Astute cabin crewmembers who noted oddities during the liftoff of their Jetstar Airways Airbus A320 flight are being credited with helping to provide information that led the pilots to return the damaged aircraft to the departure airport.
Singapore’s Changi International Airport will take a major step toward implementing its development plans when it opens its new fourth terminal (T4) next month.
Regional aircraft operator SkyWest Inc. has ordered another 25 Embraer E175s, and will place them into service with Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines.
Today’s airspace procedures, like the rules of the road for driving, have evolved over time and are not expected to cope with the 1-2 orders of magnitude increase in air traffic projected by 2035.
Congressional advocates of splitting off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) services from the FAA are seizing on a new Transportation Department (DOT) report that questions aviation agency claims about the next-generation ATC reform program, specifically the size of potential benefits.
The fate of United Technologies Corp.’s proposed $30 billion takeover of avionics and cabin interiors leader Rockwell Collins could rest on savings that the newly enlarged supplier provides to all-important customer Boeing.
Air Berlin expects to receive the first installment of a €150 million ($179 million) bridge loan from the German government later this week, following its recent approval by the European Commission.
Airline lobby Airlines4Europe has written to Europe’s air navigation service providers, asking them to take action to reduce the air traffic control estrictions that have caused disruptions this summer.
German startup Lilium has received $90 million in investment to continue development of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) urban air transport aircraft.
Thai authorities have blocked 16 of the country’s airlines from flying internationally after their air operator’s certificates (AOCs) were not reissued by the Aug. 31 deadline.
Air France-KLM’s shareholders have voted to allow Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines to take minority stakes in the Franco-Dutch group, as part of a wider partnership plan announced in July.
Rolls-Royce's power gearbox (PGB) for the UltraFan engine has reached 70,000 hp during tests in Dahlewitz, Germany, marking a key step toward development of the company's next generation turbofan family.
The Perlan 2 stratospheric glider has established a new world altitude record for sailplanes after it flew to 52,172 feet over the Andes mountains on September 3.
In observance of Labor Day in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing on Monday, Sept. 4. The next issue of Aviation Daily will be dated Wednesday, Sept. 6.
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