The FAA, in its latest step to end a 25-year run of General Electric CF6-80C2 in-service fire risks tied to fuel manifolds, proposes adding repetitive inspections and parts replacements to an existing list of mandates. The proposed rule, published Friday, would require operators to replace loop clamps at designated intervals that vary based on several factors.
Declaring a truce of sorts, a coalition formed to oppose airlines’ plans to work together on a new data-transmission standard for fares, fees and product information is now withdrawing an objection it filed with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) last year, and vowing to work with airlines to help define the new standard.
A U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) decision to deny a code-sharing application by Air Serbia—previously Jat Airways—has won the praise of Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), but could serve as only a short-term victory considering parent owner Etihad Airways’ expansion plans.
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Russia’s commercial air traffic reached a record level in 2013 as its domestic airlines carried 84.4 million passengers, the country’s Federal Air Transport Agency reports. This is more than one million passengers above the level for the year expected by Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov in November, and also 14% ahead of the prior year's pace, when Russian airlines carried 74 million passengers.
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Etihad Airways is expected to announce a new U.S. codeshare agreement this week, marking its third North American partnership after Air Canada and American Airlines. “We will make an announcement in America, with a U.S. airline,” Etihad President James Hogan told Aviation Week affiliate Air Transport World in Zurich on the sidelines of the Etihad Regional launch event. He declined to comment on the identity of the new partner, adding only that the deal would be revealed during this week.
Several regional airlines have contacted Etihad Airways to see if they can conclude a deal similar to that made by Lugano-based Darwin Airlines and start operating as Etihad Regional affiliates, Etihad’s president and CEO James Hogan says.
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General Electric aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) confirmed a 2013 order previously listed as coming from an unidentified customer for 40 737s split evenly between the MAX and 737-800 versions. Carrying a list-price value of $3.9 billion, the order hikes GECAS commitment for the 737 MAX to 95 aircraft and the current-production 737 family to 387, making it the most for both models by any leasing company in the leasing industry.
Strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results are a sign of things to come at Delta Air Lines, its executives believe, as key developments—including strong business traveler bookings and a favorable response to the carrier’s joint venture with Virgin Atlantic—have executives bullish on 2014.
China has begun flight testing a high-bypass ratio turbofan that will greatly improve the performance of the Y-20 heavy airlifter and potentially power the C919 commercial aircraft. The engine is the WS-20, according to local media that have published photographs of it in the left inboard position of an in-flight Ilyushin Il-76 used as a testbed. WS-20 is believed to be the military name of the powerplant, which has also been called SF-A for civil purposes.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) says its preliminary data shows that 2013 was the “safest year ever recorded” for fatalities on scheduled international passenger and cargo air transport operations for turbojets and turboprops weighing more than 12,500 lb.
BAE Systems won EASA certification to use a 3-D printed part on its BAe 146 regional airliner. The component—a plastic window breather-pipe used as a vent to stop cabin windows from misting—is now being produced by the company using a printing technique known as additive manufacturing.
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Despite a year of turnover within the Transportation Security Administration’s General Aviation branch, TSA has slowly built up the number of approved gateways that provide direct access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and has progressed on other initiatives to increase business aviation operations there.
A European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) order to inspect Airbus A380 belly fairings could disrupt maintenance schedules for about 110 aircraft because of its tight compliance window. The airworthiness directive (AD), issued January 17, mandates checks along the belly fairing leading edge for fatigue cracks and, if necessary, repairs.
