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Qatar Airways will not bring its Airbus A380 to the Farnborough Air Show due to “certain issues affecting the interior of the cabin which were

Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) plan to serve the U.S. is facing fresh opposition from another airline union and eight members of the Georgia congressional delegation.

Boeing alone could face “long-term credit risks” if the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), the official export credit agency of America, is not

Faced with record aircraft retirements, industry is embracing standards for recycling parts and materials, but work remains to boost both awareness of

Swedish transportation officials have approved the country’s air navigation provider, LFV, to begin using a Saab-built remote tower for takeoff and

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SINGAPORE — Garuda Indonesia has narrowed down potential bidders to two “credible, strategic investors” for a major stake in its Citilink LCC

The flagship demonstration under Europe’s Clean Sky civil aeronautics research program is entering the hardware stage, aiming for first flight of the Airbus A340-300-based laminar flow wing demonstrator by the end 2016. “The laminar-wing flagship will fly in 2016. It is in the hardware production phase and we have a strong commitment from Airbus to keep to schedule,” says Eric Dautriat, executive director of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking managing the €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) public-private partnership.

FAA has granted Rockwell Collins an initial supplemental type certificate (STC) for the company’s 757/767 flight deck display retrofit, the company

The FAA is continuing to make progress toward the completion of its En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) deployment, and the final sites are

Air France-KLM has warned that its 2014 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) will be lower than initially expected. The airline group expects EBITDA to come in at €2.2-2.3 billion ($3-$3.1 billion). It had earlier predicted €2.5 billion.

Westjet Airlines plans to take delivery of four used widebody aircraft as soon as fall 2015 that it would initially deploy between Alberta, Canada

SAN FRANCISCO - United Airlines, seeking to cut costs, will outsource 637 customer-service and baggage-handling jobs at 12 airports, while bringing

Top Five Domestic City Pairs April 2013 - March 2014 No. Origin Airport Destination Airport Passengers (000)

Lufthansa and Air China should begin a joint venture between China and Europe as early as this year’s winter schedule, giving improved market access to the German airline and cooperation with a competitive partner to the Chinese carrier. The two Star Alliance airlines also propose to collaborate more closely in maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

Although a move to satellite-based navigation is a fundamental tenet of NextGen, the FAA says it will keep at least one legacy ground-based instrument

Boeing is braced for temporary disruption to its busy 737 production system in Renton after a train carrying six fuselages from Spirit Aerosystems in

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By returning to its roots as a regional feeder carrier and investing in larger jets, Republic Airways should be well positioned for future

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris said that June capacity outstripped traffic, but the carrier also reported a strong increase in the number of onboard passengers compared with last year. Volaris reported traffic, measured in revenue passenger-miles (RPM), rose 11% from June 2013. Broken down into international and domestic, Volaris reported a 23% rise in international traffic and a 7% rise in domestic traffic. Capacity, measured in available seat-miles (ASM), rose 12% system-wide, 9% domestic and 22% international.

KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia — Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) is increasing production rates of its Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jet, but growing

FAA, responding to last year’s fatal Boeing 747-400 freighter accident at Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield, is revising its decade-old guidance on air

Norwegian Air International Can’t Fly Above the Law By Captain Lee Moak, President, Air Line Pilots Association “No man is above the law,” said U.S

Norwegian Air International Can’t Fly Above the Law By Captain Lee Moak, President, Air Line Pilots Association “No man is above the law,” said U.S

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_08_2014_cht1.pdf Size of Reporting U.K. Airports, May 2013 - April 2014 2014 2013 Airport Name IATA Terminal Passengers (000) % of passengers at all airports Terminal Passengers (000) % of passengers at all airports HEATHROW LHR 72,799,755 31.5 70,230,918 31.8 GATWICK LGW 36,285,967 15.7 34,260,015 15.5