Following months of negotiations, Boeing and Embraer have signed an MOU to set up a joint venture (JV) comprising Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services business.
An Irish union representing Ryanair pilots has pledged to go ahead with a strike planned for July 12 over concerns about base transfers and pilot seniority agreements, even after the airline appealed for the strike to be called off.
EasyJet said over 1,000 more flights were canceled in June than in the same month in 2017, mainly because of French and Italian air traffic control (ATC) strikes.
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) returned the first of its freighters to service July 5, after its fleet was grounded for several days due to irregularities in maintenance records.
Chinese maintenance operator Ameco, owned by Air China and Lufthansa, has been suspended from all activities except line maintenance following repeated, alleged safety violations involving Air China aircraft.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and industry has formed a consortium to develop technologies for electrifying aircraft and incubate initiatives to grow the country’s aviation sector.
The Senegalese authorities have appointed ex-Airbus executive, Philip Bohn, as director general of Air Senegal SA to head-up its mission to relaunch the company.
Most OEMs have programs in the offing, for all-new aircraft or revamped ones. Major manufacturers and startups are pursuing electric-powered regionals.
Irish business lobby group Ibec has created a new representative body, Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), which has the buy-in of all major Ireland-based lessors.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is achieving solid improvement in its yields by increasing its emphasis on premium passengers, and the carrier indicates that this approach will continue.
Elmar Conradie was a finance guy but, 12 years ago, he got sucked into the aviation industry and now, as Victoria Moores discovers, he’s leading South African aviation firm Safair and its low-cost carrier, FlySafair.
Two members of the U.S. Congress criticized FAA for failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations.
The first meeting of FAA’s rechartered Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will be held July 17, 2018 in Santa Clara, California, a location that attests to the level of interest in drones in the high-tech Silicon Valley.
The owners of Irish lessor Intrepid Aviation will take a stake in widebody lessor Amedeo Capital, which will in turn buy a minority shareholding in Intrepid, creating a strategic partnership between the widebody specialists.
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer appears to be anticipating considerably lower sales this year than in 2017, based on a briefing here ahead of the Farnborough Airshow in mid-July.
Philippines flag carrier Philippines Airlines (PAL) is introducing four new domestic routes within the archipelago, operating from Clark International Airport.
Star Alliance carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a letter of intent with Swedish biofuels supplier Preem, with the aim of firming this into a binding cooperation agreement by September.
