Air Transport

Wall Street can favor individual A&D companies or the sector as a whole, even as others lament mediocre program performance.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Are some A&D companies becoming too good at business? Many are acting like well-oiled corporations, doing all the right things for their owners and executives—but maybe not for the nations they serve.
Space

By Michael Bruno
If not for a growing tailwind benefit of how Lockheed accounts for its pension liabilities, as well as its FX hedging and other asset-management accounting moves, its 2014 financial results and TPC scores would look worse.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
BAE may not be leading the pack of its TPC peers, but it is managing its business portfolio and it is a leading performer for the Pentagon.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Citing differences over policy regarding competition with Gulf carriers, Air Berlin follows IAG carriers British Airways and Iberia in leaving the AEA
Air Transport

Shareholders in aerospace and defense are reaping benefits more often associated with blue chip companies.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau, Bradley Perrett
The transition from the current Airbus A330 to the A330neo was never going to be easy.
Air Transport

Although Airbus cites a market for an upgraded A330, the manufacturer seems to be overly optimistic about its chances of success.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
House to fund some Navy unfunded priorities, Virginia lawmaker keeps an eye on Uclass, more support for taking ATC out of FAA and aerospace companies collaborate with government space plans.
Defense

TPC rankings are the result of a composite scoring of four equally weighted performance categories that place significant emphasis on operating excellence.
Air Transport

Byron Callan ​ Director Capital Alpha Partners Tom Captain Vice Chairman, Global A&D Sector Leader Deloitte Antoine Gelain ​ Managing Director Paragon European Partners Steven Grundman ​ Principal, Grundman Advisory Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council Harlan Irvine Principal Deloitte
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Ground testing has revealed a bug in the MRJ’s software, and some airframe changes are needed, too. Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to offset the delay by testing more aircraft in the sunny U.S.
Air Transport

By Kevin Michaels
Recent analysis indicates North America led other regions for major MRO investments in 2012-13, and the momentum appears to be accelerating.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
An unexpected threat to European air traffic is being posed by uncooperative military aircraft flying in busy international airspace.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
As NATO and Russia are stepping up air patrols in and around Eastern Europe – including an increasing amount of flights with transponders turned off – aviation safety officials are scrambling to keep the skies safe for commercial airlines.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar has varied consequences for U.S. and European airlines and airframers
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Why “big data” is about to go from buzz-phrase to business-driver in airline maintenance
Air Transport

The mandate is one of several rule changes spawned in part by the 2009 LOC crash near Buffalo, New York, of a Continental Connection Bombardier Q400 turboprop operated by Colgan Air.
Air Transport

Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek wrote to the secretaries of State, Commerce and Transportation, expressing alarm that the Gulf carriers have added new flights to the U.S. in the 10 weeks since they first asked the government to investigate the subsidies case.
Air Transport

Allegiant Air’s pilots formed a union in 2012, but they still have no contract.
Air Transport

Aviation Week's Managing Editor, Commercial Aviation, Jens Flottau takes us on a flight in Drukair’s latest Airbus A319 as it navigates close to mountains en route to Paro Airport, Bhutan.

By Jens Flottau
Despite the challenges of high-altitude operations, limited traffic and new competition, Bhutan’s Drukair plans expansion.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Surrounding high mountains, strong winds and limited navigational aids give pilots flying into Bhutan’s Paro Airport little margin for error.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Why OEMs are fine with airlines that do not want dedicated spare-parts stocks.
MRO

Earlier this month, the U.S. departments of State, Commerce and Transportation (DOT) invited comments from interested parties on both the subsidies case and whether the U.S. government should begin consultations with the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar on the issue.
Air Transport