Pilot feedback to the proposed software changes to the 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) flight control law is positive, Boeing said, adding that after demonstrations, pilots believe the potential for further flight control problems from the system is a ‘non-issue.’
Boeing is confident that its move to cut 737 production nearly 20% later this month will have minimal effect on delivery schedules for the non-MAX aircraft still being made, including the remaining 737NGs headed for airlines, a few business jets, and regular deliveries of its P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to military customers.
The internet-of-things platform for cabin equipment Airbus introduced at AIX Apr. 2 may be seen as a first step towards a more customized experience for the passenger, according to Airbus VP for cabin marketing Ingo Wuggetzer.
Italian railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has until Apr. 30 to present a binding offer for Alitalia, after the Italian government and the commissioners managing the carrier since it declared bankruptcy extended a deadline, Italian media reported.
Lufthansa Systems is widening the number of companies that can use its BoardConnect platform for inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC), the company said at AIX in Hamburg.
It’s a piece of airline equipment that everybody hopes will never be needed, but if an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) does have to be pressed into use, it’s important that it should be as efficient as possible.
Airbus secured a second firm order for the A330-800 after Uganda Airlines firmed up an MOU originally announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July 2018.
Riga-based carrier airBaltic is opening new routes on a scope and scale that would not have been possible without the Airbus A220-300, which is rapidly becoming the mainstay of its fleet.
Even though timing and conditions of Brexit are unclear—as is its impact on air transport regulation—UK airports and airlines say they are already feeling a substantial negative effect on their business.
Korean Air Chairman and CEO Cho Yang-ho died Apr. 7, after helming the airline for more than 20 years and overseeing its development into one of Asia’s leading carriers.
Oman Air has issued a travel advisory to its guests flying to its Tanzanian destinations of Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar in the wake of the Tanzanian government’s ban on plastic.
Nesma Airlines boss Ashraf Lamloum tells Martin Rivers the company is adapting and finding new opportunities in its home markets of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Boeing announced late Apr. 5 it will slow 737 MAX production to 42 new aircraft a month by mid-April, adding to fears that the type’s grounding and delivery halt will last longer than industry initially expected.
FAA acting administrator Dan Elwell on Apr. 4 defended the qualifications of FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) involved with the Flight Standardization Board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX 8, saying “all of the flight inspectors who participated in the [FSB] certification activities were fully qualified.”
The aerospace industry is under constant pressure to contain costs. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are placing new demands on suppliers to cut prices or risk losing business to competitors.
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines started the final relocation process from the carrier’s Istanbul Atatürk hub to the new Istanbul Airport Apr. 5 at 3:00 a.m. local time; the full move was expected to take 45 hrs.
German cabin interiors and aircraft systems supplier Diehl Aviation is developing a replacement for conventional loudspeakers in the passenger cabin using the lower panel of the overhead baggage compartment as a membrane.
Nine months before operators must equip aircraft flying in U.S. controlled airspace to signal their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out, FAA has issued a statement explaining how it will handle non-equipped aircraft.
