Despite rising challenges from other countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore’s MRO industry is still regarded as having valuable advantages and scope for growth.
Executives from leading aircraft engine OEMs stressed that the predicted maintenance demand for their products will continue to ensure a large role for independent MRO organizations.
A new cargo airline is in the process of being established in Changsha in south-central China, aiming particularly at the market for carrying imported seafood.
The third flight test aircraft in the Comac C919 program will fly this year, with the final three joining the development effort in 2019, the state manufacturer said.
Thailand-based LCC NokScoot intends to add its first Boeing 737s this year, which will allow the carrier to down gauge some of its lower-demand, widebody routes.
Ryanair said it had signed a union recognition agreement with Italian pilots’ union ANPAC as the process of formalizing its decision to recognize unions across Europe continues.
Boeing, Embraer and other potential stakeholders are working to complete joint-venture (JV) talks involving the two aircraft manufacturers "very soon," Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva said, adding that he "can't say" what the timeline looks like.
WestJet, Canada’s second largest airline, made a surprise CEO change, announcing Gregg Saretsky was stepping down “effective immediately” after eight years leading the company.
BEIJING—Part of China’s monopoly aviation fuel supplier has threatened to cease supplying mainland Chinese airlines that are subsidiaries of cash-strapped HNA if the group’s airline holding company does not catch up on payments.
BRUSSELS—Airline CEOs attending the Airlines for Europe (A4E) Aviation Summit here believe there is scope for further European consolidation, with Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary predicting that “the next downturn is imminent.”
HANOI—Increasing demand for Boeing 777 and 787 work will be an important dynamic in the MRO industry this year, said Rahul Shah, a senior vice president predicts AAR Corp.
MADRID—DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and technology supplier Frequentis signed a joint venture (JV) agreement at the World ATM Congress here to offer remote tower systems to customers worldwide.
Australia is closer to achieving its “OneSky” goal of merging its civilian and military air traffic control (ATC) systems after signing A$1.2 billion ($936 million) in contracts with integrator Thales Australia.
In an address at the World ATM Congress here, Spanish minister of public works Íñigo de la Serna announced that Spain will reduce the route charge airlines pay to use its airspace by 3% this year and 12% in 2019.
FAA issued a rare emergency revocation of repair station AeroBearings’s certificate for allegedly performing repairs on commercial aircraft engine parts when it did not have maintenance manuals or approved alternative data to do the work.
Embraer has the raised the technology and performance bars significantly with the E-Jet E2, but amid the improvements pilots will find much that is familiar. Photo: Embraer
Embraer is about to deliver the first Embraer 190-E2 to its launch operator Wideroe. Just prior to certification, reached at the end of February, Aviation Week was invited to fly the third prototype at Gaviao Peixoto and Sao Jose dos Campos. Evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel tested the aircraft's maneuverability and the protections built into the new fly-by-wire system.
Bruce Whitman of Flight Safety International was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.
