Members of the U.S. Congress and airport stakeholders reacted with apprehension to reports that TSA will divert hundreds of agents from airports to the U.S. southwestern border with Mexico to deal with a surge of migrant crossings.
German express cargo startup CargoLogic Germany has taken delivery of two converted Boeing 737-400F freighters and is working to secure its air operator’s certificate (AOC).
UK LCC easyJet reported a widened first-half fiscal 2019 loss but said it was better prepared for expected air traffic controller (ATC)-related disruption in European skies over the peak summer period.
Acquiring Air Transat would accelerate Air Canada’a push into leisure destinations and add to already dominant positions in several markets, notably its home turf and Europe, and cuts off a potential target for competitor WestJet.
Boeing has edged closer to returning the grounded 737 MAX fleet to service by completing development of the proposed package of changes for the aircraft’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), as well as associated simulator and training testing.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed charges with the U.S. National Mediation Board (NMB) against Delta Air Lines, alleging that the carrier’s anti-union activities violate Delta flight attendants and ramp employees’ right to unionize “free from interference, influence or coercion exercised by the carrier.”
RATP Group, the company running Paris’ public transport system, has signed agreements with Airbus to study the use of urban air mobility systems in the city.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet replacement plan will most likely exclude large twin-widebody aircraft, Austrian CFO Wolfgang Jani told Aviation Daily.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said it wants to become a “super tier-one” supplier in commercial aviation—a contractor whose capability is closer to building a complete aircraft.
An urban air traffic management (UATM) system is needed to bridge the gap between conventional air traffic control and future autonomous ATM, EmbraerX said.
The average net earnings for Asia Pacific’s 25 main carriers fell a little more than 50% year-over-year (YOY) in 2018, reflecting “significantly higher jet fuel prices, adverse currency movements and rising pressures on non-fuel cost items,” the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said May 16.
Thai Airways reported a steep drop in profits for the March quarter, although the airline is also moving closer to gaining approval for a major aircraft order.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao ordered an immediate suspension May 15 of all passenger and cargo operations between U.S. and Venezuelan airports, citing “deteriorating conditions” in Venezuela that “threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft and crew.”
As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders prepare to meet again at the White House next week to discuss a path forward for a possible, major infrastructure package, the question of how to pay for investments in roads, bridges, airports, and other needs looms in the background.
FAA leadership sees the upcoming meeting of regulators discussing the Boeing 737 MAX return-to-flight approval process as a key step towards restoring global aviation safety-related collaboration that broke down in the wake of uncoordinated decisions to ground the aircraft, the agency’s top official said May 15.
Brazilian jet maker Embraer, which is hiving off most of its commercial aircraft business to Boeing, missed Wall Street’s expectations for the first quarter of 2019, leaving financial analysts increasingly worried worse could be to come.
The specter of China foregoing Boeing airliners or other U.S. aerospace products is re-emerging now that countries are set to raise tariffs on each other’s imports following a breakdown in trade talks May 10.
Stephen Dickson, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for FAA administrator, defended the FAA’s practice of delegating certain safety and certification functions to manufacturers, telling lawmakers the agency’s Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program has “allowed regulators to get much more efficiency and add more safety value than just throwing extra resources at it.”
