An intergovernmental agreement has endorsed development of a proposed Russo-Chinese widebody airliner, defining the program as an equal partnership between United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and Comac.
The uncontained failure of the Pratt & Whitney PW1524G engine that substantially damaged Bombardier’s C Series CS100 prototype in May 2014 was triggered by the failure of a Teflon seal in the oil system, according to a Transport Safety Board of Canada report.
Leaders of transportation panels in the U.S. Congress say they have reached agreement on a bipartisan extension of the FAA’s authorization through Sept.
Bombardier would not have to develop a new, larger wing for the C Series, should it decide to stretch the aircraft further, Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said here.
Europe’s two largest LCCs reported strong passenger growth in June, despite a rift of strikes by French air traffic controllers (ATC) and uncertainly caused by the U.K.’s vote to leave the EU, or “Brexit.”
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) later this year will test so-called “automated” passenger screening lanes at four major U.S. airports.
Virgin Australia has revealed that its Tigerair LCC subsidiary will phase out all of its Airbus A320s over the next three years and replace them with Boeing 737s.
Orders for large new commercial aircraft may have slowed during the first half of 2016, but the large backlogs the airframers are sitting on remain solid, according to a new Deloitte analysis.
Switzerland’s business aviation sector is poised for further growth, as long as capacity and regulatory issues do not stifle potential, industry players gathered for the first Business Aviation National Forum in Switzerland said.
Vueling has committed to adding six Airbus A320-family aircraft and hiring an additional 30 pilots to sort out its operational problems. Those have led to multiple cancellations and delays of more than 12 hours at its main base at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) since June 30.
The Transportation Department (DOT) by the end of 2018 will decide how much warning time airlines must provide to consumers before changing frequent-flier program terms and conditions.
The city of Qingdao, China, is offering airlines up to 80,000 yuan ($12,000) per flight for newly opened international air services to Asia, while also financially encouraging off-peak use of its airport.
LONDON—Greek carrier Aegean Airlines and Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal have become the latest airlines to join the lobbying group Airlines for Europe (A4E). &nbs
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer, Antonov has begun upgrading the engines of its An-124 Ruslan heavy lifters in a bid to reduce noise levels and emissions.
Ahead of midyear reports to Wall Street by public companies, and on the heels of Britain’s “Brexit” vote to leave the EU, analysts and consultants covering the aerospace and defense (A&D) sectors see a general slowdown in business activity.
