Aviation Daily

United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new, five-year contract, which will go to the union’s membership for a vote.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The British government needs to be “relatively bold” in order to attract investment from business and stabilize the uncertainty caused by the country’s decision to leave the EU, or “Brexit,” according to U.K. aerospace trade organization ADS.
Air Transport

Egyptian investigators said some parts from the front section of EgyptAir Flight MS 804 “showed signs of high-temperature damage and soot” after they were recovered from the Mediterranean seabed.
Air Transport

A portable gaming simulator designed to aid European airports in creating an optimal collaborative environment is also helping officials figure out how to keep the facility functioning when everything goes wrong.
Air Transport

United Airlines flight attendants’ union leaders have unanimously backed the terms of a proposed five-year labor contract that will now be sent to rank-and-file flight attendants for a ratification vote.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The British government has again delayed a decision on future expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport as a result of the fallout from the U.K.’s decision to leave the EU, or “Brexit.”
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Materials and special-manufacturing giant Alcoa will be the sole supplier of proprietary wing skins and fuselage sheet to Embraer for its E2 family of jet airliners, under a multiyear $470 million contract unveiled June 30.
Air Transport

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By Karen Walker
Bombardier has delivered the first C Series aircraft, to Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines, at ceremonies at Mirabel, Quebec.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is boosting its turboprop regional fleet, and is also adding a widebody aircraft flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Kuala Lumpur.
Air Transport

The death toll from the June 28 terrorist attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST) has risen to 41 people, with more than 200 injured, according to Turkish officials.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International made its expected CEO transition plan official late June 28, announcing Darius Adamczyk, the newly installed president and chief operating officer, will succeed current chief executive Dave Cote on March 31, 2017.
Air Transport

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International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh is clearly fed up with the wave of air traffic controllers’ (ATC) strikes in Europe, and believes their impact is worse than the U.K.’s vote June 23 to leave the EU, or “Brexit.”
Air Transport

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) said it has found Venezuela’s National Assembly “receptive” to requests to repatriate airline revenues trapped in that country. But no solution can be found until the executive branch of the Venezuelan government concurs.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
U.K. long-haul, low-cost startup People Over Profit (POP) has named a series of destinations in India and Bangladesh which it is considering, if its funding drive is successful.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Embraer plans to spend any time gained from an earlier-than-expected first flight for the E190-E2 to make sure the aircraft is ready to enter service, executives said during a company briefing here ahead of the Farnborough International airshow.

U.S. government representatives will meet in Washington on July 18 with their counterparts from the United Arab Emirates, and on July 25 with Qatari officials, to discuss aviation policy.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Saab Group is exploring the potential of using augmented reality with its remote air traffic control tower, which could help alert air traffic controllers to hazards and incoming aircraft.
Air Transport

FedEx has amended its request to provide scheduled Miami–Havana cargo flights in favor of serving another city in Cuba.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet entered service June 28, 14 years after its development was launched and 18 months after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) certified the type as airworthy.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Fallout from the U.K.’s pending exit from the European Union is contributing to Asian airlines’ concerns about global market conditions.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
An Atlanta-based aircraft-modifications specialist is close to earning FAA approval for Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 flammability reduction systems, to would give operators an alternative to inerting systems offered as part of a push to meet an FAA mandate.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Molly McMillin
Tom Gentile, the incoming CEO of leading commercial aerostructures and engine parts giant Spirit AeroSystems, is so unassuming that a stranger can literally bump into him alone in the halls of the company’s headquarters here and receive an unnecessary apology.
Air Transport

Airlines will continue operating under the same regulations, at least in the near-to-medium term, despite the U.K.’s vote June 23 to leave the EU, or “Brexit,” experts say. However, travel demand could be affected by economic and political uncertainty over the next few months.
Air Transport