A commercial aviation weather radar that can map the physical environment around a runway is showing great promise, according to its developer, Rockwell Collins.
Boosted by the accelerating production rate of the 737 and steady production on the 777 and 787 lines, Boeing broke its annual delivery tally record for the second straight year, with 723 commercial aircraft handed over to customers in 2014.
An unprecedented difference of opinion when it comes to building Notre-Dame-des-Landes regional airport could lead to a major and disproportionate crisis of political confidence and prove to be a financial fiasco.
After spearheading a multimillion-euro funding package for Alitalia, Etihad Airways must now prove it can restore its new equity alliance member to profitability and revitalize its brand.
The threat of regulatory penalties could be a further serious blow to Indonesia AirAsia, in addition to the brand damage that is likely to result from the loss of flight QZ8501.
Under coordination by ProSky to facilitate implementation and training of new air traffic controllers, the four countries’ air navigation service providers will work to implement procedures that include Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches and arrivals and RNP-to-ILS (instrument landing system) transitions.
A debate about the need for global flight-tracking and data streaming is back on the airwaves after AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared from radar on Dec. 28.
China finally has an indigenously designed airliner, following the issue of a type certificate for the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet by the country’s civil aviation authority.
The growth potential in many Asia-Pacific markets offers airlines an opportunity unrivaled in any other global region. However, carriers here are also facing the fact that to tap into the expected bonanza, they must remain financially viable in the short term. This is one of the challenges facing most Asian airlines in 2015—growing sufficiently to ensure they can grab their share of the action without creating capacity oversupply. Market data show that the balance tipped too far toward supply in 2014, and now a readjustment is needed.
IAG eyes Aer Lingus, which would broaden its reach into Ireland and the U.K., but even more attractive to the group is the Irish airline’s 3% share of London-Heathrow slots. With these, IAG could stage more profitable long-haul flying.
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