Air Transport

RECARO has installed connected seats on a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321 as part of a pilot project. The economy class BL3530 seat is equipped with

GMF AEROASIA opened a new narrowbody maintenance control center at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

AVENUE CAPITAL GROUP expects to raise at least $1b and possibly up to $3b to acquire mid- to end-of-life aircraft for leases of three to five years to

AIR ARABIA to expand Airbus A321neo long range aircraft service in 2020 with 3 routes.

SABENA TECHNICS performs first ever 787 C-Check on behalf for existing A330 airframe maintenance customer AIR EUROPA.

AIRBALTIC has successfully completed its first scheduled C check on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

RYANAIR posted €1.15b net income for six months ended September 30 (vs €1.15b a year ago) on 11% higher revenues.

EXIM and NEXI, Japan entered into new reciprocal co-financing agreement.

GE AVIATION was selected by both BBAM and Falko to provide AirVault Asset Transfer System to streamline documentation for their fleet of leased

ORKAL INDUSTRIES was selected by AdelWiggins (Transdigm Group) as exclusive distributor for its heaters and hoses for the commercial aftermarket.

COLLINS AEROSPACE expanding assembly facility in Casablanca, Morocco by 40% to accommodate recent contract wins on the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 777X

AIR FRANCE-operated Airbus A330, after a ground collision in 2018 at PARIS CDG, was prevented at the last minute from taking off with a damaged

ROLLS-ROYCE said development of a new Trent 1000 TEN high-pressure turbine blade is unlikely to be ready before the first half of 2021 as the company

IATA said September global revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) climbed 3.8% on a 3.3% increase in capacity compared to September 2018. Yearto-date

GKN AEROSPACE said Nov. 7 it was selected as a “key” supplier on the new General Dynamics Gulfstream G700 business jet unveiled in October.

INDRA has delivered a simulator for the multinational NH90 helicopter to the Spanish Army at the Héroes del Revellín base in Agoncillo, Spain, part of

SITAONAIR and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore are jointly studying the feasibility of space-based very high frequency (VHF) radio voice

FAA has updated its risk assessment protocol for pilots with Type 1 diabetes, enabling them to apply for the medical certification needed to obtain a

GA TELESIS has opened a new sales and customer care centre in Taipei, Taiwan to support growth of Asia-Pacific customer base.

BAA TRAINING AVIATION ACADEMY has begun construction on a new 5,000 sqm training facility in Zhengzhou, China. BAA Training China will house six full

RAYTHEON has delivered upgraded Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GEO 6 navigation payload to the FAA, which is carried on the SES-15 satellite.

Travelers are increasingly considering airlines’ sustainability efforts when they select a carrier, attendees at a conference on aviation’s environmental impact were warned.

Irish LCC Ryanair reportedly has withdrawn three of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft from service after the discovery of cracks located between the aircraft’s fuselage and wing.

Facing intense competition from LCCs in Vienna and rising fuel prices, Austrian Airlines saw a steep drop in earnings for the first nine months of 2019 and warned of a possible loss for the financial year.

After a period of accelerated expansion, Finnair said it will now focus on growing “in line with the market, targeting sustainable and profitable growth” as the airline updated its 2020-2025 strategy.