A Nov. 14 NTSB investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl.
Russia´s Yakutia Airlines is looking to update its regional fleet with Ilyushin IL-114-300 turboprops as the company plans for retirement of its aging Antonov An-24RVs.
Chinese and Russian engine companies have agreed to jointly develop a turbofan for the CRAIC CR929, even though Aero Engine Corp. of China (AECC) displayed its own CR929 engine concept— the AEF3500—at Airshow China here Nov. 6–11.
FAA has installed taxiway-landing alert systems at four airports and has 31 more airports lined up for the safety enhancement within the next two years, the agency’s top runway safety official said.
With a rise in global airline passenger traffic fueling a demand for new pilots, flight-simulator and training supplier CAE expects continued market growth, the company said Nov. 13 as it released its second quarter earnings results.
European and international partners are moving toward the launch of an experimental hypersonic glider in 2020 as part of a long-term research program aimed at enabling development of a high-speed civil transport able to fly from Europe to Asia and Australia in 2-3 hr.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe is looking for a buyer as part of a strategic review and is already in talks with “a number of strategic operators” about a potential sale as it seeks to address the difficult conditions airlines are facing, the airline said Nov. 14.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said European aviation is “beset with burdensome regulations,” and argued that a “spirit of change” is needed to improve the competitiveness of European airlines.
Honeywell has completed initial testing of a software-based runway collision avoidance system that uses automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) position reports to alert pilots to potential conflicts on the airport surface, the company said Nov. 13.
Embraer confirmed Spanish regional carrier Binter Canarias as the customer behind an undisclosed LOI for three E195-E2s originally announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July.
Philippines LCC Cebu Pacific posted a PHP518.4 million ($9.6 million) loss for the 2018 third quarter, reversed from a PHP42.1 million profit a year ago.
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services took delivery of the airline’s eighth Boeing 777 freighter Nov. 10, the latest step along the company’s growth road map.
Qatar Airways “has the potential to form our own alliance,” should the airline decide to withdraw from the Oneworld alliance, CEO Akbar Al Baker said Nov. 13.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has received its business license from the Vietnamese government, clearing the last major hurdle for the airline to begin operations.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a significant dip in profits for the six months through Sept. 30, as stronger revenue could not offset rapidly rising fuel costs.
Alexandria, Virginia-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has named MITRE Corp. executive Hassan Shahidi as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jon Beatty. Shahidi will join FSF in January 2019.
Comac is still expecting to fly the third prototype of its C919 narrowbody by year-end 2018, according to an official from the Chinese aircraft manufacturer.
The objective of making the first flight of the new CRAIC CR929 widebody in 2023 should be regarded as firm, United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) President Yuri Sluysar said.
Pilots for Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines announced Nov. 12 an agreement-in-principle (AIP) had been reached on a new contract after more than two-and-a-half-years of negotiations with management.
