Reunion-based Air Austral is to see fuel reduction on its Indian Ocean flights thanks to a new data analysis system developed by Safety Line in collaboration with Panasonic Avionics.
ATR has found a launch customer for the “bring your own device” IFE option it is offering on its regional turboprops with onboard Wi-Fi specialist Phitek.
Qantas has struck a deal to spin off its catering division, as prospective purchaser Dnata looks to grow its presence in the Australian market and globally.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to suspend its route to Kuwait, as the Middle East market continues to present challenges for carriers from the Philippines.
UK-based STG Aerospace launched the latest version of its liTeMood retrofittable LED lighting system for installation in the Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.
The accelerating digitalization of the aerospace industry is a necessity, particularly in regards to providing MRO, but it will be hard transition even for the largest manufacturers and may not lead to major new revenue in the near future, a key industry leader said.
ORLANDO—FAA’s transition to a risk-based oversight philosophy is progressing well, but the change remains “in its early days” and the agency is listening to industry feedback as part of making the new approach more effective, Ali Bahrami, FAA’s associate administrator-aviation safety, said.
Boeing had a towering month of new commercial aircraft orders in March as the U.S.-based manufacturer racked up firm orders for 196 aircraft, valued at approximately $29 billion per Boeing’s 2018 list prices, which have risen by about 4.2% compared to last year.
Indonesia-based LCC Lion Air has been revealed as the customer for 50 Boeing 737-10s, boosting the carrier’s already massive order book for Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies.
United Parcel Service (UPS), in need of more capacity, is in the process of converting three used Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft into freighters and is interested in additional 767 conversions.
An airline’s score on a new quality index, including untimeliness and complaints, will be a factor in whether it can, among other things, buy or lease aircraft.
Boeing has new master contracts with many top-tier suppliers under its Partnership for Success cost-cutting project, but has an inflection point been reached?
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is temporarily refusing to consider applications for service to and from Shanghai Pudong International Airport because of poor on-time performance for flights at the airport.
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), seeking to expand its presence in the data-driven maintenance prognostics arena, launched a multi-tier set of aircraft subsystem monitoring and health management services running on an expanded and re-branded version of its five-year-old aircraft system health management (ASHM) product.
Wet lease specialist Hi Fly signed a medium-term lease with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for one Airbus A330-900, kick-starting the carrier’s fleet modernization.
Airbus is pushing out a decision on whether to go ahead with upgrades of its A320neo family aircraft, as the company continues to face tough challenges in ramping up narrowbody production and with the in-service A320neo fleet.
American Airlines plans to equip 320 Airbus A321s to display nearby air traffic on the flight deck via Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In (ADS-B In), spearheading the industry’s next step after the 2020 mandate to equip for ADS-B Out position reporting.
Michael Huerta, whose five-year term as FAA administrator ended in January, said the effort to spin off U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA failed because it became too focused on the structure of a proposed ATC entity instead of detailing solutions for making air traffic management more efficient in the U.S.
In-line with the Government plans to implement international best practices in business, Oman has adopted the International Air Transport Association’s electronic airway bill (e-AWB) standard in replacement of the paper airway bill - the contract of carriage for international airfreight shipments.
