Termination of the contract could force Airbus to shut down the A380 program, a move the manufacturer seriously considered before securing the latest commitment from the type’s—by far—largest customer.
General Electric (GE) has no plans to sell its market-leading aircraft leasing unit, GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), despite a slew of potential bidders, the troubled industrial giant’s relatively new chief executive said Jan. 31.
Four aircraft retrofit specialists—EAD Aerospace, Envoy Aerospace, Etihad Airways Engineering and Lufthansa Technik—announced Jan. 30 the signing of an MOU to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA).
Airbus is investigating a cyberattack on its commercial aircraft business in which the attackers gained unauthorized access to employee contact information.
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR plans to capitalize on the turmoil affecting its main competitor, Bombardier, by positioning itself as the only company in the sector that can guarantee its products’ longevity.
Ryanair is in talks to open a base at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France, marking the potential next step in a strategy unveiled by the Irish LCC a year ago to expand its presence in the French market.
While higher fuel prices weakened Japan Airlines (JAL) profits for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2018, recent easing in fuel price forecasts have helped prompt the carrier to raise its profit outlook.
FAA and EASA have agreed to grant extensions to scores of dual-certified repair stations with certificate expiration dates in early 2019, ensuring that the recent U.S. government shutdown will not hold up routine renewals.
Korean Air is estimating a substantial annual loss for 2018, as revenue improvements were outweighed by currency depreciation costs and higher fuel prices.
Boeing is embedding more employees at factory sites of engine-maker CFM and its suppliers as the aircraft OEM tries to help its supply chain overcome narrowbody production rate ramp issues.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has concluded there was no engine failure following a Jan. 17 incident in which both engines on a Boeing 787-8 shut down after it landed at Osaka International Airport, Japan.
Following Ryanair’s acquisition of Austria-based LaudaMotion, the Irish LCC sees the potential to add more airlines to its current group of three carriers.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Danish regional aircraft leasing specialist Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), finalizing a deal that was first announced in October 2018.
A Chinese company has applied to operate as a cargo airline based in the north-central city Zhengzhou, where the government is striving to build an air-freight industry.
China’s Hainan Airlines and its subsidiary carriers received CNY667 million ($99 million) in government support in 2018, primarily as subsidies for aviation services.
Hawaiian Airlines is planning to invest in a range of product and service initiatives in 2019, as it faces another year of competitive pressure in key markets.
Supersonic transports (SSTs) under development could produce substantial noise pollution throughout projected global route networks and pose major challenges for aviation carbon-emissions reduction efforts within two decades if new environmental standards are not introduced, an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) study concludes.
