Raunheim, Germany-based Lufthansa Systems has introduced a weather display feature to its Lido/eRouteManual electronic charts that allow pilots to display weather information on enroute navigation maps.
Indonesia’s Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport opened its first dedicated LCC terminal May 1, a prepatory move to handle the growing demand for low-cost air services in Southeast Asia.
Korean Air is focusing on non-autoclave curing, integral carbon-fiber structures and further automation as it works to sustain and expand its commercial-aircraft manufacturing business.
Fiji Airways has selected the Airbus A350 to boost its widebody fleet, after reaching an agreement to lease two of this type to operate alongside its A330s.
Now struggling with challenges in its rail transportation business, Bombardier has announced the latest step in its plan to focus its aerospace unit on business aircraft.
Boeing has announced a partnership with Aerion, a Reno, Nevada-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic aircraft. As part of the agreement, Boeing made a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate technology development and aircraft design, and unlock supersonic air travel for new markets.
Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies latest quarterly earnings are building expectations for when the two major aerospace and defense providers merge to become a potential sixth prime contractor.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAW) will put the first two Boeing 737-800Fs it will fly for Amazon Air into service this month, part of a ramp-up announced in March that has the contract freighter operator specialist on pace to increase its block hours 13% in 2019.
As Wall Street expects Boeing to take a multi-billion-dollar hit due to ongoing 737 MAX issues, the Chicago-based company at the end of April secured up to $5 billion in new debt and credit to cushion its balance sheet.
Three U.S. Democratic senators want to know what steps FAA is taking to finalize standards for minimum seat dimensions on commercial carriers, as required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Doha-based Qatar Airways is increasing its presence in Morocco, with a new service to Rabat and an expanded joint business agreement with oneworld alliance partner Royal Air Maroc.
Leading aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems has suspended its financial guidance for 2019 and shelved stock buybacks, executives announced May 1, as the Wichita manufacturer tries to get a handle on costs and challenges from the Boeing 737 MAX production slowdown and groundings.
Malaysian authorities are calling for comments on a proposed joint venture (JV) partnership between Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Southern Airways Corp., parent of Mississippi-based commuter carrier Southern Airways Express and Hawaiian commuter/regional carrier Mokulele Airlines, has announced a strategic minority investment by SkyWest, Inc., parent of Utah-based regional SkyWest Airlines.
Dublin-based lessor AerCap’s Q1 2019 net income was held back by a “significantly lower” sales volume during the quarter compared to Q1 2018, the company said, resulting in a lower net gain on the sale of assets, partially offset by higher lease rents.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and its pilots’ unions have restarted negotiations in a bid to resolve a strike that has led to the cancellation of 3,586 flights since Apr. 26, disrupting 347,000 passengers.
FAA has banned all commercial and general aviation flight operations by U.S. pilots and carriers in Venezuelan airspace, citing “increasing political instability and tensions” and the “associated inadvertent risk to flight operations” stemming from the deteriorating political situation in the country.
With less than 18 months of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) left to run, officials involved are hopeful the effort will result in a framework of repeatable processes for approving complex drone operations in national airspace.
Kazakhstan-based LCC FlyArystan launched commercial operations May 1 with flights from Almaty International Airport on six domestic routes to Karaganda, the national capital Nur-Sultan (Astana), Pavlodar, Shymkent, Taraz and Uralsk.
