The European Commission (EC) has approved a broad set of new mandates calling for operators of airliners flying in remote and oceanic regions to implement performance-based flight tracking and to upgrade hardware.
The possibility of another delay to the delivery of the MRJ regional jet has been foreshadowed by prime contractor Mitsubishi Aircraft and its major shareholder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
China Postal Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) variants and seven Boeing 757-200s for cargo conversion, amidst intensifying competition in the Chinese express-delivery market.
La Paz, Bolivia-based carrier Linea Aerea Amaszonas is focused on expanding outside its home country by forming new airlines, Executive President Sergio de Urioste told Aviation Daily.
Brussels Airlines and a number of its partners in the Star Alliance are analyzing how to capitalize on Jet Airways’ decision to close its hub at Brussels Airport at the end of March.
The start of operations has been delayed for Hongtu Airlines, a narrowbody carrier that will serve the local tourism and international freight markets from its base in Kunming in southwestern China.
Norwegian Air Shuttle continues to drive its transatlantic expansion and will launch a new service from London Gatwick Airport to Oakland International Airport.
The U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry bounced back from an early year slowdown in orders and monthly backlogs to get into position again to break production records this year, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) reported Dec. 15 at the organization’s annual forecast and year-end review luncheon.
The government of Luxembourg has sold its 13% stake in Luxair to Delfin, a Luxembourg-based holding company controlled by Italian business family Del Vecchio.
PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, will not finish the process of evaluating whether the facility should permit jets—a development that almost certainly will keep Porter Airlines from flying Bombardier CS100s at its main hub for the foreseeable future.
60 Years Ago Dec. 14, 1955 —The U.S. Post Office continued experimenting with delivering mail by air for 3¢, after the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that “carrying ordinary first-class mail by air is within the statutory authority of Postmaster General and is authorized by law.” 36 Years Ago
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Dec. 14-16—ACI-NA/ACC Planning & NEPA Workshop, Washington, D.C., http://www.aci-na.org/event/6455 Jan. 4-8, 2016—AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California, www.aiaa-scitech.org/GNC/
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.awin.aviationweek.com/events Jan. 21-22, 2016—MRO Latin America, Lima, Peru. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. Mar. 3, 2016—Laureate Awards, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
Virgin Atlantic Airways is adding a new dimension to the well-established practice of secondary slot trading at London Heathrow Airport, by borrowing against its valuable slot portfolio at the airport.
Egypt’s investigator-in-charge for the Metrojet Airbus A321 accident says his committee has not received “information indicating unlawful interference” or a “terrorist act” in the Oct. 31. crash, contradicting assertions made by Russia’s Federal Security Police in mid-November that “a self-made explosive device equivalent of up to 1 kg of TNT” had been set off on board.
SkyTeam alliance partners Delta Air Lines and KLM are launching a new codeshare program with Jet Airways, the Indian airline that is 24% owned by Gulf carrier Etihad Airways.
A detailed study of more than 900 unmanned-aircraft sightings reported to the FAA by pilots and air traffic controllers has concluded that 90 involved encounters with commercial aircraft close enough to meet the agency’s definition of a near midair collision.
Honeywell says it will begin offering a traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS)-coupled autopilot option as part of a Primus Epic avionics-suite upgrade that will be available within the next two years.
