After further delays, the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) began assembling the first airframe in the MA700 turboprop airliner program Sept. 27, aiming for a first flight in 2020 and certification in 2022.
Air France-KLM will not step in to rescue long-haul LCC XL Airways, which faces liquidation as the deadline approaches for bids for the insolvent airline.
Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and two other company representatives, including the 737 chief pilot, will testify before a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the 737 MAX scheduled for Oct. 30, the committee said Sept. 27.
Honeywell International said Sept. 26 that its new big-data Forge software for airlines “may” help customers Nippon Cargo Airlines and Kuwait Airways cut their fuel costs by up to 3%.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today launched the 25by2025Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) First VP Bob Fox told U.S. lawmakers that the world’s largest pilot union is “deeply dismayed” over the FAA’s lack of follow-through on a directive that would mandate the installation of secondary cockpit barriers.
Delta Air Lines is massively expanding its presence on routes between North and Latin America as a result of its agreement to buy a 20% stake in Latam Airlines Group.
New board-level safety committee has been established, with the changes designed to elevate internal safety concerns, address varying regulatory environments.
FAA expects to reach a decision on minimum dimensions for seat length, width and pitch by the end of 2019, following live evacuation drills in November, deputy administrator Dan Elwell said.
As the aviation industry comes increasingly under scrutiny from climate change activists, engine maker Rolls-Royce says new approaches may be needed to help meet sustainability goals.
Fundamental aircraft-design assumptions about how pilots respond during system failures and react to flight-deck hazard indicators are inadequate and must be re-evaluated, the U.S. NTSB has concluded.
State-owned Croatia Airlines will receive a government cash injection, while another southeast European carrier, Adria Airways, is scrambling to find investors and resume full operations.
Etihad Airways will delay delivery of five Airbus A350-1000s until an unspecified future date, a move adhering to the Abu-Dhabi-based company’s business transformation plan.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is expecting its full-year operating profit to be down on 2018, after taking a €170 million ($186.6 million) hit from industrial unrest among its pilots and Heathrow Airport workers.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has assembled a first fuselage for the Ilyushin Il-96-400M, a stretched variant of Il-96 widebody passenger aircraft.
As the World Trade Organization’s ruling on the lingering dispute between Boeing and Airbus nears, retaliatory tariffs appear difficult to avoid – and at an inopportune time for an industry already showing signs of a slowdown.
FAA deputy administrator Dan Elwell told U.S. House appropriators that all safety inspectors who sat on the flight standardization board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX were fully qualified, contradicting recent findings from the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Stock and debt analysts may have a soured outlook on the company, But Tier 1 and 2 aerospace supplier Triumph Group apparently can still raise new significant funds by issuing debt.
