ICAO is signaling that it is willing to conduct another safety audit in Thailand this year. Its results could lead to the removal of restrictions on the country’s airlines.
WestJet is ordering up to 20 Boeing 787-9s, positioning the Canadian carrier to expand its growing widebody fleet and reach far-flung destinations it does not have the range to serve today.
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council is calling on the country’s aviation regulator to evaluate the risks of passengers using lithium-ion power banks to recharge their portable electronic devices while onboard an aircraft.
Global air travel demand is more robust than expected so far in 2017 because of growing business and consumer confidence, according to IATA chief economist Brian Pearce.
Alitalia’s shareholders and board of directors voted in favor of filing for Italy’s equivalent of bankruptcy protection on May 2, after union members last week voted down a compromise on labor cuts.
Harlow Aerostructures has acquired the businesses of Aerospace Holdings, a provider of aerospace components and assemblies for the military and civilian fixed-wing and helicopter markets.
Airbus Americas Engineering has opened its new engineering center on Wichita State University’s new Innovation Campus, with about 300 engineers and support staff.
As Boeing works toward the expected launch of the 737-10X around midyear the company has offered more details of the design and test plan for the extended main gear which is pivotal to the configuration of the stretched twin.
25 Years Ago Aug. 1, 1991—Eastern Air Lines stopped flying in January, but its lawyers and financial consultants keep on billing. To prevent insolvency, a New York bankruptcy judge refuses payment on $19 million of the nearly $86 million in professional fees run up since Eastern declared bankruptcy in March 1989.
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Wesco Aircraft Holdings, which provides consumables and supply chain management to the global aerospace industry, suddenly is changing CEOs and warning Wall Street of disappointing earnings to come.
