British Airways (BA) claims to be the first carrier in Europe to let passengers use their personal electronic devices (PED) throughout all flight phases. Beginning Dec. 19, BA passengers were able to use their handheld electronic devices during taxi, take-off and landing, so long as they are set to flight mode. BA said it secured clearance for the policy change from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after demonstrating that it complies with all existing safety rules and regulations.
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Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Indonesia’s Garuda have signed a code-share deal, and both carriers will launch flights next year between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Jakarta supporting the new agreement. The two airlines already have flights between Tokyo Narita and Jakarta, and these flights will remain when the new Haneda flights begin, an ANA spokesman tells Aviation Week. ANA won more Haneda slots after a recent government allocation, and Garuda will use a slot that had been allocated for Indonesian carriers.
North American airlines increased their passenger numbers at a slower pace than the world average but their 83.1% seat load factor remains the highest of all regions and almost 4 percentage points above the global average, according to preliminary figures for scheduled commercial services for 2013 released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Lawmakers across Capitol Hill are introducing legislation that, if enacted, would ban passengers from talking on mobile telephones during airline flights in the U.S. Related bills have been announced in the House of Representatives and Senate in recent weeks. While their fate remains unclear so early in the legislative process, the sponsors are powerful lawmakers and the issue is sure to play out in and around efforts to craft a FAA reauthorization bill next year.
Dodging the sequestration bullet somewhat, the U.S. aerospace industry will turn in 18% stronger profits for 2013 despite slightly slower sales, powered by a civil sector rebound which swelled the U.S. aerospace trade surplus to record levels, the Aerospace Industries Association says in its preliminary report card on the sector.
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The first Boeing 747-8F to be powered with the performance improvement package (PIP) version of the GEnx-2B67 has been delivered to Cathay Pacific from the manufacturer’s site in Everett, Wash.
The new chief executive of Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) does not have much experience with airport issues directly beyond traveling through them as a career-long public affairs professional, but Kevin Burke represents a “dynamic” leader necessary to help the organization gear up for an expected FAA reauthorization bill in 2015, according to the organization’s chairman.
Iceland and Denmark are making good progress on a satellite-based surveillance network that will provide the first ATM coverage corridor between Europe and North America, with the first parts expected to be ready for operational use in 2014. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations have been installed in Iceland by air navigation service provider (ANSP) Isavia, while Danish ANSP Naviair is responsible for installing stations in the Faroe Islands and in several locations in Greenland.
Boeing has named Dennis Muilenburg, the current leader of the company’s defense arm, as vice chairman, president and chief operating officer, paving the way for the 49-year-old executive’s eventual move to potentially succeed Boeing’s chairman, president and CEO Jim McNerney. The leadership reshuffle sees two top executives advance to the level of vice chairmen, the appointment of a company president and chief operating officer and the naming of new leaders for Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Boeing Military Aircraft.
Global demand for agricultural aircraft is boosting sales, with Embraer forecasting an increase in Ipanema deliveries this year as it hands over its 1,300th aircraft to Rio Verde, Brazil-based Fort Aviacao Agricola. The Brazilian manufacturer expects to deliver 70 Ipanemas this year, up from 66 in 2012 and 58 a year earlier. The single-engine aircraft has been in production for more than 40 years.
Luxembourg has moved a step closer to selling its 35% Cargolux stake to China’s Henan Civil Aviation and Investment Co. (HNCA), after the all-cargo carrier’s board approved a commercial tie-up with its would-be owner. “This resolution paves the way for a close and mutually beneficial partnership between Cargolux and the airline’s future Chinese investor,” said Cargolux in a statement.
Comac has decided or is close to deciding to use large amounts of aluminum-lithium alloy in the structure of its C919 narrowbody airliner, maintaining a quota of advanced materials despite the decision not to use carbon fiber for the center wing box.
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Jazz Aviation parent Chorus Aviation, looking to diversify a revenue stream almost entirely dependent on Air Canada, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with GA Telesis to launch a regional aircraft component and spares support venture. The deal, announced Dec. 13, would combine Jazz’s experience supporting its own fleet with GA Telesis’s expertise in providing components and spare parts to maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) companies. The venture would start out focusing on Q400s but has eyes on backing legacy Bombardier Dash 8s as well as CRJs.
China Airlines will set up a budget airline with the brand of Singapore Airlines affiliate Tigerair, with the aim of beginning operations at the end of 2014. “The network will cover major destinations in Northeast and Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, China and Taiwan,” China Airlines says.
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U.S. senators Tuesday morning approved a key procedural move that clears the way for the upper chamber to pass the so-called Ryan-Murray budget compromise and — assuming there are no differences from the House's version — allow th measure to go the White House to become law.
Australian regional carrier Brindabella Airlines has gone into receivership and suspended flights indefinitely, a collapse prompted by safety authorities grounding most of its fleet last week for inspections. KordaMentha, the company appointed receiver on Dec. 15, says it is “calling for immediate expressions of interest in the sale of the business,” although it stresses that the carrier will not operate while the sale is conducted. Based in the Australian capital Canberra, Brindabella operates a fleet of 12 turboprops.
London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been identified as possible sites for new runways to boost airport capacity around London. In an interim report, published Dec. 17, the Airports Commission put on ice options for a new-build airport in the Thames Estuary due to the high cost — beginning at £112 billion ($182 billion) — and because it presented “many challenges and uncertainties.”
