Airbus has decided to stop accepting additional Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines after a series of inflight shutdowns and aborted take-offs were reported its A320neo family airliners.
Readiness to start “Long Range” (LR) operations with launch customers of the most capable and flexible A321neo version to date – the A321LR – has moved a significant step closer with recent joint EASA and FAA approval of the aircraft to operate with up to three underfloor Additional Centre Tanks (ACTs), including for ETOPS operation.
The global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released today by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).
After Airbus’ jaw-dropping conclusion to 2017, the company’s January commercial orders returned to earth with a total of 20 aircraft valued at about $2.2 billion at list prices.
Following the commercial aerospace sector’s expansion in Casablanca, Thyssenkrupp Materials Services said it is opening a sales and production site in Morocco.
Pushing for a hashing out of pilot work rules at WestJet ULCC subsidiary Swoop, the ALPA has asked the Canadian government to intervene on the first-ever contract negotiations between the union and the airline.
A Pratt & Whitney spokesperson said the issue relates to the knife-edge seal in the high-pressure compressor (HPC) aft hub on a “limited sub-population” of PW1100G engines.
The Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal for fiscal 2019 will provide insight into how much of a priority President Donald Trump still places on spinning off U.S. air traffic control from the FAA.
The money-saving rationale of retiring radars no longer applies, Government Accountability Office (GAO) director of civil aviation issues Gerald Dillingham said Feb. 8 at a Royal Aeronautical Society event.
Plans for the day show that Airbus is going to considerable lengths for the event, which will include a press conference with senior Airbus, Qatar Airways and Rolls-Royce executives, and a preview of the aircraft before the actual delivery ceremony in the evening.
Officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the FAA signed a revised version of their Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement-Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness (BASA-IPA) on the sidelines of the recent Singapore Airshow.
British LCC easyJet is proceeding with plans to protect its business from the possible effects of Brexit on the air transport industry, changing rules governing the ownership of its shares and applying for a standalone UK air operator’s certificate (AOC).
Norwegian Group chief human resources officer Helga Bollmann Leknes described the deal, which now will be put to a vote by SEPLA’s members, as “crucial to the group’s future growth.”
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines plans to continue upgrading its fleet with the delivery of two additional Airbus A350-900s in 2018, following the carrier’s dramatic improvement in its financial results.
Sichuan Airlines, which has signaled plans for fast-paced international expansion, has ordered 10 Airbus A350-900s, the Chengdu-based airline said Feb. 9.
CemAir CEO apologises to customers for the continued disruption to its operations and said that it is “working hard to expedite the restoration of its normal scheduled flights.”
