Boeing has not appealed the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rejection of its C Series price dumping claims against Bombardier. Boeing confirmed the March 22 deadline to appeal the Jan. 26 ITC vote passed without it filing an appeal.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Alitalia signed a commercial partnership agreement that will include codeshare flights between Japan and Italy and on domestic routes within the two countries from Oct. 28.
Air China said it expects to raise its share of traffic at Beijing Capital International Airport to 70% after a new airport opens in the city’s Daxing district next year.
The Swaziland aviation landscape could be on the brink of change, as former national flag-carrier Royal Swazi National Airways considers resuming flights, creating uncertainty for joint-venture incumbent Swaziland Airlink. Victoria Moores reports.
Utility of basic position reporting, bandwidth requirements and the need to coordinate distress responses with search-and-rescue organizations are some issues.
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce started work on its new testbed facility in Derby, UK. The building, believed to be the largest of its type in the world, was announced in June 2017 as part of a wider £150 million ($211 million) investment in UK aerospace facilities.
Mitsubishi Aircraft is upgrading avionics and flight-control software in its four U.S.-based MRJ90 prototypes while also making electrical harness changes related to a program delay announced last year.
FedEx Corp. posted an unadjusted $2.1 billion net profit for its fiscal 2018 third quarter ended Feb. 28, as the Memphis-based package delivery giant saw a $1.53 billion benefit following U.S. tax legislation enacted in late 2017.
The massive fiscal year (FY) 2018 spending bill the U.S. Congress is attempting to push through this week would increase FAA funding nearly 4% over FY17 figures, including a 13.8% jump in Facilities and Equipment (F&E) spending, where most NextGen air traffic control modernization program spending resides, and a boost in airport grant funding.
Chorus Aviation Capital (CAC), the aircraft leasing subsidiary of Halifax-based Chorus Aviation, entered into a sale and leaseback transaction with Dublin-based regional carrier CityJet for two Bombardier CRJ900s.
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) at the European level, called for a reorganization of the continent’s airspace based on traffic flows rather than borders.
Following Transport Canada’s suspension of Vancouver-based Orca Airways’ air operator’s certificate (AOC) last week, Calgary-based carrier Integra Air will take over Orca’s scheduled passenger and cargo flights in British Columbia, Integra CEO John Macek said March 19.
Southwest Airlines said a combination of factors will keep it from growing first-quarter RASM as much as expected, but the carrier remains confident in its full-year outlook for a unit-revenue uptick.
An extended period of sustained demand for global air cargo lift has Boeing optimistic about its freighter product line, including its slow-selling 777F.
Airbus is positioning the A330neo to operate on true long-haul routes such as from the U.S. West Coast deep into Asia or from India to the U.S. East Coast.
Norwegian raised NOK1.3 billion ($168 million) in a private share placement as it pushes ahead with expansion amid rising fuel prices and currency effects, which the LCC said is leading to a “challenging” first quarter.
