Hawaiian Airlines acknowledged it is experiencing a further operational and planning disruption because of Airbus A321neo delivery delays related to issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engine. The carrier has had to remove two seasonal flights from its summer schedule and defer the start of a new route because of the A321neo delays. Hawaiian currently operates two A321neos, but was relying on further deliveries to start the affected flights.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety.
Former Air Burkina and Air Mali CEO, Abderahmane Berthé, was named as the next African Airlines Association (AFRAA) secretary general during the association’s annual general assembly (AGA) in Kigali, Rwanda. Victoria Moores caught up with Berthé to learn about his plans.
Parts for the first 777-9 are arriving from all over the world at Everett, Washington, where preparations for assembly and testing of the first of Boeing’s new-generation 777X twinjet family are in the final phases.
Large commercial unmanned aircraft for cargo and passengers are closer than people believe, argues new report from U.S. trade body the AIA, and regulators need to start getting ready.
The facility will supplement Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which has a designed capacity of 60 million passengers a year and is being expanded to 80 million; in 2017 it handled 65.8 million.
The latest factory is in Querétaro, Mexico, and follows joint Leap factories opened by Safran and Albany in Rochester, New Hampshire, and Commercy, France, in 2014.
The FAA has ordered inspectors to stop asking airlines and repair stations to submit data that supports the agency’s new certificate oversight methodology following industry input that the process doesn’t have required higher-level government approval.
Encouraged by much-improved results across all of its airline units and a robust unit revenue performance, International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to expand capacity significantly in 2018. But investors are expressing concern about the plan.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is reviewing the future fleet composition of its new long-haul LCC Level now that the airline has produced encouraging results in its first seven months of flying.
International travelers to Thailand increased by 9% in 2017 to 35.4 million, and the Thai government projects the total will rise to more than 37 million this year.
Qatar Airways is keeping a close eye on supersonic transport projects as a hoped-for next step in luxury air travel, CEO Akbar Al Baker said on the sidelines of the carrier’s first Airbus A350-1000 delivery here Feb. 20.
LATAM Airlines Group is more than one year into its new business model aimed at increasing competitiveness against ULCC competitors; the next step involves examining particular aspects of its maintenance strategy.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety.
