Air Transport

Bombardier has “completed certification flight-testing” on the CS100, Colin Bole, senior vice president-commercial aircraft sales and asset management, said.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Weeks before Egypt is expected to deliver the preliminary report into the crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 over the Sinai Peninsula, Russian officials say they have found traces of explosives in the wreckage.
Air Transport

A group of nations led by the U.S. and Germany has submitted a proposal to the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) in Geneva to extend Ku- or Ka-band spectrum allocated for fixed-satellite services to unmanned aerial vehicles flying long-haul routes.
Business Aviation

A group of nations led by the U.S. and Germany has submitted a proposal to the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) in Geneva to extend Ku- or Ka-band spectrum allocated for fixed-satellite services to unmanned aerial vehicles flying long-haul routes.
Air Transport

Gogo has created a new satellite platform with more bandwidth than ever. But will airlines add it?
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
Airlines are broadening seating options, by upgrading their premium cabins and downgrading economy class. There is a danger, however, that if airlines go too far in either direction, they could drive passengers toward other options.
Air Transport

The Kenyan flag carrier’s traffic suffered from a series of attacks by Islamist militants in the East African nation and the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, but it was also damaged by an overambitious expansion plan.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Despite improving profits, cargo weakness and other issues remain a concern for the Asia-Pacific airline industry.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
GE's advanced turboprop represents an all-out assault on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6's dominance of the business and general aviation turboprop market, and it builds on the bridgehead established with the smaller H80 engine.
Aerospace

Copa Airlines plans to stick to its model of connecting the Americas and will not expand its fleet to include widebody aircraft capable of serving Europe, CEO Pedro Heilbron said here at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
Air Transport

Airlines in Brazil, not long ago a global air-transport bright spot, are in a “dire” situation requiring urgent government action, IATA Director General Tony Tyler said.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Air China is deepening its encroachment into the Shanghai home of rival China Eastern, planning to connect the city with Manchester in the U.K., and Barcelona, Spain.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to operate the landing gear and flaps of the first MRJ after its second flight, a spokesperson for the company tells Aviation Daily.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
What was the purpose of Vanity Fair’s December issue article blasting outsourced maintenance? Is it a propaganda tool?
MRO

Azul Linhas Aereas is more insulated from Brazil’s sputtering economy than its competitors in the country, in part because of the large number of Embraer aircraft in its fleet, CFO John Rodgerson said here at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
General Electric (GE) is launching a family of advanced turboprop (ATP) engines following its selection by Textron to power the company’s newly disclosed next-generation single-engine turboprop aircraft.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
British Airways and other legacy carriers are increasingly tapping the expertise of low-cost carrier executives to increase efficiency.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa’s flight attendant union UFO has ended a week-long strike at the airline, but not without threats that it might stage more strikes soon.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
More slot availability is possible at Tokyo’s congested Haneda Airport, but this will depend upon government negotiations with other countries as well as with local communities, says All Nippon Airways (ANA) CEO Osamu Shinobe.
Air Transport

Kenya Airways has not yet managed to sell its Boeing 777-200ERs, but CEO Mbuvi Ngunze said the carrier is close to finalizing a deal to dispose of its three Boeing 777-300ERs.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The response of some governments to concerns about Thailand’s aviation oversight shows that airlines are unfairly penalized in such cases, Asia’s leading airline industry group says.
Air Transport

TAP Portugal is buying 39 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, and has swapped its 12 Airbus A350-900 orders for 14 A330-900neos.
Air Transport

Near-term capacity growth for Santiago, Chile-based Sky Airline will come from increased aircraft utilization, as the carrier takes a cautious approach to growth.
Air Transport

Gogo unveiled its new satellite-based 2KU Internet to the media for the first time this week.
Air Transport

The U.K. civil aviation authority (CAA) has issued a full air operator’s certificate (AOC) and operating license to Norwegian Air Shuttle’s subsidiary, Norwegian Air U.K.
Air Transport