Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The fatal crash of a flydubai Boeing 737-800 at Rostov-on-Don in 2016 occurred due to incorrect aircraft configuration and crew piloting, according to the final report by Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC).
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Carriers flying in Europe have yet to adopt the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the continent’s satellite-based augmentation system for the GPS signal.
Air Transport

Paul Stein
The R&D programs underway to transition the aviation industry to a net-zero carbon producer.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle will stop flying from Copenhagen and Stockholm to the U.S., and from Oslo to Thailand, as part of a broader shakeup of its network designed to improve profitability.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Papua New Guinea is the latest country to sign up for the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system, which will help improve monitoring of its airspace and overflights.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Tens of thousands of drone enthusiasts in the UK risk a £1,000 ($1,264) fine if they fail to register by Nov. 30, the Civil Aviation Authority has warned.
Air Transport

Florida-based Silver Airways has become the first U.S. carrier to operate the ATR 72-600 turboprop as the regional carrier continues to transition to an all-ATR fleet.
Air Transport

Ever since the grounding of 737 MAX started, the overall sentiments for The Boeing Co (Boeing) has been on a declining trajectory for three straight quarters in 2019, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Air Transport

Boeing has marked a key milestone as thousands of employees gathered for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the company’s Renton, Washington factory.
Air Transport

Fly Angola’s general manager, Belarnicio Muangala, tells Martin Rivers why the start-up airline is betting on one of Africa’s most restricted aviation markets.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
If parts of the industry are going back to square one or close to it with electric technology, Japanese newcomers may have opportunities.
Air Transport

Turkish airline AtlasGlobal ceased all operations and suspended ticket sales Nov. 26, saying the suspension will continue until Dec. 16 to allow for restructuring and to establish new cash resources.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
No new deadline extension is being considered for the submission of an investors’ rescue plan for bankrupt Alitalia, a senior Italian government minister said.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
A UK High Court judge has ruled that a legal dispute between Etihad Airways and the administrators of defunct German leisure carrier airberlin should be heard in the UK.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Plans to substantially reduce South African Airways’ (SAA) workforce have been put on hold until the end of January 2020—part of an agreement the airline made with unions to end the recent two-day strike.
Air Transport

LOT Polish Airlines’ growth plans have been crimped by the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet, CEO Rafal Milczarski said.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
SMBC Aviation Capital CEO Peter Barrett believes the operational impact of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding could last into 2021, as airlines face the challenges of reintroducing a dormant fleet.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has sold the European portion of its catering unit LSG Group to Gategroup, its first step toward exiting the airline catering business segment altogether.
Air Transport

Lisa Ellman, Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance
Delivery by drone is safe and secure—and the drone industry is working with federal regulators to make sure it stays that way.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
German leisure carrier Condor expects to gain clarity about its future ownership in January 2020, around four months after having entered a special restructuring scheme.
Air Transport

By Alexandre de Juniac. It’s no secret that aviation has come in for a good deal of scrutiny and criticism over its environmental impacts. The flight shaming phenomenon and proposals for a Green New Deal that would reduce and even replace air travel with other modes of transport have been in the news around the world, not just in Europe and the United States, where they respectively originated.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Russia’s VRT500 will use a Western engine and avionics as it targets the urban air services niche.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
With the air transport industry trying hard to reduce its environmental footprint, Airbus is looking at unconventional ways to improve efficiency.
Air Transport

United Airlines is looking to gain a U.S.-Mexico City slot pair once JetBlue Airways ceases operating to the Mexican capital in January 2020.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
A Tanzanian court declared LCC fastjet Tanzania insolvent and has appointed a liquidator for the carrier, according to local media reports.
Air Transport