The change, which the association say is a unique requirement among all agency-issued certificates, was put in place as part of FAA’s update to its Part 145 rules for repair stations published late last year.
Although some political instability lingers, and rumors about Greece exiting the eurozone have resurfaced, the skies are looking a lot brighter for the privately owned Athens-based carrier.
While certification of Comac’s first airliner—the ARJ21—is a big step, the real test will be whether the company can provide adequate after-sale support.
Commercial engines set for major service entry milestones in 2015 while major military initiatives bank on upgrades and foreign sales in the short term and research for the long term.
Flights to London and other European cities will be an option when the carrier’s Airbus A330neo orders begin arriving, AirAsia X CEOAzran Osman-Rani tells Aviation Week.
Aviation Week’s Person of the Year is the figure who had the most impact—for better or, in this case, worse—on aerospace and aviation over the year. In 2014, Putin’s actions roiled defense, space and commercial aviation.
While recent airline crashes in Asia are creating pressure for improved tracking of flights, other initiatives to prevent crashes are arguably more important.
CEO Giorgio Danilo Pietra and new majority shareholder PanMed Energy are implementing a plan to bring the MRO provider back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Senior Avionics & Safety Editor John Croft looks at the airliner flight deck of the future, which might feature one seat in the cockpit for a captain and one on the ground, occupied by a “super dispatcher” or first officer.
Beverly Wyse, who leads the 737 program and Renton site, will replace Jones as Vice President and General Manager of Boeing South Carolina (BSC). Wyse will be replaced by Scott Campbell who leads the 767 program at Everett and oversaw the first flight of the 767-2C freighter version for the KC-46A tanker program at the end of December.
The comments follow Airbus’s formal launch of its longer-range A321neo on Jan. 13 and reinforce Boeing’s view that the current-replacement market for the 757 may not be as large as Airbus forecasts.
Airbus slightly increased its aircraft output in 2014 as orders remained at a very high level. The manufacturer delivered 629 aircraft last year, three more than in 2013. It recorded net orders for 1,456 aircraft compared to 1,503 a year earlier.
Transaero Airlines faces an uphill battle to survive as it grapples with myriad problems that encompass everything from political unrest, plunging oil prices and management missteps.
Finally back on strong financial footing, Air Canada plans to spend the next several years regaining the international share it lost in the past decade as it battled key labor unions, dealt with high airport costs and weathered delivery delays for important new aircraft.
With NASA’s help, air traffic controllers in the future will “team” with their computer systems to safely and efficiently manage highly automated passenger aircraft that dynamically collaborate with the ATM system to optimize routing, capacity and fuel savings.
