The sight of the MRJ flying past Mount Fuji will gladden the many Japanese who have long been frustrated by the mismatch between the country’s advanced aerospace technology, notably in manufacturing, and its failure to make its own complete airliner since the 1970s.
Porter Airlines’ plan to operate the Bombardier C Series jets from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport remains in limbo more than two years after the carrier first proposed it, as related studies are expected to wrap up only next year.
Facing tough economic conditions marked by the depreciating Brazilian real, Brazil’s GOL will postpone some of its Boeing 737 deliveries planned in the next two years, airline executives said on a Nov. 12 call with analysts.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) remains on track to decide by the end of this year whether to order Airbus A350s or Boeing 787s, PAL President Jaime Bautista has told Aviation Daily.
While there is growing concern over a slowing cargo market, Asia-Pacific airlines are likely to record their highest-ever collective profit this year, the region’s main industry group said at its annual assembly.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is not surprised American Airlines said last month it will compete vigorously with domestic and international discount carriers on nonstop routes, but Europe’s leading long-haul ultra-LCC has seen neither American nor any other U.S legacy regularly match its prices, an executive said in an interview.
Global governments approved radio spectrum allocation on Nov. 11 that would extend current flight-tracking technology—which now only works over land areas equipped with ground radar—to worldwide coverage using satellites.
ViaSat Inc. is broadening its satellite coverage beyond North America and the North Atlantic by inaugurating a next-generation global system of super-high-throughput satellites that will appeal to airlines looking for faster inflight connectivity speeds.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet performed well ahead of expectations on its first flight, performed at Japan’s Nagoya Airport on the morning of Nov. 11, according to the pilot in command.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ regional jet performed well ahead of expectations on its first flight, performed at Japan’s Nagoya Airport on the morning of Nov. 11, according to the pilot in command.
Hainan Airlines will begin flying between Xian and Rome in December, extending its campaign to build up an intercontinental business in the big northwestern Chinese city.
Boeing says it does not feel pressured to increase its planned production rate of the 737 beyond the currently committed 52 per month in 2018, despite the recent announcement by Airbus that it plans to boost A320-family production to 60 per month by 2019.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa intend to form a revenue-sharing joint-venture (JV) partnership, following the trend of major airlines aligning themselves more closely within global alliances.
American Airlines plans to launch service to New Zealand in June 2016, the latest move by U.S. carriers to boost their presence in the Australasian market.
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has accused United Airlines of “unlawfully seeking to maintain a monopoly” at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the carrier.
Spirit Airlines is interested in adding onboard Internet, but only if a connectivity company installs and operates it at no cost to the carrier, an airline spokesman said.
CommutAir, which now flies Bombardier Q200s and Q300s from Washington Dulles and Newark Liberty airports, said on Nov. 9 that it will begin operating Embraer ERJ 145s for United Express starting in April 2016.
The Engine Alliance is expected to decide early in 2016 if the business case justifies development of a further, and probably final, upgrade kit for the Airbus A380 GP7200 engine.
Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) says its new $1 billion maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility will be open for business by the end of 2016.
