Pilot training specialist CAE on Dec. 5 announced an order from Emirates Airline for two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training suites.
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association’s (ARSA) chief lobbyist blasted a U.S. House bill that would crack down on foreign aircraft repair stations, describing the effort as a “new front in the longstanding, ongoing union war against contract maintenance.”
Provincial and municipal governments have set aside CNY200 million ($28.3 million) for a fund for supporting air routes at the airport of the southern Chinese city Guilin, aiming at opening intercontinental connections.
Europe’s finance ministers agreed to revise current energy taxation laws at a Dec. 5 meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin), a move that could pave the way for an end to jet fuel’s exemption from tax.
With a Dec. 7 deadline set by regulators looming, Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) said Dec. 4 it has drawn up a cash injection plan and received sufficient funds to pay its employees on Dec. 5.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is considering a new aircraft order to fill the gap between 90-seat CRJs and 180-seat Airbus A320neos but would need to maintain the benefits of its shift toward single-fleet operations.
South African Airways (SAA) is to be put into business rescue, placing the company under administrator control because of the airline’s critical financial situation.
Garuda Indonesia’s top executive appears set to lose his job after allegations linking him to the smuggling of motorbike parts on an aircraft delivery flight.
South African Airways (SAA) has announced that the Board of Directors of SAA has adopted a resolution to place the company into business rescue at the earliest opportunity.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for October 2019 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 3.4% compared to the year-ago period.
John Hamilton, chief engineer for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has announced his retirement a year after being asked by the company to stay on to lead the 737 MAX recovery effort.
JetBlue Airways is ready and willing to transfer one of its Mexico City slot pairs to United Airlines, as the New York-based carrier prepares to cease flying to the Mexican capital in January.
United, an Airbus operator since 1993, has 174 A320ceo-family aircraft in its fleet. Adding the A321XLRs gives Airbus an opening for its current-generation narrowbody family at United—and could put some of the airline’s 170 outstanding MAX deliveries at risk.
As a country, Jordan has never had it easy. Sandwiched between larger or more powerful nations in a highly unstable region, with few natural resources, it has had to rely on the ingenuity and skills of its people to survive. Alan Dron highlights one excellent aviation example.
A new agreement among African states seeks to link the growth of air transport and tourism – but more has to be done to improve the continent’s aviation infrastructure. Alan Dron reports.
With more crowded airspace and growing pressure for environmentally friendly flightpaths, Thales sees computing power and connectivity as key in future FMS.
United Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A321XLRs and will use them to replace Boeing 757s and possibly launch more long-range, thin intercontinental routes, the airline said late Dec. 3. Deliveries are slated to start in 2024.
Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines is deepening its partnership with United Airlines at the same time the regional carrier is running up against problems in its relationship with American Airlines.
Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group announced its three South American subsidiaries have entered into codeshare agreements with Delta Air Lines, representing the first step in implementing the two companies’ newly-cemented partnership.
