On-time performance in Chinese commercial aviation leapt 8.5 percentage points to 80.1% in 2018, the best result in eight years, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
Xiamen Airlines will move to Beijing’s new airport from the old one in March 2020, according to an agreement between the carrier and the state operating company of the facilities.
Full-year traffic figures released by Air France-KLM show a continued discord between the carriers’ individual performances, with the smaller Dutch unit experiencing the strongest growth and the French arm’s figures suffering as a result of strikes and anti-government protests.
Hong Kong Airlines is threatening court action against those who create “untrue and groundless” rumors that the carrier is going into liquidation and ceasing operations.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest rate of growth recorded since March 2016, following 31 consecutive months of year-on-year increases.
Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air intends to pursue a new course as a “boutique carrier” as it tries to carve out a market niche for itself in the increasingly crowded Gulf marketplace.
The UK government is proposing to expand no-fly zones near airports for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and increase police powers in response to the drone-related disruptions at London Gatwick Airport in December 2018.
Weeks after reported drone sightings disrupted operations at Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport briefly suspended departures Jan. 8 to investigate a drone sighting.
Boeing reported deliveries of 806 commercial aircraft in 2018, exceeding its previous record-high delivery total of 763 in 2017, and surpassing rival Airbus’ 800 commercial jet deliveries for the past year.
With more than five decades of ducted fan and tiltrotor experience, Bell is combining new technology with old concepts to take on emerging air taxi revolution.
Assignment of airlines between Beijing’s new and old airports by Chinese authorities will result in division mainly along the lines of alliance memberships.
The union representing 44,000 U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers called on the U.S. Congress and the White House Jan. 8 to end the ongoing U.S. federal government shutdown, citing “extreme financial hardships” facing officers working without pay and “massive security risk” if they stop showing up to work.
Airbus has confirmed it “achieved 800 commercial aircraft deliveries” in 2018, thus concluding the year in a close finish against Boeing, which handed over 806 commercial aircraft.
Heathrow Airport has opened an eight-week consultation on its planned expansion, including a proposal to add up to 25,000 additional yearly flights through more efficient use of its two existing runways, before opening a third runway in 2026.
The long-span wing folds just outboard of the truss junctions to enable the airliner to use the same airport gates as a 737, which has a wingspan of almost 118 ft.
Russian regional jet manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) has said attempts to gain U.S. approval to export its SSJ100 Superjet to Iran have met with no response from the U.S. government, despite placing a request more than a year ago.
The French civil aviation authority DGAC is striving to convince airports to replace conventional bird-scaring patrols with more holistic biodiversity management.
The North Luzon Airport Consortium (NLAC), which was awarded a 25-year operations and management contract in December 2018 for the new terminal at Clark International Airport in the Philippines, has pledged PHP6 billion ($114.6 million) for the fitting out of the facility.
