Rolls-Royce says the gearbox assembly in development for the heart of the company’s new high-bypass demonstrator engine has set a record-breaking level of power transmission during pre-installation check-out tests.
Commercial carriers tapped to support the airlift out of Kabul, Afghanistan, were slated to operate 17 flights carrying 3,700 passengers to the U.S. on Aug. 30, U.S. Defense Department officials reported.
The European Council has recommended removing the U.S. from the EU’s “safe” list of countries, dealing a blow to airlines that were hoping for a further easing of restrictions on transatlantic travel.
Following a call to action from Airbus and Boeing, an advisory group under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is bringing together stakeholders to develop a global vision for future integrated air traffic management that meets the needs of all existing and emerging airspace users.
Depressed international demand and competitive domestic travel choices are preventing China’s Big Three airline groups—Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines—from returning to profitability in the first half of 2021. Results generally have improved by double digits for most indicators, thanks to y a strong domestic recovery.
Virgin Australia intends to join the list of airlines requiring workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, although it will conduct employee consultations first.
An Afghan mother fleeing Afghanistan via Dubai to the UK on a Turkish Airlines flight gave birth to a healthy baby girl while at an altitude of 33, 000 feet over Kuwaiti airspace on Saturday.
Kenya Airways is focusing on survival and cash conservation for the remainder of 2021, after narrowing its interim loss in the first half (H1) of the year to 11.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($103.9 million) from 14.3 billion shillings in H1 2020.
South African carrier Comair has confirmed it will resume flights Sept. 1, after South Africa’s third COVID-19 wave triggered it to voluntarily ground itself July 5.
American Airlines has adopted a different view of its hubs during the pandemic, pivoting away from having defined roles for its largest bases and instead using them to maximize itineraries for its customers.
Airbus could see its narrowbody production being disrupted “at short notice” as German union IG Metall is preparing for so-called “warning strikes” in the escalating dispute over the future of aerostructures subsidiary Premium Aerotec.
Virgin Australia has agreed to lease another nine Boeing 737-800s, part of an effort to grow its fleet in anticipation of a strong upcoming summer season.
Two carriers look set to boost the presence of LCCs in the Hong Kong market, which has remained at low levels compared to other countries in the region.
The FAA and U.S. Defense Department (DOD) are seeking solutions from industry to display certain special-use airspace areas to comply with congressional direction to make that information available to pilots in real time.
Cambridge University has launched the Aviation Impact Accelerator, an international group of experts who will develop a modeling tool to help decision makers understand the complete aviation system and explore potential pathways to net-zero flight.
