Air Transport

By Bill Carey
CMC Electronics has received supplemental type certification from Transport Canada to install a satellite-based approach sensor unit on Boeing 737NG airliners.
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Chen Chuanren
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) recorded a ¥110.7 billion ($998.3 million) profit for fiscal 2018, down 23% year-on-year (YOY); ANA earned ¥1.97 trillion in fiscal 2017.
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By Michael Bruno
General Dynamics chairman and CTO Phebe Novakovic indicated she did not believe ongoing issues surrounding the Boeing 737 MAX are impacting FAA’s certification of the Gulfstream 600 business jet.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Light deliveries of business jets and further delays on major rail projects forced Bombardier on Apr. 25 to warn investors of softer first-quarter financial results and to cut its 2019 outlook.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Groupe ADP increased its 2019 traffic forecast for the Paris airports it operates as overall group traffic edged up 0.4% in the first quarter to 58 million passengers, held back by a decrease in domestic traffic at the Turkish airports run by TAV Airports.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Pushing the new midmarket airplane entry-to-service date beyond 2025 would strengthen Airbus’ position.
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By Kerry Reals
Sustainable aviation fuel volumes are attainable if airline, OEM and fuel-producer partnerships continue to invest time, talent and money in the process.
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By Sean Broderick
A trio of unusual events took a toll on Southwest Airlines’ first-quarter (Q1) financial performance and is driving unit costs up, but long-term fundamentals remain strong, as does the airline’s confidence in the beleaguered Boeing 737 MAX.
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By Alan Dron
Embattled Indian carrier Jet Airways has seen its major order for Boeing airliners removed from the OEM’s official order backlog.
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By Victoria Moores
Latvian carrier SmartLynx Airlines has secured an air operator’s certificate (AOC) for its new Maltese airline, which it will use as a platform for further growth.
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FAA is projecting passenger growth for U.S. carriers will advance at an average annual rate of 1.8% over the next 20 years—about 0.1% lower than last year’s forecast—increasing by 48% or roughly 424 million passengers by 2039.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered Airbus A319neo made its first flight Apr. 25, starting a flight test campaign that is to be completed before the end of the year.
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By Victoria Moores
German cabin interiors specialist Recaro Aircraft Seating is aiming to become the leading business-class seating supplier, after posting 15 years of double-digit revenue growth.
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By Victoria Moores
African LCC fastjet expects to post a $41.2 million operating loss for 2018, nearly four times its $11.2 million prior-year loss, deepened by $23.9 million in one-off impairments from its December 2018 capital increase.
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By Victoria Moores
Airlines continue to improve their handling of checked bags, getting more bags to the right destination on time even as the number of airline passengers grows each year—the key finding in SITA’s 2019 Baggage IT Insights report, released Apr. 24.
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Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong Airlines is offering its pilots transfers to alternative airlines as it faces a pilot surplus related to the delayed delivery of its Airbus A330 and A350 aircraft.
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a widening first-quarter loss and said it was still assessing the financial impact of the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, estimating it could cost the airline up to NOK500 million ($57.5 million) in 2019.
Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg fielded Wall Street’s questions during the company's latest earnings call. A few of his answers surprised our editors. Listen in as they discuss.
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By Michael Bruno
General Dynamics still expects a late-June FAA certification for the Gulfstream 600, but it could slip into the third quarter.
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By Sean Broderick
FAA is targeting May 23 for a meeting of global regulators to discuss finalized updates to Boeing’s 737 MAX flight control system. The gathering is expected to include regulators from around the world.
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The top official responsible for negotiating international aviation agreements at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said the administration is “moving cautiously” to address concerns that Qatar and UAE are engaging in anti-competitive business practices with their flagship carriers.
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Austria’s Salzburg Airport shut down operations for five weeks beginning Apr. 24 to renovate its 59-year-old runway.
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By Bradley Perrett
A U.S. grand jury has charged a U.S. citizen of Chinese descent and his relative in China with theft of General Electric technology for gas and steam turbines, including know-how applicable to aviation.
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By Guy Norris
Boeing has said returning the 737 MAX safely to service is its first priority, and with extra resources being channeled into this effort, hinted for the first time Apr. 24 this may impact the outline schedule for launching its next proposed airliner project, the new midsize airplane (NMA).
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By Victoria Moores
Aircraft-cabin experts believe there could be scope to monetize overhead-locker space, causing a ripple effect of customer-service benefits.
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