The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says “recent refinements” in satellite ground station parameters and the primary radar track of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 will likely extend the priority search area for the missing Boeing 777-200ER further to the south than previously planned. The potential change in search area is based on new estimates on exactly when the aircraft turned south toward the Indian Ocean from its last known pri
LOS ANGELES and FRANKFURT— Airbus and Pratt & Whitney are believed to be tackling a late-developing certification issue with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan in an attempt to stave off the looming threat of delay to the first flight of the re-engined Airbus A320neo. The aircraft manufacturer, which declines to comment, has targeted September for first flight of the A320neo with the Pratt engine.
Southwest Airlines is continuing its aggressive growth in near-international markets with a new route between Baltimore and San Juan, Costa Rica, the carrier’s first to that country. Daily roundtrip service is expected to begin March 7, 2015, subject to regulatory approval. San Juan will be Southwest’s sixth international destination and the first after the integration of AirTran Airways, expected by year-end.
Air France-KLM is seeking new strategic partnerships in North and Southeast Asia and is eyeing a revenue-share agreement with Etihad Airways under its newly-unveiled Perform 2020 plan. Speaking at Air France-KLM’s Perform 2020 investor briefing in Paris on Sept.
