Aftermarket parts specialist Heico Corp. said the Boeing 737 MAX’s prolonged grounding is likely helping its bottom line, but the benefits are hard to quantify and may be offset by lost opportunities linked to the related production slowdown.
After more than two decades at the head of Ireland-based LCC Ryanair, Michael O’Leary has exchanged his role as CEO of the airline for a similar position at parent company Ryanair Holdings.
Lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine the “potentially anti-competitive” restrictions some carriers place on third-party price comparison websites.
Japanese aviation authorities have revealed how many of the new slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport will be allocated to various international markets, although for the most part specific routes are yet to be announced.
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is confident technical issues with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofans are being adequately addressed but will not hesitate to take drastic actions if the growing number of incidents related to two issues does not subside as fixes are rolled out, the agency said.
Aigle Azur has been placed in receivership and is open to offers from potential buyers, but operations are set to continue as it seeks to secure its future.
Cathay Pacific is implementing new inspection protocols and taking some staff off flight duties as it continues to investigate how oxygen bottles were emptied on three of its aircraft in recent weeks.
EASA executive director Patrick Ky said there is “still a lot of work to be performed” before Europe’s aviation safety authority will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to flight and criticized the way the FAA has allowed Boeing to “auto-certify” the aircraft.
FRANKFURT - Norwegian is moving ahead with drastic proposals to ensure sufficient liquidity over the coming winter. The low-cost carrier is requesting an extension of around two years for the maturity of two bonds and is negotiating better terms with aircraft lessors. The airline said it is “executing on its strategic plan from growth to profitability and cash generation” and wants to “ensure successful operations and adequate liquidity headroom.”
Sept. 4-7—Regional Airline Association (RAA) 44th Annual Convention, Music City Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, https://www.raa.org/convention/
Delta Air Lines pilots are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to review the Delta-Aeroméxico transborder joint venture, saying the increased U.S. job and career opportunities promised by the alliance have failed to materialize.
South African regional carrier SA Express resumed services Aug. 30 after a 48-hour stoppage—initiated when the country’s airport operator banned the airline from using its facilities because of unpaid debts.
The selection of suppliers for the Russo-Chinese Craic CR929 widebody airliner has slipped beyond 2019, the program’s chief designer from the Russian side Maxim Litvinov told Aviation Daily at the MAKS Air Show taking place near Moscow this week.
Germany’s Volocopter has conducted a test flight at Helsinki International Airport with its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
A coalition of 28 environmental and public-health groups is protesting FAA’s push to provide regulatory relief for the civil supersonic aircraft industry.
