By Chen Chuanren, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
Governments around the globe are planning special charter flights to repatriate their citizens from Wuhan, China, as the city lockdown nears its first full week.
EASA has published a bulletin giving guidance on how airlines and airport operators can limit the risk of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections spreading on flights, among crew members and in spaces they control.
Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.
Southwest Airline’s launch of operations to Hawaii in 2019 has reaped big gains for the flying public, as higher travel demand has led to falling fares, Southwest president Tom Nealon said on the company’s recent 2019 fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call.
The French ministry of transports has set successive targets for the use of sustainable jet fuels in commercial aviation, along with an effort to create a production industry for the fuel within the country.
A new mandate to de-pair high-time Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s related to unexplained engine compressor surge issues is not expected to lead to more Boeing 787 groundings, the manufacturer said.
A European consortium of industry and academia will develop a road Map for furthering hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft under a project funded by the European Commission (EC).
African LCC fastjet has informed the stock market that it should be able to continue operating until the end of March, one month longer than previously stated, as critical restructuring talks continue.
The Indian government has officially launched a sale process for Air India, with a call for expressions of interest (EOI) from potential bidders that establishes a time line and conditions.
