A United Airlines Boeing 787 is to fly from San Francisco to Zurich on Sept. 14-15 powered by a blend of biojet fuel derived from carinata, an oilseed crop that can be grown in rotation with food crops.
Air Lease executive chairman Steve Udvar-Házy said Boeing is carefully weighing engine options for Boeing’s new midmarket airplane (NMA) and seems on pace to launch the program in mid-2019.
The FAA issued updated guidance advising U.S. aircraft operators to exercise caution when flying within or adjacent to the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) due to military activities in the Middle East region.
Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in five countries announced a 24-hour strike starting at midnight on Sept. 28—part of ongoing calls for the airline to adhere to local labor laws and contracts.
Spirit AeroSystems is seeking compensation from major suppliers associated with its 737 fuselage deliveries to Boeing over the last year, and the Wichita company expects to pay penalties to Boeing as well, Spirit’s chief executive said Sept. 12.
China Eastern Airlines is urging authorities to let it keep Shanghai services at Beijing’s Capital International Airport after the city’s new airport opens next year, two industry sources said.
After months of engine delivery delays to Airbus and Boeing, CFM International says a recent surge in deliveries of raw material and long-lead components has boosted confidence in plans to be back on track with both airframe-makers by year-end.
Airlines for America (A4A) President and CEO Nicholas Calio has called on Congress to pass multi-year legislation reauthorizing the FAA, adding that failure to do so would jeopardize the agency’s safety mission, as well as the airline industry’s ability to plan for the long-term.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg sounded bullish notes Sept. 12 at an investor conference, promising a 737 production recovery by year-end with no effect on the leading aerospace and defense provider’s financial forecasts.
Norwegian Air Shuttle was the most fuel-efficient airline on North Atlantic routes in 2017, according to a new study. The LCC posted a 63% better fuel-burn figure than the worst operator, British Airways (BA).
Leisure-travel group TUI is closing its aircraft bases at Malmo in Sweden and Helsinki and Oslo and turning to external capacity from LCC Norwegian and Danish carrier Jet Time.
Ryanair plans to add 23 routes to its London summer schedule, making it the biggest ever, but repeated its warning that a “no-deal” Brexit could cause flight disruptions.
Norwegian plans to drop its only service to Southeast Asia early next year in what will be a major hit for the airline’s ambitious plans to expand its Asian traffic.
The UK government has continued its gradual relaxation of the ban on carrying large personal electronic devices (PEDs) in the cabins of UK-bound aircraft by exempting two more Turkish airports from the restrictions.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 program received a major boost Sept. 11 with its largest order, from Aeroflot. Russia’s biggest airline signed an agreement with United Aircraft Corp. (UAC), parent company of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, for 100 aircraft of the type.
