Delaying the retirement of some of its oldest widebodies is helping Thai Airways cover delays in its fleet acquisition plans and Boeing 787 engine issues.
Top-line growth in its defense and services businesses helped Boeing offset production-related challenges in its Commercial Airplanes unit that kept the division’s year-over-year (YOY) revenues flat, lifting total third-quarter (Q3) sales to $25.1 billion, a 4% YOY increase.
A first-of-its-kind Boeing 777 uncommanded engine failure triggered by nose-gear tire debris has led the United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to recommend FAA evaluate whether Boeing needs to assess the risk such an incident poses to a dual-engine shutdown.
Connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment said it has demonstrated communications at broadband speeds between an aircraft and a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite for the first time.
Hawaiian Airlines says its Airbus A321neo deliveries have now caught up to their planned timetable following delays earlier this year, which will allow the airline to phase out its remaining Boeing 767s in early 2019.
New York-based LCC JetBlue Airways, reacting to a 37% year-over-year (YOY) increase in fuel prices, doubled down on its plan to “improve our earnings, particularly in the areas we can control,” CEO Robin Hayes said in a third-quarter earnings call Oct. 23.
UK aircrew union British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) urged the UK government to bring forward its program of drone education and registration following a near miss over London that it said could have had disastrous consequences.
Strong organic sales in both its Pratt and Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) businesses helped push United Technologies Corp. (UTC) revenues up 10% in the third quarter (Q3) and led the company to revise full-year guidance upward.
Icelandic LCC WOW Air is adjusting services on North American routes and plans to cancel three U.S. services from Reykjavik Keflavik to Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis.
Qatar Airways’ oneworld membership is in question and the carrier could leave the alliance in 2019, Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said at a New York media event Oct. 19.
Bombardier has sued the aircraft unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., alleging the Japanese company recruited Bombardier employees with the intent of acquiring proprietary trade secrets for use in its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
China Southern Airlines plans to open four medium- and long-haul services from its Guangzhou base in the three months beginning December, including daily flights to Madrid.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. (MAB) is preparing to present its aircraft acquisition plan to its board, which could lead to a major widebody order being placed in 2019, airline CEO Izham Ismail said.
Sales of airline aftermarket services approached double-digit year-over-year (YOY) growth in the third quarter (Q3), reflecting some of the strongest MRO market conditions in years, a Canaccord Genuity survey shows.
Delta Air Lines—seeking to leverage its revamped and strengthening Pacific network and perhaps grab market share being ceded by competitors—plans to launch daily nonstop service between Shanghai-Pudong Airport (PVG) and its Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) hub in June 2020.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will look into Irish regional airline CityJet’s plans to place aircraft on long-term wet-lease with International Airlines Group (IAG) Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
Ryanair said its 2018 first-half profit fell 7% as lower fares, air traffic control strikes combined with higher fuel, staff and passenger compensation costs offset growth in ancillary revenues.
