EASA expects to provide its Boeing 737 MAX return-to-service approval in January and will not insist on a third physical sensor to improve integrity of the data input for the aircraft’s flight control computers, the agency’s top executive said.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg defended the company’s handling of recently disclosed text messages and email exchanges between employees involved in the development of the 737 MAX.
WestJet reported net income of C$119.4 million ($91.2 million) in the third quarter, up 70% from a restated C$70.1 million in the year-ago period, as a record load factor and improved yield boosted revenue.
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark sees an opportunity to expand into the UK regions, given ongoing congestion issues at the country’s London hub airports and the cancellation of the Airbus A380 program.
The European Commission has opened an in-depth state-aid investigation into Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal, after a local government pledged up to €9 million ($10 million) to the airline toward the new aircraft on environmental grounds.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has cut its earnings forecasts for its fiscal year through March 2020, following a decline in profits shown in its most recent financial report.
Icelandair will keep its Boeing 737 MAXs off its schedule through February, a move the carrier said has helped improve the carrier’s guidance for 2019 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).
Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal has retired its final Airbus A340 as part of the transition to a long-haul fleet comprising only Airbus A321LRs and A330neos.
Air Canada reported a 9.4% year-over-year drop in third-quarter net income as the absence of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft took a toll on peak summer operations.
Korean Air has dramatically reduced its Japanese network due to a plunge in demand for travel between the two countries, although it is ready to restore services if the market rebounds.
While several hundred new and deliverable Boeing 737 MAXs have remained parked in Everett, Washington, for months while awaiting clearance to fly, CFM has been providing proactive maintenance preservation on their LEAP-1B engines.
The final report on last year’s Lion Air Flight 610 (JT610) 737 MAX 8 accident concluded that inherent flaws in the aircraft’s flight control system set the stage for the crash and provides new details on both flight-crew and maintenance errors that played roles in the accident.
Boeing “got some things wrong” related to the 737 MAX development and response to two fatal accidents, and remains committed to answering every question from the FAA to get the aircraft flying again, CEO Dennis Muilenburg plans to tell a U.S. Senate committee Oct. 29.
GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement Oct. 28 to provide its flight-control computing platform on the SuperVolo vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone designed for commercial applications.
Two Senate Commerce Committee members have introduced legislation that would codify recommendations from the NTSB’s review of the design and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Regulators have mandated temporary operational limitations for Airbus A220 operators in the wake of three Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine failures in the last three months.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed changes to its regulation governing extended tarmac delays for departing aircraft, with the intention of “reducing the number of tarmac delays that are subject to enforcement . . . while still maintaining important consumer protections.”
Italy has authorized a further delay for the presentation of a formal business plan for Alitalia’s relaunch, prolonging uncertainty over the bankrupt carrier’s future as the final lineup of its rescue consortium members remains unclear.
Spain’s Vueling has become the first LCC to offer European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight Wi-Fi, with an initial “soft launch” on five Airbus A320-family aircraft.
Finnish Airports operator Finavia is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help cut delays at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, after achieving strong efficiency gains and cost savings during a regional airport trial.
British LCC easyJet has added its Worldwide by easyJet connecting service to Paris Orly Airport, meaning passengers can use its self-connect desk to transfer to flights on its long-haul partners Corsair and La Compagnie at the city’s second airport.
