Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Our editors take the pulse of the industry at Aviation Week’s Mergers and Acquisitions Conference.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 3.8% compared to the same month last year, broadly unchanged from August's performance.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Record-setting Solar Impulse 2 to become new class of solar-powered, medium-altitude pseudo satellite.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s delegation process did not provide the agency with enough visibility into the MAX certification and testing.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Lion Air has made changes to address training and maintenance shortcomings.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline’s huge orders remain uncertain, and Etihad and Qatar Airways have changed course.
ShowNews

By Tony Osborne
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says its timetable to fix problems found in the TEN version of the Trent 1000 engine will be delayed after evaluations revealed that proposed modifications would not deliver a “sufficient level” of enhanced durability.
Air Transport

A senior Air China executive lamented falling air passenger volumes between the U.S. and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Spirit Aerosystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly increases and broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through principal customer Boeing.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The ground collision between two Airbus A330s in October 2018 at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport could have left one of them taking off with a damaged tail cone and horizontal stabilizer, if it were not for the vigilance of a towing vehicle driver, according to an investigation report by the French BEA.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qatar Airways and Indian LCC IndiGo have signed a limited codeshare agreement, which could pave the way for a broader partnership in the future.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Faced with declining profit margins, Lufthansa Group is making cuts to fleet investments while accelerating aircraft retirements and cost reduction measures.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Emirates Airline saw its net profit nearly quadruple in the first half (H1) of its fiscal year but warned that stiff competition would put pressure on the aviation industry in the second half.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
FAA says the second phase of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) will test technologies to remotely identify drones in high-density airspace.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Communications service provider Sitaonair and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an MOU to study the feasibility of space-based very high frequency (VHF) radio voice communications.
Air Transport

Work is now underway at the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company, Strata, is to expand its current manufacturing facilities in Abu Dhabi to take on board the assembly of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fins.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Airline pilots union endorses Space Data Integrator and Space-Based ADS-B for oceanic airspace.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
A3 project Wayfinder is developing certifiable autonomy for use across Airbus’ product range from air taxis to commercial airliners.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
French think tank plots a progressive path for the application of autonomy to reduce demand for commercial aircraft pilots.
Air Transport

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requesting industry feedback about the feasibility of developing passenger self-screening stations at U.S. airports.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Rolls-Royce will lead development of a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator with funding from the German state of Brandenburg.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa found itself forced to preemptively cancel 1,300 flights on Nov. 7 and 8 as a strike by cabin crew union UFO neared.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Collins Aerospace is expanding its assembly facility in Casablanca, Morocco to accommodate recent contract wins on the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 777X programs.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is expanding its industrial presence in China by adding A350 completion work at its Tianjin plant.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has announced significant network cuts and the retirement of more of its older aircraft as the company initiates adjustments to improve its financial health.
Air Transport