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The Chinese government likes to make neat plans. One of the neatest is the policy of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) that the country should have three major state airlines, based widely apart, and that each should turn its home airport into its single major hub.
US Airways’ planned merger with AMR Corp. has, as expected, been approved by the company’s shareholders. The vote, cast Friday after the company’s annual general meeting in New York, returned a more than 99% approval of the deal, which must still be approved by AMR’s bankruptcy court and U.S. regulators. The two airlines expect the merger to be finalized in the third quarter.
Efforts to reshape and morph the avionics and air traffic management portfolios of Thales Aviation Solutions could put the U.S. arm of the French company in a better position to win work on upcoming FAA and Boeing platforms. The evolution is part of a broader company review launched by Thales Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy after he stepped into the top position in December. Levy asked executives to come up with ways to increase growth and profitability, in part by creating value for customers.
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The power of carbon fiber is bringing engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce back to composites more than four decades after it learned one of the harshest lessons in aerospace about the risks in being first with a new technology.
While NTSB investigators look closely into the actions of the flight crew for potential causes behind the July 6 Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER accident, safety experts working on the other side of the cockpit door are already learning valuable new design lessons for crash survivability.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 was severely damaged by fire at London Heathrow Airport on Friday, although the fire does not appear to be connected with the lithium-ion battery problems which grounded all 787s earlier this year. The fire, understood to have broken out shortly before 5 p.m., occurred while the aircraft was parked on a remote stand in the western part of the airport prior to the scheduled 9 p.m. departure of the airline’s flight ET701 to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
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The acting deputy commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service stood fast on the Obama administration’s position to establish a preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport during a July 10 congressional hearing on the issue.
An NTSB “go-team” from the agency's Washington headquarters is conducting an on-site investigation of the July 7 crash of a turbine-powered de Havilland Otter that claimed 10 lives during a failed takeoff from Soldotna Airport in Alaska. The charter flight, operated by Rediske Air Inc., of nearby Nikiski, was bound for a lodge across the Cook Inlet when the accident occurred. Soldotna is on the Kenai Peninsula, about 80 mi. southwest of Anchorage.
The FAA has finalized its new first officer qualification rules, opting to give more credit to some flying—including military experience—compared to the draft version of the rule, while staying within the parameters of its congressional mandate.
Eurocontrol says Europe faces a “significant” airport capacity crunch in the next 20 years, despite slower air traffic growth, and identifies the lack of capacity as one of the five principal challenges for European aviation through to 2035.
Hawaiian Airlines has put another important piece of its Asian network strategy in place with a new code-share accord with China Airlines on flights out of Taipei. Hawaiian began its three-times-weekly service from Honolulu to Taipei this week. In March, the carrier’s CEO, Mark Dunkerley, told Aviation Week that Hawaiian was working on plans to partner with an airline in Taipei. That partner is China Airlines, and their agreement will see them code-sharing on Honolulu-Taipei services, as well as on flights beyond Taipei.
More than anything else, SACC—an Avic unit in Shenyang dedicated to the civil market—has gained communication skills in its recent work with Western contractors on such programs as the Bombardier Q400 and CSeries, as well as the Comac C919, says President Yang Lei.
EasyJet has firmed an order for 35 Airbus A320 and 100 A320NEO aircraft, and placed purchase right on an additional 100 NEOs, after shareholders approved the deal yesterday at an extraordinary general meeting. “The vote in favor of our new fleet arrangements will allow EasyJet to continue its successful strategy of modest, profitable growth and sustainable returns for our shareholders,” says John Barton, chairman of the U.K.-based carrier.
Bombardier is boosting its aftermarket support network in Africa, tapping customer Ethiopian Airlines as an authorized Q400 maintenance provider and adding both parts distribution and customer support out of Johannesburg. The Ethiopian agreement will cover both Q400 line and heavy maintenance and is expected to be in place by September, Bombardier says.
