The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it now has sufficient people working on certification programs, following a period in which resources were in short supply.
Fastjet, which has warned it might not survive without equity fundraising, is in the process of selling off the company’s stake in its loss-producing LCC Tanzanian subsidiary, according to local media reports.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has called on FAA to take action to set minimum dimensions for U.S. airlines, saying the agency is moving too slowly and “not implementing the law.”
A pair of Portuguese military jets escorted an Air Astana Embraer 190 as it experienced severe technical difficulties over Portugal Nov. 11 in which the pilots considered ditching at sea.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will wet-lease up to eight Embraer E190-E2s from Zurich Airport-based regional carrier Helvetic Airways, expanding the airlines’ partnership.
British Airways, Iberia and Vueling parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said it was confident an agreement on air transport would be reached, after Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Nov. 12 that IAG was holding talks with the Spanish government to protect its EU ownership rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Boeing and Safran said Nov. 9 the companies had received regulatory approvals to begin operations of their new auxiliary power units (APUs) joint venture (JV). Etienne Boisseau was named CEO of the JV.
FAA is implementing a new controller staffing policy after a tower controller became incapacitated while working the midnight shift at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
The U.S. FBI investigation of the Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crash has concluded the airline employee who stole the aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport deliberately crashed it into the ground.
Global passenger traffic growth and manufacturer delivery delays helped Air Lease Corp. (ALC) post a 48% net profit increase of $146.6 million for the third quarter (3Q) compared to the year-ago period.
Flight operations at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) will be reduced Nov. 15-20, 2018 as the airport upgrades its radar and air traffic management systems.
Rolls-Royce introduced an Engine Change Service for its Trent XWB Nov. 9, with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO Hong Kong) as launch partner.
Qantas and aviation IT provider SITA are trialing a new biometric identification system at Brisbane Airport that will allow passengers to store their passport details on smartphones.
The new CEO of Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines said the carrier needs more financial strength if it is to make needed investments in fleet renewal.
Panelists at the Aviation Carbon conference voiced confidence that airlines are ready to start monitoring and reporting their international-flight emissions from Jan. 1, 2019 when the first stage of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) comes into force.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) inspector general (IG) has initiated an audit of the FAA and industry program to provide timely, automated authorization of drone flights near airports.
Turkish Airlines reported a $755 million net profit for the first nine months of 2018—nearly tripled from a net profit of $263 million for the year-ago period.
Bombardier’s announcement that it will cut about 5,000 jobs in the next 12-18 months came as a “shock” to the Machinists Union, which represents 20,000 Bombardier workers in Quebec.
French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) has taken the first step in its planned widebody fleet transition with the commercial debut of its first Boeing 787-9.
