Air Transport

French civil aviation authority DGAC seized a Ryanair aircraft at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Nov. 8 in a bid to force the LCC to pay back public funds that were judged illegal by the European Commission in 2014.

Barcelona-based Volotea, a LCC specializing in point-to-point service between Europe’s secondary cities, is planning on steady growth in fleet, network and revenues.

Former Air Burkina and Air Mali CEO, Abderahmane Berthé, took leadership of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in January, succeeding Elijah Chingosho. Victoria Moores caught up with Berthé to hear about his experience as secretary general so far, as he prepares for the organisation’s biggest event of the year.

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

Longview Aviation Capital entered the picture in 2016, when it was formed to manage a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry.

Nightmarish flight delays underscore vulnerabilities of airlines to a range of operational and regulatory constraints.

The CR929 grew during concept design and did so one last time as its configuration was fixed in June, figures supplied by UAC reveal.

Questions surround maintenance actions in the days prior to Lion Air’s Flight 610, which was lost over the Java Sea on Oct. 29.

Rolls-Royce is replacing high pressure (HP) turbine blades on a limited population of Trent 700 engines powering the Airbus A330 following the emergence of corrosion issues which Rolls said are unrelated to the similar—but more widespread—intermediate pressure (IP) turbine corrosion problem impacting operators of Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s.

Latvian carrier airBaltic is planning to open its first aircraft bases outside of the Baltics after 2020 and is nearing a decision on its Airbus A220 options.

Southern African carrier Air Botswana has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600, the first of two new turboprops the airline ordered in July, just before the Farnborough Airshow.

Austria’s Frequentis will provide a remote virtual tower system at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE), as the airport carries out an expansion.

Irish LCC Ryanair has taken two further steps in reaching new agreements with cabin crew staff across Europe.

Bombardier’s agreement to sell the Dash 8, Q400 and the de Havilland name to Western Canada’s Longview Aviation Capital, parent company of Viking Air, ends a venture into regional turboprops that began in 1992 when it acquired de Havilland Canada from Boeing.

The head of Boeing’s operations in China is looking toward an easing of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

The first aircraft destined for Boeing’s new 737 completion and delivery center in China—a MAX 8—left Seattle Nov. 6.

UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) are teaming up to support each other’s aftermarket businesses for certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM components, agreeing to a “life-of-program” component-service agreement for parts supplied by UTAS, the companies said Nov. 8.

The strategic partnership signed by Air France Industries-KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and GMF AeroAsia in October could see more widebody airframe maintenance capability shifting toward Indonesia.

Describing it as “non-core,” Bombardier announced Nov. 8 it will sell the Q400 regional turboprop program to Longview Aviation Capital, parent company of Canada’s Viking Air, which previously acquired the rights to out-of-production de Havilland Canada types and the Canadair CL-215/415 waterbomber from Bombardier.

Bombardier is selling its slow-selling Q400 turboprop passenger plane line to Viking Air it was announced today.

Can the NTSB be self-critical enough to identify leading indicators proactively in close-call situations?

Aircraft developers, systems and air traffic management providers respond to NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge.

In spite of recent speculation to the contrary, Arab airline executives dismissed the notion that consolidation of the air transport sector is anywhere close.

Mitsubishi Aircraft is working on improvements to the MRJ70, which will be the second version of the MRJ regional jet to enter service.

Wizz Air is cutting its full-year profit forecast because of disruption during the summer season and higher fuel prices, though the Budapest, Hungary-based LCC reported a first-half 2018 rise in passenger numbers and revenue.