Air Transport

Backed by larger-than-expected air show orders, Airbus is pushing hard for production rate increases.

It may not be popular with industry now, but it will strengthen aviation in the long run.

Another artificially crafted crisis looms and the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank hangs in the balance.

The jetliner supply chain might find itself the victim of someone else’s idea of success. As both Airbus and Boeing consider a further ramp-up of their A320 and 737 single-aisle jetliner families, everyone involved should consider the likely ramifications.

Antitrust, Pentagon concerns could be hurdles to Sikorsky sale

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer is confident that it now has correct formula to establish a viable presence in the mainline jet market.

The Hungarian LCC signed an agreement on June 18 for 110 Airbus A321neos and secured purchase rights for an additional 90 aircraft of the same type.

The big three U.S. airlines are seeking to keep Gulf and low-cost carriers out of transatlantic markets. But do their arguments against competition hold water?

The annual airshow event in Europe always helps boost M&A, but this year could be a record-setter.

Airbus and Boeing need to increase output of narrowbody jets to burn off massive backlogs, but lofty production rates the two airframers are talking about probably cannot be sustained over the long run, says the CEO of U.K.-based aerostructures suppliers GKN Aerospace.

Boeing has decided to drop the hybrid laminar flow control drag reduction system from the 777X and may even review its future use on the stretched 787 derivatives.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is conducting market research to evaluate the feasibility of a longer stretch of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

Hazy said a stretch of around six meters would allow Airbus to accommodate up to six additional rows on both the lower and upper deck.

The airline plans to discontinue services to Stavanger, Norway; Vigo, Spain; Verona, Italy; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and has decided to fly smaller aircraft less frequently to destinations in Japan, Russia and Brazil.

The five largest European airline groups are in the process of defining the details of a new industry-lobbying body that would supersede current organizations, industry sources tell Aviation Daily.

The carrier is investing about $2 billion in the CSeries, which Hohmeister said is “a quite heavy investment for a small airline like Swiss.”

The lessor’s deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018 for the E190-E2, and in 2019 for the E195-E2, at a rate of roughly seven units per year through 2021.

Trial could set the stage for broadband data to cross over from the cabin to the flight deck.

The Thai government has reacted to the ICAO warnings by creating new agencies for aviation regulation and beginning the process of recertifying Thai airlines and reissuing air operator certificates.

David Neeleman, who founded Azul Brazilian Airlines in 2008, is leading Gateway, a consortium with Portuguese transport group Barraqueiro, to buy 61% of Portuguese state-owned TAP Group.

JAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of JAL Group, signed a contract for the purchase of eight firm orders of ATR42-600s, plus one option and 14 purchase rights. It is the first contract signed between ATR and a Japanese airline.

Airbus is looking at increasing production rates for the A350 beyond the current goal of ten aircraft per month.

Airbus is confident it no longer needs a large Airbus A330 order from China to be able to sustain the new rate of six per month, according to Executive Vice President Procurement Klaus Richter.

Airbus is considering stretching the A380 as it slowly prepares a decision about the launch of the A380neo.

Airbus is confident it no longer needs a large Airbus A330 order from China to be able to sustain the new rate of six per month, according to Executive Vice President Procurement Klaus Richter.