The application, called Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests (TASAR), resides on an electronic flight bag (EFB) in the cockpit, and takes in a variety of information from the onboard avionics and external sources.
Garuda Indonesia is making progress with a range of efficiency initiatives as it attempts to match its rapid international growth with improved profitability.
A 737 completion center that Boeing has agreed to set up in China with Comac will help the U.S. manufacturer achieve a planned increase in narrowbody aircraft production.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 30-31—NBAA PDP Course: Emergency Response Planning Workshop, Orlando, Florida, https://www.nbaa.org/events/date/ Oct. 30-31—NBAA PDP Course: Management Fundamentals for Flight Departments Workshop, Orlando, Florida, https://www.nbaa.org/events/date/
The FAA has extended through October 2018 its ban on U.S. air carriers from operating in and flying over a large region of eastern and southern Ukraine.
Qantas Airways is the latest carrier to report that its passenger revenue is under pressure, although it still expects a strong profit only slightly below 2015’s result.
Malaysian regulators have released a new set of departure-tax rates that will ensure fees paid by passengers of Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) and AirAsia will be the same on most routes.
Business is brisk in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market—and poised to get even better as demand continues to rise, particularly for products such as inflight entertainment (IFE) systems and cabin equipment.
While Japan’s two major carriers are both experiencing revenue challenges, the effect on profitability is proving to be much more dramatic for Japan Airlines (JAL) than All Nippon Airways (ANA).
Shareholders of Brussels Airlines’ parent company, SN Airholding, have held another round of tense talks to define the future of the Belgian carrier after its full acquisition by Lufthansa.
The high-profile runway overrun by a chartered Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-700 at New York LaGuardia in rainy, foggy, low-overcast conditions Oct. 27 revealed some minor growing pains with the FAA’s new runway contamination protocols.
Boeing’s plans to establish a completion center for the 737 in China in partnership with Comac have progressed with the signing of a framework agreement between the two companies and the government of Zhejiang province, which will host the facility.
Irish regional airline, CityJet and Britain’s Stobart Group—owners of London’s Southend Airport—have signed an agreement paving the way for the airline to open 18 new routes.
The reemerging debate about whether ownership and effective-control rules should be relaxed is a “fake issue,” argues Aeroflot’s deputy CEO for alliances and strategy.
