Rolls-Royce has begun flight tests of the upgraded Trent 1000 TEN for Boeing’s 787 but faces a compressed schedule to meet entry-into-service targets in 2017 and 2018.
About 265 eligible hourly workers at Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s biggest supplier, have signed up for a voluntary retirement program offered to Machinists union members at its Wichita facility.
The fleet strategies of many airlines are beginning to be influenced by sustained low oil prices, as flying older aircraft for longer becomes more economically viable.
Fast-growing Etihad Airways is expected to defer deliveries of a number of Boeing 787-9s and Airbus A350s in 2016 and 2017, according to sources familiar with the orders.
Five workers associated with a Falcon 50EX that crashed into a snowplow on the runway at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport in October 2014 could soon be tried in criminal court.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined two regional airlines owned by Trans States Holdings, saying they mistakenly operated flights between the U.S. and Canada after letting their authorities to fly international routes lapse.
China’s rapid growth, combined with a strain on MRO capacity, could lead to opportunity for aftermarket providers both within the Asia-Pacific region and across the globe, new data from Oliver Wyman suggest.
Companies have started registering for the 52nd International Paris Air Show, which is slated to take place June 19-25 next year at the Le Bourget exhibition center northeast of the city.
IATA has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) on behalf of its airline members that the association says have “deep concern” about the control by OEMs over aftermarket repairs, parts and services.
Cargo flights, empty ferry flights to reposition aircraft and general aviation operations have resumed at Brussels Airport (BRU) but all passenger services remain suspended until at least March 25, and probably until after the Easter weekend.
A developing saga over the composition of United Airlines’ board of directors took another dramatic turn this week, with two investors accusing the carrier’s chairman of creating “false and misleading narratives” in an attempt to defend the board “against meaningful change.”
GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump is conducting "a very dangerous discussion" on trade that must be addressed, former Boeing CEO and Chairman Jim McNerney says.
All Nippon Airways has more than doubled its traffic to and from the U.S. in the five years since it began its antitrust-immunized joint venture with United Airlines.
The Airbus A350 and A330neo will be the next airliners to feature the company’s Spaceflex cabin optimization option, which is designed to make better use of space in the rear of the aircraft.
Australia’s customs and immigration workers call off strikes planned for the Easter holiday period, prompted by calls for heightened security following the Brussels Airport bombing.
Susan Kurland, U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs, is stepping down to take a senior position at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
