Boeing has edged closer to returning the grounded 737 MAX fleet to service by completing development of the proposed package of changes for the aircraft’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), as well as associated simulator and training testing.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed charges with the U.S. National Mediation Board (NMB) against Delta Air Lines, alleging that the carrier’s anti-union activities violate Delta flight attendants and ramp employees’ right to unionize “free from interference, influence or coercion exercised by the carrier.”
RATP Group, the company running Paris’ public transport system, has signed agreements with Airbus to study the use of urban air mobility systems in the city.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet replacement plan will most likely exclude large twin-widebody aircraft, Austrian CFO Wolfgang Jani told Aviation Daily.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said it wants to become a “super tier-one” supplier in commercial aviation—a contractor whose capability is closer to building a complete aircraft.
An urban air traffic management (UATM) system is needed to bridge the gap between conventional air traffic control and future autonomous ATM, EmbraerX said.
The average net earnings for Asia Pacific’s 25 main carriers fell a little more than 50% year-over-year (YOY) in 2018, reflecting “significantly higher jet fuel prices, adverse currency movements and rising pressures on non-fuel cost items,” the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said May 16.
Thai Airways reported a steep drop in profits for the March quarter, although the airline is also moving closer to gaining approval for a major aircraft order.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao ordered an immediate suspension May 15 of all passenger and cargo operations between U.S. and Venezuelan airports, citing “deteriorating conditions” in Venezuela that “threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft and crew.”
As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders prepare to meet again at the White House next week to discuss a path forward for a possible, major infrastructure package, the question of how to pay for investments in roads, bridges, airports, and other needs looms in the background.
Ouagadougou-based Air Burkina has just completed a fleet upgrade and is preparing to strengthen its network as the government begins to study options for re-privatising the airline. Victoria Moores reports.
As Boeing nears finalization of its proposed fix to the 737 MAX since the fleet-wide grounding in March, our editors discuss the ramifications for pilot proficiency, automation and other civil aircraft programs.
FAA leadership sees the upcoming meeting of regulators discussing the Boeing 737 MAX return-to-flight approval process as a key step towards restoring global aviation safety-related collaboration that broke down in the wake of uncoordinated decisions to ground the aircraft, the agency’s top official said May 15.
Brazilian jet maker Embraer, which is hiving off most of its commercial aircraft business to Boeing, missed Wall Street’s expectations for the first quarter of 2019, leaving financial analysts increasingly worried worse could be to come.
The specter of China foregoing Boeing airliners or other U.S. aerospace products is re-emerging now that countries are set to raise tariffs on each other’s imports following a breakdown in trade talks May 10.
Stephen Dickson, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for FAA administrator, defended the FAA’s practice of delegating certain safety and certification functions to manufacturers, telling lawmakers the agency’s Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program has “allowed regulators to get much more efficiency and add more safety value than just throwing extra resources at it.”
London Heathrow Airport is about to enter the next stage of its third-runway expansion plan, with the opening of a statutory public consultation that will feed into a final planning application.
AirAsia has filed a legal challenge in an attempt to force Malaysian regulators to rule on long-running disputes between the airline and Kuala Lumpur airport operator Malaysia Airports.
