Cathay Pacific Airways says lower oil prices have been a factor in the continuing weakness of the cargo market, as the trend has made it more economically viable for airlines to operate older aircraft such as Boeing 747-400Fs.
Malaysia’s main airport authority reports it is making substantial progress in addressing ground stability issues at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
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Swedish investigators say key flight-control parameters, including pitch angle and roll angle, appear to have been corrupted in the final seconds before the crash of a Bombardier CRJ200 freighter on Jan. 8.
Gogo will expand into China for the first time as part of a proposed deal announced on March 14 with Shareco Technologies, a Beijing-based connectivity company that has contracts with more than 10 Chinese airlines.
Times are once again good for mainline pilots, and business is strong enough that many do not want to waste time on petty squabbles. As a result, pilots at all four major U.S. carriers have either recently gained substantial pay increases, or expect to soon.
French aerospace and defense company Safran is looking at “potential options” for its security division after announcing plans to sell off its airport explosives detection business.
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have joined forces in their quest to start using biofuel, and the new arrangement could result in a combined supply deal.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand its Canadian aerostructures operation, potentially bringing in work on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and from another original equipment manufacturer to augment assembly operations for neighboring Bombardier.
Thai Airways President Charamporn Jotikasthira says the airline is halfway through a three-year restructuring program and aims at “sustainable growth” and a return to the U.S. in 2017.
Nearly one year after the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps, the country’s air accident investigation bureau, BEA, is making several recommendations that are geared to better protect passengers from pilots with suicidal tendencies.
Indian LCC IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, marking the beginning of the next phase of its growth and becoming the first A320neo operator in India.
Air New Zealand and United Airlines have confirmed they will form a revenue-sharing partnership on transpacific routes after United launches its flight to Auckland in July.
