Boeing will need at least until September to address a new flight control computer (FCC) issue and wrap up changes needed to get the fleet flying again.
Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, two of the three U.S. 737 MAX operators, have removed the grounded aircraft from their schedules for another month, reflecting continued uncertainty over when U.S. regulators will clear the fleet to fly.
The European Commission (EC) has given the U.S. a stern warning not to take any action against Milan-based Air Italy that would prevent it flying to the U.S.
U.S. aerospace manufacturers and policy leaders would be wise to pursue more environmentally friendly aircraft offerings for at least one simple reason: exports into Europe and elsewhere where climate change concerns are rising, according to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
China Southern Airlines revealed that it will explore low-cost aviation development with LCC Spring Airlines and is studying which company is suitable for developing a new LCC model in China.
Canada’s air transport market took two steps towards more collaboration and consolidation June 27, as Air Transat executives agreed to accept Air Canada’s purchase offer, while the proposed WestJet-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture (JV) was granted the Canada Competition Bureau’s blessing to move forward.
The increase in traffic at Europe’s airports is slowing after a period of dynamic growth with freight traffic in particular weighing on the region’s airport performance, industry group Airports Council International (ACI) Europe said June 27.
Bombardier is working with airworthiness authority Transport Canada to create a new type certificate for the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) family, separate from that for the Challenger 600-series business jet.
The FAA has announced plans to award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants to hundreds of airports across the U.S., the second tranche of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2019.
Steve Dickson is defending his decision to not disclose to federal lawmakers a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation in which he was deposed during his tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations.
As ancillary revenue becomes increasingly important to their bottom lines many airlines are finding that determining which products and services to offer is a learning process.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged state aviation safety regulators to continue to align on technical validation requirements and timelines for the safe re-entry into service of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
FAA test pilots have flagged a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system that must be addressed as part of changes being made to get the aircraft back into service, Aviation Week has learned.
Boeing’s top executive remains hopeful that the Boeing 737 MAX will be cleared to fly before summer’s end and is pledging to ensure affected operators are compensated regardless of how long the disruption lasts.
Planned U.S. startup Moxy will have “lots of flexibility” with the Airbus A220-300 that would allow the airline to go international, its founder David Neeleman said.
TAP Air Portugal, which is on an expansion drive, will eventually become a customer of the newly-launched Airbus A321XLR, co-owner David Neeleman said.
Kaman Corp. announced June 26 that it has struck a deal to sell its Distribution division—about half of its company—to Littlejohn & Co. for $700 million so Kaman can focus almost exclusively on aerospace and defense as it tries to restructure its business.
Boeing will collaborate with electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developer Cora, a division of startup Kitty Hawk that is flight-testing an autonomous air taxi.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s (MITAC) Paris Air Show unveiling of a new cabin for its SpaceJet regional jet (RJ) family has sparked interest from airline customers, giving executives confidence that its surprising initial commitment for 15 M100s during the show is the first of a series of deals for the revamped, U.S. scope-compliant variant.
