Cost-conscious Norwegian is looking at opening a U.S. crew base either in New York or in Fort Lauderdale, the airline’s CEO Bjoern Kjos says. Norwegian plans to go ahead with the idea once it has taken delivery of its third Boeing 787 in October.
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Putting its Oklahoma operations on the market could be the first major step in Spirit AeroSystems’ effort to re-focus resources on what it does best: playing major roles in maturing, growing Boeing and Airbus airliner programs.
Bristow Helicopters has begun offering the AgustaWestland AW189 to its oil and gas customers in the North Sea region. The company, which has ordered six of the type for the offshore support mission, has been demonstrating the aircraft to customers since July 30 using one of AgustaWestland’s pre-production aircraft at Norwich Airport, U.K., one of the locations where the new aircraft is likely to be based once it enters service in early 2014.
A series of one-off costs—mainly related to restructuring initiatives—have helped push Virgin Australia into the red for the year ending June 30. The carrier will not report its full fiscal year results until Aug. 30, but in its latest guidance it predicts an annual loss of A$95-110 million ($84.5-97.8 million). This is a downgrade from previous guidance, and would represent a significant slide from its A$23 million profit in the previous fiscal year.
A consortium of energy companies is investing in a conversion program to use Boeing 727s in the oil-spill dispersal missions, extending that capability longer distances and potentially speeding response times. Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has contracted U.K.-based T2 Aviation—a consortium of 2Excel Aviation Limited and TAG (Stansted)—to develop an aerial oil spill dispersal system for the three-engined airliner.
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Financially troubled British regional airline Flybe is losing a key executive, as Andrew Knuckey, the airline’s chief financial officer (CFO), announced his resignation Monday. Knuckey will remain on board until a suitable successor has been hired, a statement from Flybe said.
A testbed for future fuel-efficient civil transport and unmanned aircraft with slender, flexible wings has made its first flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, Calif. The X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) has been built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and NASA to test active aeroelastic control technologies for flutter suppression and gust-load alleviation.
The FAA plans to order inspections of LiveTV in-flight entertainment system radomes on certain Boeing 737NGs, after 26 reports of radomes being cracked due to mishandling during installation or maintenance.
An expected bump in air freight demand created in part by two new video game systems and a decline in subsidized one-way flying has Atlas Air bullish on the second half of 2013, company executives report. “Several major products, particularly the [Microsoft] Xbox One and [Sony] PlayStation 4...should drive fairly significant demand for schedule capacity, as well as into the charter market,” Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings President William Flynn said on the company’s quarterly earnings call Aug. 1.
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Airbus has been quick to dismiss the merits of Boeing’s new 787-10 since its launch at the Paris air show in June, a sure sign that the European airframer considers the new aircraft a serious competitor. Another sure sign is this: Airbus plans to launch a new A350 version to go head to head with the -10.
Negotiations between Air France and the six member states of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Cemac)—Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon—on the establishment of Air Cemac are still ongoing, but no concrete results have been achieved. “The extent and form of the partnership with Air France, the timeframe on when Air Cemac would launch as well as the share of Air France in the capital of the new airline are being analyzed and are being discussed with the Air Cemac partners,” Air France tells Aviation Week.
Prospects for abundant and inexpensive natural gas have aircraft manufacturers reassessing the options for future fuels, particularly for the military where both energy security and affordability could trump any desire to reduce emissions by moving away from fossil fuels.
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New airline rules for first officers instituted Aug. 1 will increase pressure on flight-training providers to devise more innovative and affordable solutions to building hours. At a minimum, freshman first officers will need 1,500 hr. flight time for an Air Transport Pilot rating, up from 250 hr. and a commercial rating, with fewer hours required for military pilots or those with an aviation degree.
The prospects for widebody fleet renewal and growth at Iberia—including 44 new-generation aircraft—have improved, after the airline significantly reduced its second-quarter operating loss. The Spanish unit of International Airlines Group (IAG) reported an operating loss before exceptional items of €35 million ($46.5 million) in the quarter ended June 30, an improvement on the €93 million posted in the same period last year and reversing the negative trend of the last 11 quarters.
The Irish government has begun the process of adopting Alternative A of the Cape Town Convention into Irish law, in order to enhance and protect the country’s position in aircraft finance and leasing. Ireland was one of the first signatories of the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Equipment Protocol, which came into force in 2006.
Lufthansa’s CFO Simone Menne says Europe’s biggest airline currently sees “no softening of the trends,” as “forward bookings indicate further passenger growth.” The statement applies to the carrier’s long-haul business as well as European services, large parts of which were transferred to lower-cost subsidiary Germanwings on July 1.
