SF Airlines, the air freight arm of China’s largest courier company, plans to raise CNY5.8 billion ($825 million) with a corporate bond sale for the acquisition of new aircraft and logistics technology.
South African Airways (SAA) is suspending all services between Johannesburg and Hong Kong from Saturday, 23 November until and including, 14 December 2019.
New engines on existing aircraft is a tried-and-tested formula and could buy time for radical concepts to come as propulsion providers look for applications.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Washington) will be among the chief authors of any new legislation to reform FAA’s aircraft certification process resulting from the various investigations into the Boeing 737 MAX.
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) is looking to the finalization of a new contract with the country’s largest carrier Aeroflot to help reach its aircraft delivery goal for 2019.
Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal has detailed plans to serve a series of new routes from Portugal to Brazil, Canada and North America in 2020, operated by its new Airbus A321LRs.
Strong demand from airlines and investors has increased Dublin-based lessor SMBC Aviation Capital’s interim pre-tax profit to $200 million, marking 19% growth on the $168 million interim figure that it posted in 2018.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has alerted the White House and Congress of “hazardous conditions” at an air traffic control (ATC) facility in Florida brought to light more than a year ago by a whistleblower.