Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer expect to close their deal-making over commercial and defense aircraft JVs by year’s end, they said after Embraer shareholders OK'd the deals.
Air Transport

By Kerry Reals
International Airlines Group (IAG) and other carriers negotiated their own agreement with London Heathrow on how excess airport charges in 2020 and 2021 should be repaid, after British Airways’ parent company said it “couldn’t stomach” the proposal put forward by UK regulators.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Air Vanuatu has become the first carrier in the Pacific region to order Airbus A220s, after announcing a deal for four aircraft.
Air Transport

The proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer was approved today by Embraer's shareholders during a General Shareholders' Meeting held at the company's headquarters in Brazil.
Air Transport

From commercial aircraft and helicopters to unmanned aerial systems and satellite imaging, Airbus is showcasing the full spectrum of its business, products and services in Africa at this year’s Aviation Africa summit which opens in Kigali, Rwanda, tomorrow.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Top aircraft manufacturers and providers tell current and would-be providers they must pay to play in the historic ramp-up of airliner production.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Turboprop manufacturer ATR said Feb. 25 it had received certification from EASA to extend the intervals between Type A maintenance checks for all its aircraft from 500 to 750 hours.
Air Transport

Swiss entrepreneur and Air Prishtina CEO Leyla Ibrahimi Salahi has taken full ownership of Switzerland-based Germania Flug AG.
Air Transport

Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the Comptroller General of the U.S. to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that they say has jeopardized funding to rural airports across the country.
Air Transport

Kenya Airways has announced six new senior management appointments, including Ursula Siling as the airline’s new CCO, succeeding Vincent Coste.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The Seamless Air Alliance, an Airbus-led consortium of airlines, communications equipment manufacturers and operators of mobile networks and satellites, is working towards a technology demonstration for improved passenger connectivity experience later in 2019.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning relatively little fleet growth through its next two fiscal years, although the carrier plans to expand its capacity at a slightly faster rate.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Sichuan Airlines plans to continue its long-haul expansion in 2019 by opening three routes, including one to New York.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
An attempted hijacking on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai, via Chittagong, ended the evening of Feb. 24 after local forces raided the aircraft and shot the suspect.
Air Transport

AirBridgeCargo Airlines is ramping up its footprint in Asia with the introduction of Dhaka to its international network.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Rapid movement of the Earth’s northern magnetic pole focuses attention on aviation’s reliance on magnetic navigation.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
CityAirbus arriving; Siemens-powered regional; tackling icing dangers; a better Hero; electrifying rotorcraft.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Divers searched for flight-data recorders in marshland to help unravel why an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, on Feb. 23, after a steep descent, killing three crew members.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
A Boeing 767-300 converted freighter operating for Amazon Air crashed on into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas on Feb. 23
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
Delta TechOps opened a $100 million test cell Feb. 21 capable of running an engine at 150,000 lb. thrust at its Atlanta facilities, which not only makes it the largest test cell in the world, according to the airline MRO, but also sets it up for the next 50-100 years because it will be capable of testing engines not even designed.
Air Transport

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Indian domestic airline Vistara have signed a codeshare deal, the two carriers announced Feb. 22 with a promise to open up more routes between India and Tokyo.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The deal to take over UK regional airline Flybe by a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium has completed, the Exeter-based airline said Feb. 22.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo announced a pilot ‘pathway’ program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
While it is struggling to avoid another summer of record flight delays, Eurocontrol has published a slightly downgraded forecast for aircraft movements over the next seven years.
Air Transport

U.S. carriers—including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines—have filed applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for some of the 12 newly available daytime slot pairs at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND).
Air Transport