Ramping up production of the all-important A320neo and A350 programs continues to be a major challenge for Airbus, which is also working to sort out in-service issues with engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.
Amir Etezazi and his father, Masoud Etezazi, founded Etezazi Industries in December 2008 in Wichita, when the aerospace and business aircraft industries were booming.
Italy is preparing an emergency bridge loan to keep Alitalia going, in hopes of finding a buyer, after employees derailed the carrier’s turnaround plan by rejecting a labor agreement.
JetBlue Airways sees a partial solution to the looming maintenance-technician workforce shortage in its in-house apprentice program, an executive with the airline told Aviation Daily.
Air New Zealand is facing the prospect of delivery delays for its first Airbus A321neos, due to production issues that are also affecting other customers.
United Airlines’ technical operation is focusing on five pillars in 2017 to gain better operational reliability and more flexibility, Mike Arata, United’s managing director of fleet engineering, said at the airline’s briefing at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas conference here.
Southwest Airlines is keeping a close eye on the used-parts market, and may ramp up its spares stock if Boeing 737NG part-outs pick up, and prices on harvested parts begin to fall.
Southwest Airlines is replacing its 737-300 fleet with a combination of used 737-300s, new -800s and -8 aircraft. The -300 fleet will be retired by the end of September.
Thailand is planning to make U-Tapao International Airport a third airport for Bangkok, as part of an ambitious government plan to beef up infrastructure in the eastern part of the country.
After 38 years of flying, Doreen Welsh, a flight attendant on board US Airways Flight 1549, heard the three words she had trained for all of her career: “Brace for impact.”
An increasing amount of opportunities to be affiliated with “bigger” maintenance, repair and overhaul providers could potentially arise for EgyptAir Engineering & Maintenance over the next decade, according to Chairman Hisham Nasser.
Ride-hailing giant Uber planes to launch in-demand electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air-taxi service in Dallas and Dubai in 2020, and has selected partners for development of the technology and infrastructure.
AFI KLM has successfully conducted a series of correlation tests on a GEnx-1B engine, marking the expansion of its in-house capabilities for the engine type.
Pratt & Whitney's EngineWise is designed to provide more predictive and responsive solutions to customers, said Eva Azoulay, vice president for engine services.
JetBlue Airways has changed 11 Airbus A321neo deliveries in 2018 to 11 A321ceo deliveries, and is deferring the delivery of another 13 Airbus aircraft.
Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost, A3, has unveiled the first branded module under its Transpose project to develop reconfigurable cabins for commercial aircraft.
