Air Transport

By Maxim Pyadushkin, Bradley Perrett
While Craic considers GE and Rolls-Royce to supply an initial engine, Chinese and Russian state companies vie to build the alternative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Under the Swiss U-space program, authorities activate a drone flight information management system.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
FAA, citing non-specific “continued airworthiness activity,” reminded operators that angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors can be easily damaged during “normal operations,” and must be carefully maintained to ensure safe flight operations.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
Delta Air Lines pilots are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to put conditions on the airline’s transatlantic joint venture (JV) with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, saying they have “serious concerns” about how Delta has divided service growth among crews under its immunized partnership with Virgin.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Réunion-based Air Austral is aiming to finalize a medium-haul fleet decision over the coming months, as it seeks to develop its network from Réunion and possibly the nearby Indian Ocean island of Mayotte.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Data streaming and connectivity specialist Flyht is confident that its new deal to have its flight-deck communications product offered as a line-fit option on Airbus A220s will reap significant benefits, and the company confirms it is looking for more platforms.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Stakeholders have been invited to comment on plans to create a new hub airport in Poland, known as Solidarity Transport Hub Poland (STH), which will be located between Warsaw and Łódź.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French leisure airline Aigle Azur is preparing to stop flying to Portugal at the end of October and subsequently sell the Portuguese segment of its activities to Spanish LCC Vueling.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in Bank Norwegian parent company Norwegian Finans Holding (NOFI) for NOK2.2 billion ($244 million), raising funds to reinvest in the airline.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Embraer has unveiled its electric propulsion demonstrator, a modified EMB-203 Ipanema agricultural aircraft.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) announced in a stock note that its LCC subsidiary, Tigerair Taiwan, will place an order for seven Airbus A320neos and lease a further eight.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air slid to a wider loss in the six months through June 30, as a strong performance in the passenger sector—particularly on long-haul routes—could not offset a weaker cargo market and higher costs.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s all-electric regional; design challenge winner; Dzyne’s robotic pilot; dissipating wake vortices; active flow-control X-plane.
Aerospace

By Victoria Moores
UK-based aviation consultancy firm IBA has warned of higher market risk, after 81 of over 120 airlines that the company monitors for financial performance reported lower EBITDAR margins for 2018.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
French air navigation service provider (ANSP) DSNA has joined a consortium of European ANSPs participating in the Iris satellite-based data link program, Inmarsat announced Aug. 14.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Bombardier has completed the transfer of the type certificates of three legacy aircraft to Canada’s Viking Air.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
United Technologies (UTC) and Raytheon are working hard to convince shareholders to approve their mega-merger.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Icelandair is conducting a review of its long-term fleet strategy, but insists its deliberations are unrelated to the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX fleet.
Air Transport

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are blaming the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX for a spike of denied boardings in the first half (1H) of 2019, according to the latest U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Virgin Atlantic’s London Gatwick and Manchester hubs for summer 2020, while Virgin Atlantic will add Gatwick-New York JFK flights, as part of a transatlantic push and route reshuffle between the two partner airlines.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Russia is reporting progress with two aircraft programs that are key to its efforts to reduce its dependence on imported products: the Ilyushin-designed Il-114-300 regional turboprop and the Il-112V light military transport.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Airbus A350-900 operators will be ordered to inspect Rolls-Royce XWB front engine mount components after revised analysis by Rolls revealed that high stress in certain conditions could significantly reduce the parts’ service life.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
LOT Polish Airlines is nearing decisions about major aircraft orders to expand and simplify its widebody and short-haul fleets.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The crash of Norway’s first electric aircraft is being portrayed by local media as a blow to the country’s plan to electrify all domestic aviation by 2040.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The U.S. FAA is seeking information from third parties that are interested in administering a new aeronautical knowledge test that recreational drone flyers will be required to pass.
Air Transport