Inadequate airfield markings combined with insufficient preparation and coordination by pilots led to an Air India Airbus A320neo landing on an under-construction runway at Velana International Airport (MLE), a report from the Maldives Accident Investigation Coordinating Committee (AICC) said.
Colombia’s Avianca Holdings has secured a short-term loan of $50 million from its shareholder Kingsland Holdings, which will bring in needed working capital while the company executes its debt reprofiling.
Emirates Airline is in a stronger position than a year ago despite the macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges it faces in the marketplace, president Tim Clark said at the World Aviation Festival in London Sept. 5.
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are launching initiatives to identify cost savings, with Virgin cutting staff and considering fleet and network changes.
While dedicated Boeing operator Alaska Airlines continues to be coy about whether it will hold on to any of its Airbus aircraft acquired in its Virgin America purchase, one of the airline’s top executives acknowledges that the A321neo has advantages not found in the 737 family.
Insufficient clearance between a wire-bundle bracket screw and a hydraulic pipe feeding an engine component on certain ATR aircraft is causing damage to the pipe, leading EASA to call for modifications of the bundles.
Following the establishment of the European Aviation Network (EAN), Saudi Arabia and China are looking to roll out their own air-to-ground (A2G) aviation connectivity.
Emirates Airline has promoted two long-time management team members to top leadership positions as president Tim Clark indicated he will stay in his position for longer.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is facing further significant changes in its leadership, with the airline’s chairman John Slosar announcing he will step down in November.
Delta Air Lines, having successfully navigated a “challenging” summer of high passenger volumes, continues to see strong demand into the fall and is confident that it will hit its third-quarter (Q3) guidance, though cost pressures are increasing.
Emirates blasted engine manufacturers General Electric and Rolls-Royce for performance and reliability shortfalls and has shelved confirmation of large outstanding Airbus and Boeing orders until it has clarity about schedules and guarantees.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air plans to expand its Polish operations and will base four additional Airbus A320 family aircraft in the country from summer 2020.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GE Aviation AirVault digital records management system to store and access maintenance records across its fleet of 235 aircraft, GE announced Sept. 3.
Textron subsidiary TRU Simulation + Training will provide a Boeing 777-9 full flight simulator (FFS) and two other flight training devices to Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, TRU announced Sept 4.
Aerospace valve provider Circor, whose management recently fended off an unsolicited takeover attempt favored by its own shareholders, has sold its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for about $84.5 million in cash.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February 2019 showing total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to February 2018.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said “preventing fragmentation” between international regulators remains the group’s foremost concern regarding the return-to-service of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Aftermarket parts specialist Heico Corp. said the Boeing 737 MAX’s prolonged grounding is likely helping its bottom line, but the benefits are hard to quantify and may be offset by lost opportunities linked to the related production slowdown.
After more than two decades at the head of Ireland-based LCC Ryanair, Michael O’Leary has exchanged his role as CEO of the airline for a similar position at parent company Ryanair Holdings.
