Collins Aerospace is expanding its assembly facility in Casablanca, Morocco to accommodate recent contract wins on the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 777X programs.
Virgin Australia has announced significant network cuts and the retirement of more of its older aircraft as the company initiates adjustments to improve its financial health.
Norwegian Air Shuttle has raised NOK2.5 billion ($273 million) through a share sale and bond issue, leaving it “fully funded through 2020 and beyond,” the LCC said.
Unsure when the Boeing 737 MAX 8 will return to service, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will retrofit subsidiary SilkAir’s 737-800 aircraft instead as it moves forward with integration into the parent airline.
Principals announced the launch of the Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) on Nov. 6, introducing a new association devoted to advancing the urban air mobility (UAM) industry.
Airlines worldwide are on track to submit their first full year of emissions data under ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), although some regulators have been slow to react to the new rules.
American Airlines and Qantas Airways have implemented their joint venture (JV) covering flying between the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, the companies announced in a Nov. 1 filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Package carrier UPS and pharmacy giant CVS on Nov. 5 said they completed the first moneymaking deliveries of medical prescriptions to customers by drone.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s testimony last week before a U.S. House panel raised “a litany of new questions” about the development of the 737 MAX, two top committee members said in a letter to House lawmakers.
Air France-KLM detailed plans to simplify its fleet as part of a new long-term strategy to better compete in a tough European airline industry operating environment.
Hundreds of high school educators plan to attend a two-day aviation STEM symposium in Denver to help build aviation curriculum and promote aviation careers.
The UK and Switzerland are each planning to launch their own emissions trading systems (ETS), linked with the European Union ETS, despite industry calls for a joined-up international approach under ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme (CORSIA).
The European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) has established a working group to develop standards for counter-drone systems that can be used by airports and air traffic control authorities.
The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX is having a modest but “not insignificant” impact on air traffic in Europe, according to Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management on the continent.
Cebu Pacific Airways has firmed an order for 16 Airbus A330-900s, solidifying the wide-body portion of an MOU the Philippines-based LCC signed at the Paris Air Show in June.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is launching a cost-cutting initiative in response to a weaker revenue environment that contributed to a half-year profit decline.
