U.S. pilots who have tested the new Boeing 737 MAX flight-control software have given it positive reviews and some carriers are beginning to finalize step-by-step MAX return-to-service plans, suggesting that Boeing’s notional time line of getting FAA approval by year-end may come to fruition.
Insolvent French low-cost long-haul airline XL Airways is suspending all flights as a court deadline for finding an investor or liquidating the airline nears.
The FAA is working with Boeing to finalize an inspection order on higher-time 737NGs after cracks were discovered in fuselage frames and related parts on three 737-800s being converted to freighters.
The number of sustainable aviation fuel production projects will need to quadruple if the industry hopes to make a “noticeable impact” on carbon emissions, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) cross-industry coalition said.
Boeing is implementing several recommendations made by its board of directors aimed at elevating the company’s safety focus, led by the creation of a new Product and Services Safety (PSS) unit, CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced Sept. 30.
The new deal between ULCC Sun Country Airlines and motor coach operator Landline linking the carrier’s Minneapolis hub and several communities via bus may succeed, but it isn’t likely to start an intermodal trend to replace regional airline feed, analysts said.
Dubai-based LCC flydubai is warning the ongoing grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX fleet is having a significant impact on its operations, as its operating fleet is set to reduce in size to 2014 levels.
Electric X-57 arrives; low-boom X-59 CDR; UK backs fuel-cell propulsion; Nordic electric aviation; GE pursues megawatt power; Equator electric seaplane.
Istanbul Airport (IST) anticipates its third parallel runway coming into operation in 1H 2020, giving it a capability exceeded in Europe only by Amsterdam Schiphol, the airport’s chairman Kadri Samsunlu reported Sept. 27.
Airbus began flight tests Sept. 12 of the first of 52 UPS Airlines A300-600 freighters undergoing major flight deck upgrades designed to keep the fleet operating until at least 2030.
Indian LCC SpiceJet will continue a year of rapid growth by adding 46 more domestic non-stop flights, while also reportedly considering another major aircraft order.
French airline Aigle Azur will be liquidated as of midnight Sept. 27 after a French commercial court rejected the remaining rescue offers under consideration for the already-grounded airline.
After further delays, the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) began assembling the first airframe in the MA700 turboprop airliner program Sept. 27, aiming for a first flight in 2020 and certification in 2022.
Air France-KLM will not step in to rescue long-haul LCC XL Airways, which faces liquidation as the deadline approaches for bids for the insolvent airline.
Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and two other company representatives, including the 737 chief pilot, will testify before a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the 737 MAX scheduled for Oct. 30, the committee said Sept. 27.
Honeywell International said Sept. 26 that its new big-data Forge software for airlines “may” help customers Nippon Cargo Airlines and Kuwait Airways cut their fuel costs by up to 3%.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today launched the 25by2025Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) First VP Bob Fox told U.S. lawmakers that the world’s largest pilot union is “deeply dismayed” over the FAA’s lack of follow-through on a directive that would mandate the installation of secondary cockpit barriers.
