Airbus and Boeing launch aviation data-analytics platforms designed to leverage digital information generated by aircraft to help airlines improve efficiency.
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the ranking GOP member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is standing by his focus on the role played by inconsistent pilot training standards in the two recent deadly crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
A strike by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilots contributed to a second-quarter net loss of SEK933 million ($97.7 million), widened from a SEK349 million loss in the year-ago period, the carrier said May 28.
Airbus says it has received a “surprisingly” large response to its contest that challenges computing experts, academics and professionals to solve five key flight-physics questions using quantum computing to improve aircraft design.
Airbus confirmed its exclusive collaboration agreement with Siemens to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the experimental E-Fan X demonstrator and other vehicles is concluding a year ahead of schedule, but said the two companies will continue to partner on projects.
After at least six years of research and technology work on the Avionics 2020 demonstrator, Thales’ efforts toward creating a more intuitive cockpit have crystallized into FlytX, an avionics suite that also features connectivity.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) passed the ICAO safety standard audit earlier this month. According to the Bangkok Post, ICAO mounted a Coordinated Validation Mission to Thailand and gave the CAAT a score of 65.07%, with 60% the passing grade.
The CEO of UK-based regional airline Flybe, Christine Ourmieres-Widener, plans to leave the airline just three months after it was taken over by a consortium headed by Virgin Atlantic.
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 suffered severe damage to the outer layer of its windscreen when it ran into hail as it neared Beijing, causing the flight crew to declare a Mayday.
Air France-KLM said unions representing Air France pilots have voted in favor of starting negotiations to increase the number of aircraft in the Transavia France fleet, paving the way for faster growth of the low-cost subsidiary.
EmbraerX is championing the development of a collaborative ecosystem which enables people to imagine a world where electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) will be part of our daily lives.
Most African airline CEOs are tasked with reaching profitability. LAM Mozambique director general, João Carlos Pó Jorge, is no different. However, he also had to completely rebuild staff morale from absolute rock bottom – not once, but twice, as Victoria Moores discovered.
Air New Zealand is setting up the next phase of its fleet development with an order for more Boeing 787s, and its decision to switch 787 engine providers represents a significant coup for General Electric.
Airbus has long invested in building its product portfolio. With that part now settled, it is looking more closely at processes and industrial optimization.
Dutch national carrier KLM and Ireland-based regional airline CityJet are the two main shareholders behind a Belgian start-up being created to operate both scheduled services and to provide capacity for others.
The FAA is rolling out contingency operations plans to hundreds of air traffic control (ATC) facilities, an effort that started after a September 2014 fire that shut down its Chicago enroute center and disrupted air traffic across the U.S. Midwest.
The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation is seeking to send $17.7 billion to the FAA in fiscal 2020, $267 million more than the 2019 enacted level and $614 million above the administration’s budget request.
