PARIS–Air France-KLM’s new CEO starts work Sept. 17, ending a four month-period in which the airline group was without a permanent boss after an escalating labor conflict at Air France led to the departure of his predecessor.
The French air accident investigation agency BEA is evaluating whether to launch a new radar search for parts buried beneath the Greenland ice cap that could provide clues as to why an Air France Airbus A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure in September 2017.
Aerospace giant Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has struck a deal to acquire U.S.-based nacelle manufacturer MRA Systems from General Electric.
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker is confident the carrier can ride out the current rise in fuel prices and its effect on profits, telling attendees at the Airlines for America 2018 Summit in Washington “the reality is you need to adapt . . . we need, as oil prices rise, to do everything we can to make sure that our earnings stay at the same levels.”
Zimbabwe’s shock decision to acquire four Boeing wide-bodies and set up a new flag-carrier raises more questions than answers, as Martin Rivers reports.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao called on a cross-section of aviation stakeholders to team up to tackle the ongoing dearth of qualified pilots, technicians and mechanics, saying that solving the aviation workforce shortage goes “beyond what government can do alone.”
A United Airlines Boeing 787 is to fly from San Francisco to Zurich on Sept. 14-15 powered by a blend of biojet fuel derived from carinata, an oilseed crop that can be grown in rotation with food crops.
Air Lease executive chairman Steve Udvar-Házy said Boeing is carefully weighing engine options for Boeing’s new midmarket airplane (NMA) and seems on pace to launch the program in mid-2019.
The FAA issued updated guidance advising U.S. aircraft operators to exercise caution when flying within or adjacent to the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) due to military activities in the Middle East region.
Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in five countries announced a 24-hour strike starting at midnight on Sept. 28—part of ongoing calls for the airline to adhere to local labor laws and contracts.
Spirit AeroSystems is seeking compensation from major suppliers associated with its 737 fuselage deliveries to Boeing over the last year, and the Wichita company expects to pay penalties to Boeing as well, Spirit’s chief executive said Sept. 12.
China Eastern Airlines is urging authorities to let it keep Shanghai services at Beijing’s Capital International Airport after the city’s new airport opens next year, two industry sources said.
After months of engine delivery delays to Airbus and Boeing, CFM International says a recent surge in deliveries of raw material and long-lead components has boosted confidence in plans to be back on track with both airframe-makers by year-end.
Some operators of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered A320neos are facing a new snag—unusually high engine vibration in the climb phase. Pratt indicated a fix may be identified by year-end.
The Philippine LCC will get its first A321neos in December, so it can upgauge Manila flights, open longer routes and potentially replace older narrowbodies.
