ordered when it comes to the commercial aircraft they need from original equipment manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, according to a new UBS analysis.
PARIS–Ahead of a meeting between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the European Commission (EC) on May 17, European airports have warned that an extension of the U.S. electronics ban to their facilities would have “highly disruptive and far-reaching consequences.”
In an effort to boost revenues and sales, Delta Air Lines is changing the way it allows passengers to buy upgrades, the carrier’s president said recently.
EasyJet will convert 30 of its Airbus A320neo orders to A321neos,the UK-based LCC said as it reported a deepening first-half loss in the wake of a weak pound and a late Easter.
