The sale of its semiconductor business and strong aerospace and defense end-markets seemingly propelled Astronics financials for the first quarter of 2019, but the supplier remains challenged by two lagging commercial aerospace business lines.
A Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 turboprop belonging to Biman Bangladesh Airlines was severely damaged after a hard landing at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport on the evening of May 8.
The FAA has assembled a new, multi-agency Technical Advisory Board (TAB) to review the proposed software fix for the Boeing 737 MAX’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS).
The Trump administration’s decision to put the U.S. Export-Import Bank back in business is good news for aviation lessors, according to credit analysts.
Rolls-Royce is keeping to its original UltraFan future engine development plan and targeting a fast-paced series of tests through the remainder of 2019, despite its decision earlier this year to withdraw the geared-propulsion concept from Boeing’s new midmarket airplane (NMA) engine competition.
The world’s largest pilots’ union will not ask FAA to require additional mandatory simulator training on maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) scenarios for 737 MAX pilots before they can fly, but will recommend it as part of routine recurrent training.
Canadian carrier WestJet has no plans to add capacity for the peak summer season beyond the extension of one Boeing 737-700 lease though July, opting instead to modify its schedules to help cover for the absence of its grounded 737 MAXs.
A group representing U.S. airports is renewing calls for Congress to raise the cap on a local user fee that goes toward infrastructure improvements, arguing that record ancillary fee collections by airlines undermine claims that raising the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) cap would crimp passenger demand for air travel.
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has launched a narrowbody passenger aircraft and freighter replacement program that will include Airbus A321neos and Boeing 777 freighters.
Privately owned Polish carrier Enter Air has agreed to acquire 49% of Germania Flug, the former Swiss charter unit of Berlin-based leisure carrier Germania.
The U.S. Senate voted May 8 to confirm three nominees to the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) board of directors, providing the export credit agency a quorum for the first time since 2015.
The FAA “cannot confirm the legality” of using technologies designed to detect small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the agency states in updated guidance sent to U.S. airports.
The U.S. ambassador to ICAO says members of the group’s permanent Council recently learned the organization’s IT system had been compromised “for quite some time” following a November 2016 hack and alleged cover-up at the Montreal-based UN-specialized agency.
FAA has posted the draft of revised Boeing 737 minimum training standards that incorporate the MAX’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) for a third public comment period.
SkyWest Airlines could see converting some of its 100 Bombardier CRJ700s into 50-seat CRJ550s to support United Airlines’ push into premium-class service on small, high-yield regional routes, SkyWest CEO Chip Childs said.
Asiana Airlines is taking steps to improve its financial health by cutting unprofitable routes, retiring older aircraft and increasing investment in maintenance.
International Airlines Group (IAG) long-haul LCC subsidiary Level will launch twice-weekly service between Paris Orly and Las Vegas from Oct. 30, IAG said May. 7, making Level the first airline to operate a direct service between the two cities.
Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) digital airline operations and safety platform has received final FAA approval for use in air traffic services applications, the company announced May 7.
Air Canada plans to take a deliberate approach to returning its Boeing 737 MAX fleet to service, pledging its own safety assessment and perhaps simulator training for pilots even if regulators do not require it, the carrier’s top executive said.
