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.
The continuing robust growth of the global airline industry provided Air Lease Corp. (ALC) with a 30% increase in its net income in the 2018 first quarter, despite the continuing problems caused by technical issues on several of the industry’s main engine types.
JetBlue Airways and its pilots’ union leadership have reached an agreement in principle on a new labor contract, according to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
The U.S. and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to announce a deal that addresses longstanding concerns over alleged subsidies for Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways, as well as fifth-freedom flying.
Leaders of specialty products provider Esterline Technologies, which provides components for a number of commercial aircraft programs, have indicated they do not see other immediate troubled assets that should be sold off as the company recently did with the Kirkhill elastomers unit to TransDigm Group.
