Turboprop manufacturer ATR’s product development for its wearable enhanced vision system and the ATR 72-600F cargo aircraft ison schedule, CEO Stefano Bortoli said at ATR’s annual press conference in Paris Jan. 31. Additionally, the company is gearing up for the launch of a short takeoff and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42, Bortoli said.
The Aviation Safety Network (ASN), the Dutch-based exclusive service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has released its 2018 airliner accident statistics showing a total of 15 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 556 fatalities. These include the non IATA airlines.
Qatar Airways has upped its stake in China Southern Airlines to 5%, the Diha based group said this morning. It completed the on-market purchase of the shares on December 28.
Air Senegal’s first A330neo has touched down at Blaise-Diagne International Airport in Dakar. The A330neo, painted in the livery of Air Senegal and named “Casamance”, was presented during a ceremony attended by His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Philippe Bohn, chief executive officer Air Senegal.
A last-gasp ferry flight before the United States re-imposed economic sanctions increased Iran Air’s fleet of modern regional aircraft by five machines. But, asks Alan Dron, how are they faring in service?
Yvonne Manzi Makolo was appointed CEO of RwandAir in April 2018. With no prior experience of the aviation industry, she has risen to the challenge and – less than a year in – she speaks to Victoria Moores with all the authority and passion of an industry veteran.
Termination of the contract could force Airbus to shut down the A380 program, a move the manufacturer seriously considered before securing the latest commitment from the type’s—by far—largest customer.
General Electric (GE) has no plans to sell its market-leading aircraft leasing unit, GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), despite a slew of potential bidders, the troubled industrial giant’s relatively new chief executive said Jan. 31.
Four aircraft retrofit specialists—EAD Aerospace, Envoy Aerospace, Etihad Airways Engineering and Lufthansa Technik—announced Jan. 30 the signing of an MOU to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA).
Airbus is investigating a cyberattack on its commercial aircraft business in which the attackers gained unauthorized access to employee contact information.
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR plans to capitalize on the turmoil affecting its main competitor, Bombardier, by positioning itself as the only company in the sector that can guarantee its products’ longevity.
Ryanair is in talks to open a base at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France, marking the potential next step in a strategy unveiled by the Irish LCC a year ago to expand its presence in the French market.
While higher fuel prices weakened Japan Airlines (JAL) profits for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2018, recent easing in fuel price forecasts have helped prompt the carrier to raise its profit outlook.
FAA and EASA have agreed to grant extensions to scores of dual-certified repair stations with certificate expiration dates in early 2019, ensuring that the recent U.S. government shutdown will not hold up routine renewals.
Korean Air is estimating a substantial annual loss for 2018, as revenue improvements were outweighed by currency depreciation costs and higher fuel prices.
Boeing is embedding more employees at factory sites of engine-maker CFM and its suppliers as the aircraft OEM tries to help its supply chain overcome narrowbody production rate ramp issues.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has concluded there was no engine failure following a Jan. 17 incident in which both engines on a Boeing 787-8 shut down after it landed at Osaka International Airport, Japan.
Following Ryanair’s acquisition of Austria-based LaudaMotion, the Irish LCC sees the potential to add more airlines to its current group of three carriers.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Danish regional aircraft leasing specialist Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), finalizing a deal that was first announced in October 2018.
