To create the 777X, Boeing is not only introducing the world's largest all-composite wings, but it is transforming the way it builds and assembles the 777 from which it is derived.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines does not have strong enough finances to renew its long-haul fleet in the near future, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS became the fifth ANSP to take an equity stake in Aireon, the space-based aircraft surveillance provider that is expected to begin live operations of some of its services later this year.
APiJET, a newly announced joint venture between winglet specialist Aviation Partners and aerospace data processing company iJET Technologies, is introducing a real-time data and health monitoring system that can be tailored to suit specific airline needs across fleets of varied types and ages.
New Austrian carrier LaudaMotion will postpone its plan to operate from Zurich, as the carrier will not have enough aircraft available, a spokesperson confirmed to Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
A strong summer-season demand environment has U.S. majors holding steady on capacity plans even as fuel continues to rise, with likely—and some say needed—reductions expected to come in time for the winter season.
United Airlines, broadening its focus on boosting hub flow, is adding flights on 17 routes out of Newark, New Jersey (EWR) and shifting some regional-jet routes to its Washington Dulles (IAD) gateway as part of its winter schedule.
Boeing is confident assembly of wings for the initial batch of ground and flight test 777Xs will be completed on schedule from this summer onward, despite delays and production challenges associated with the new aircraft’s all-composite wing.
In what appears to be a divergence from the terms of the diplomatic understanding the U.S. and United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached over their Open Skies agreement, a top White House official told industry stakeholders there is a freeze on adding routes to the U.S.
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body handed down a decision in the 14-year-old Airbus subsidy case that upheld previous rulings that launch aid on the A350 and A380 programs was improper, but also took enough alleged subsidies off the table to allow Airbus to claim a measure of victory.
An improvement in yield margins—after several years of shrinking margins in the Gulf region—helped LCC Air Arabia to post an 8% year-over-year (YOY) rise in net income to AED110 ($30 million) for the 2018 first quarter, compared to an AED102 million net profit for the same period a year ago.
Azul Brazilian Airlines is upbeat about long-term growth trends in Brazil and the positive contributions of its new Airbus A320neos, but rising fuel prices have it looking carefully at near-term capacity plans.
Bogata-based Avianca is in advanced negotiations with its aircraft vendors to “re-accommodate its existing aircraft open orders, especially those scheduled for delivery in 2020, 2021 and 2022,” according to CEO Hernán Rincón, indicating deliveries may be deferred three years.
All sides are claiming a “win” in the U.S.-United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreeement on the nations’ Open Skies aviation accord, but importantly the Open Skies treaty stays fully intact.
Air Austral, a carrier specializing in flights from France to destinations in the Indian ocean, has inked a contract with Panasonic and startup Safety Line to use OptiClimb, a software program aimed at reducing fuel consumption during the climb phase.
WestJet’s premium-economy trial has paid off, convincing the carrier to launch a fleet-wide retrofit that will see new, larger two-by-two seats replacing the current three-by-three test configuration that uses a blocked middle seat.
Latvian aviation stakeholders have signed a memorandum of cooperation that will lead to the industry and government jointly creating an aviation strategy for 2019-25.
