Forging an integrated engine company out of the various Chinese government businesses will be a huge managerial challenge. Design institutes and factories are scattered across the country, and Chinese state organizations are jealous of their autonomy.
Despite the restrictions that come with a Section 333 FAA exemption, quite a few entities seem to think the chance to operate a business drone is worth the effort and expense.
The aircraft, 1A001, has been under test on the flight ramp at Renton for several weeks following rollout on Dec 8, and is now beginning a set of pre-flight system evaluations.
Canadian ULCC startup NewLeaf Travel Company will delay its launch while the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) reviews licensing requirements for certain types of carriers.
The FAA is searching for companies to develop LED high-intensity runway lights containing a specific type of infrared (IR) energy, a solution that could resolve a clash between two government efficiency-boosting programs—one of which aims to reduce energy consumption, and the other, at removing effects of clouds and fog on airline operations.
The five largest European airlines have established Airlines for Europe (A4E) as the airline industry’s latest and most-powerful lobbying group ahead of the EU Aviation Summit in Amsterdam on Thursday, Jan 21.
A new Chinese state company expected to be announced in late January is likely to be divided into civil aviation, defense aviation and surface-power divisions, incorporating Avic propulsion subsidiary Avic Engine and other government gas-turbine enterprises.
Hexcel plans to build a $20 million, 117,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Casablanca, Morocco, as part of an effort to create a diversified and global supply chain to support aerospace customers, it said.
Air Canada believes the Bombardier C Series is a “fantastic airplane,” but has not yet found the “proper business case” to acquire it, Air Canada President Ben Smith has said.
Airlines for Europe (A4E), the new association formed by Europe’s five largest carriers, has finally managed to find a managing director (MD) and has named former United Technologies executive Thomas Reynaert to lead the organization, industry sources in Brussels told Aviation Daily.
The FAA is asking the airline industry for ideas on how to produce high-energy storage devices—including Lithium chemistry batteries—that are safer and easier to certify for use on aircraft.
Pilots are becoming complacent both in hand-flying and monitoring skills; Help is coming in the form of new rules, but guidance from the FAA is lagging.
NASA, which invested $400 million in the project on top of a further $250 million invested by industry partners, says the potential payback to airlines could be significant.
The final numbers for orders and deliveries are out for 2015. Who is the leader, Airbus or Boeing? And why? Join Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick as they discuss, compare and look at the impact of these figures.
Flush with cash after selling its terminal at its main hub in downtown Toronto, Porter Airlines is considering expanding in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as to key cities in Western Canada, and it could use jets in those markets, CEO Bob Deluce said in an interview at the carrier’s headquarters.
