Air Transport

Deterioration of the Swedish kroner against other currencies, a longer, colder-than-normal winter and rising fuel prices were among the factors that affected Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) in the first half of its 2017-18 financial year, the airline said May 30.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for April 2018 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 6.2% compared to April 2017, which was down from a 12-month high of 9.7% in March, although Africa rose 5.1%.

ICAO continued its worldwide series of Regional Safety Management Symposiums and Workshops in Kigali, Rwanda last week, promoting the use of risk-based aviation safety approaches by ICAO Member States in the UN agency’s African Regions.

A set of small-and-growing defense companies are beginning to make their mark on sector’s landscape.

Airbus and Boeing have been fighting about government support for years. Now it is time for a comprehensive negotiated solution that includes all players.

The C919’s turbofan is due to enter service in 2030. AECC is not waiting to finish that job before beginning an engine for the CR929.

Bombardier developed two new large-cabin, long-range business jets under cover, helped by a secretly certified engine from Rolls-Royce.

Singapore Airlines has revealed new details of its planned nonstop flight to Newark, New Jersey, which will be the world’s longest route.

Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital signed agreements to sell 16 aircraft, valued at approximately $900 million.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) told Sen. Bill Nelson (D–Florida), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, in a letter that airline consumer protections being considered by the Senate as it works toward passing an FAA reauthorization bill are “unnecessary, expensive and counterproductive.”

Sino-Russian commercial aircraft consortium Craic has received seven proposals for engines for its CR929 widebody airliner, said Comac, one of the partners.

As Airbus taking over the C Series program nears, Bombardier plans to donate one of the former flight-test aircraft to Quebec’s Ecole Nationale d’Aeronautique (ENA), the Canadian province’s sole provider of technical training for aerospace workers.

United Airlines employees at the carrier’s Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) hub have spearheaded operational improvements by targeting workplace-safety goals that extend beyond flight operations and maintenance environments.

Gama Aviation is the latest company to add its voice to the growing chorus of concern that the business-aviation community is flirting with disaster if it continues to ignore the implications of the U.S.’ 2020 deadline for ADS-B conversion/installation.

Shell Aviation entered into a long-term strategic collaboration with sustainable fuels specialist SkyNRG, aimed at jointly developing and funding sustainable aviation fuels.

The recent jump in fuel prices is not driving older aircraft into retirement, executives at parts supplier Heico Corp. reported.

With apologies to Mark Twain, news of potential talks to reach a grand bargain over World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes over large commercial aircraft may be greatly exaggerated.

IATA is poised to cut its forecast for this year’s airline industry profits because of fuel prices rising faster than expected.

Some analysts project Iran’s airlines, which operate about 250 aircraft, could absorb as many as 500 new airframes in the next decade or so.

The criminal investigation is closing in on the people responsible, says the Joint Investigation Team.

Russian authorities have grounded Saratov Airlines, just under four months after the fatal Antonov An-148 crash involving the carrier based in Saratov in the Volga region.

The UK introduced new laws May 30 that will restrict all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from flying above 400 ft. and within 1 km of airport boundaries.

China Southern Airlines will use Boeing 737-8s to operate a revived service between Urumqi in northwestern China and St Petersburg, Russia, replacing 757s.

Chinese LCC 9 Air is preparing to fly internationally, three years after it began operations from its base in the southern city of Guangzhou.

Following an in-person intervention by the Canadian government’s labor minister, WestJet management and its pilots, as represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), agreed to federal mediation of the two sides’ heated contract negotiations, averting a threatened pilot strike action.