Rising demand for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM is the key reason for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) setting up an advanced factory at Nagasaki to exclusively build the combustor for the engine, which is used on the Airbus A320neo family.
Embraer’s board of directors has elected Antonio Carlos Garcia to be the company’s new finance chief, replacing outgoing CFO Nelson Salgado, who will take over as the Brazilian manufacturer’s chief operating officer Jan. 1, 2020.
Indonesian LCC Lion Air has discovered cracks on two of its Boeing 737NGs, each aircraft having fewer than the 22,000 flight cycles stipulated by FAA’s threshold for inspection since cracks were discovered on other airlines’ aircraft.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is revising downwards its capacity planning for the next three years as it looks at ways to bring more functions up to the group level from its operating entities.
Cathay Pacific has decided to divert half of the group’s Airbus A321neo orders to its subsidiary Hong Kong Express, representing a major vote of confidence in the newly-acquired LCC.
Following a 14-month designation process, the FAA approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS flights within an 8 x 4-mi. section of airspace near Griffiss International Airport.
Nine European finance ministers have called on the incoming European Commission for progress on a Europe-wide aviation tax as part of efforts to reduce the airline industry’s environmental impact.
Former Boeing executive Roei Ganzarski, CEO of electric motor developer MagniX, has also become chairman of electric aircraft startup Eviation Aircraft.
Travelers are increasingly considering airlines’ sustainability efforts when they select a carrier, attendees at a conference on aviation’s environmental impact were warned.
Irish LCC Ryanair reportedly has withdrawn three of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft from service after the discovery of cracks located between the aircraft’s fuselage and wing.
Facing intense competition from LCCs in Vienna and rising fuel prices, Austrian Airlines saw a steep drop in earnings for the first nine months of 2019 and warned of a possible loss for the financial year.
After a period of accelerated expansion, Finnair said it will now focus on growing “in line with the market, targeting sustainable and profitable growth” as the airline updated its 2020-2025 strategy.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says its timetable to fix problems found in the TEN version of the Trent 1000 engine will be delayed after evaluations revealed that proposed modifications would not deliver a “sufficient level” of enhanced durability.
A senior Air China executive lamented falling air passenger volumes between the U.S. and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.
Spirit Aerosystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly increases and broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through principal customer Boeing.
The ground collision between two Airbus A330s in October 2018 at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport could have left one of them taking off with a damaged tail cone and horizontal stabilizer, if it were not for the vigilance of a towing vehicle driver, according to an investigation report by the French BEA.
Faced with declining profit margins, Lufthansa Group is making cuts to fleet investments while accelerating aircraft retirements and cost reduction measures.
Emirates Airline saw its net profit nearly quadruple in the first half (H1) of its fiscal year but warned that stiff competition would put pressure on the aviation industry in the second half.
FAA says the second phase of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) will test technologies to remotely identify drones in high-density airspace.
Communications service provider Sitaonair and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an MOU to study the feasibility of space-based very high frequency (VHF) radio voice communications.
