In the wake of the ‘flying shame’ aviation carbon emissions phenomena that has reduced air travel in Sweden since late 2018, SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed a research agreement with Airbus to study hybrid and electric aircraft technology.
EVA Air, which remains banned from flying over Mainland China, continues to wait for overflight permits for direct service from Taipei to Europe via China. As a result, the Taiwan-based carrier is forced to operate longer routes between Taiwan and Europe via Russian airspace or Southern Asian routes.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and his management colleagues have taken over little over a month ago. Now, weeks before the Paris Air Show, the new leadership team has given first indications on strategy and priorities. What are the key takes? Aviation Week Network editors discuss.
American Airlines is confident that two stakeholder gatherings in the coming days will help provide clarity on when the Boeing 737 MAX fleet will be cleared to fly again, a top executive said.
Airlines for America (A4A) said monitoring a planned diversion of hundreds of TSA and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel from U.S. airports to the Southwest border will be the group’s top policy priority during the peak 2019 summer travel season.
American Airlines is suing the unions representing most of its mechanics, alleging that union officers and members have engaged in a deliberate work slowdown to gain leverage during ongoing contract negotiations.
Solid macro fundamentals combined with capacity pressure created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding have set U.S. airlines up for a strong summer season, analysts at Cowen & Co. project.
The UK has extended its use of electronic “ePassport” gates at airports to several more nations, including the U.S. and Canada, in an effort to reduce lengthy queues that have been building at UK immigration channels in recent years.
Russia’s Alrosa Airline on May 20 operated its final flight using the Tupolev Tu-134B, the last of the type used in Russia for scheduled commercial passenger service.
Airbus is embarking on studies into what efficiency gains are possible in the current production system and what level of vertical integration makes sense in the future.
Airbus is offering both versions of the A220 at substantially increased ranges and is working on a further upgrade of the A321LR to improve that model’s range capabilities further.
Air New Zealand is believed to be close to announcing an order for Boeing aircraft to replace its 777-200ER fleet, which could also put the manufacturer in the box seat for the airline’s eventual 777-300ER replacement.
China Eastern Airlines has reportedly filed a claim with Boeing over losses incurred from the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, according to Chinese news outlets and confirmed by the airline to Reuters.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advised organizations of “inherent risks” associated with using unmanned aircraft systems manufactured in China.
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport and American Airlines are teaming up to develop a sixth terminal at the massive American hub that could add as many as 24 gates.
New air traffic management (ATM) constructs are taking shape around drones, commercial spacecraft and urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, known collectively, at least for now, as “non-traditional” entrants into the airspace.
The ICAO should consider stronger standards for centerline lighting on wide runways because of the key role the visual cue plays in helping pilots avoid runway excursions, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said.
The FAA has issued a warning for carriers to avoid flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, citing an increasing risk to civil aviation operations due to the potential for “miscalculation or mis-identification” of aircraft by armed forces in the region.
Jersey Airport in Jersey, the Channel Islands, has received approval for operational use of remote tower technology to manage commercial aircraft movements, the first such approval in the UK, the airport announced on May 20.
