Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Airbus hopes to generate more sales for its A350-1000 among Asia-Pacific airlines as it continues a 12-country tour through the Middle East and Asia-Pacific with one of the test aircraft, partly to showcase the aircraft in potential markets.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boeing cut its staff employees by at least 6% in 2017, or about 9,700 workers altogether, according to information the company provided in its latest annual regulatory filing.
Air Transport

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will take delivery of the first of four Boeing 777-200ER this week, a spokesperson in Kiev confirmed to Aviation Daily’s sister publication ATW.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based ASL Aviation Holdings is ceasing operations of its Madrid-based operation, ASL Airlines Spain.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS–Air France is facing a widespread strike on Feb. 22 after salary negotiations reignited long-running tensions with the unions representing its workforce
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
WASHINGTON—The Star Alliance is rolling out its promised digital services platform (DSP) as the Frankfurt-based global airline alliance aims to channel data to its 28 members.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
UAE LCC Air Arabia recorded a net profit of AED662 million ($180 million) for 2017, a 30% increase on its 2016 figure of AED509 million.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Panama-based Copa Airlines and Lufthansa Group have agreed to expand the scope of their existing codeshare to allow Copa to commercialize and market the Panama City–Frankfurt route, which is operated by Lufthansa.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair may force UK shareholders to dispose of their shares in the airline in the event of a breakdown in the talks between the UK and the EU over the UK’s departure from the bloc.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
BEIJING—The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says it plans to approve the setting up of an airline for the first time in more than two years.
Air Transport

Air Sénégal has firmed up a MoU signed with Airbus in November last year, for the order of two A330-900s, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Once the new constellation of 66 Iridium Next satellites is in place, Aireon plans to begin providing oceanic surveillance service.
Connected Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Engineers are focusing on the data’s update rate, availability, stability, coverage, latency and position accuracy.
Connected Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
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.
Air Transport

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.
Air Transport

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).
Air Transport

Emirates celebrated the inaugural flight of its new service between Dubai and Edinburgh yesterday.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
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.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
In the commercial area, Spirit is trying to win dual-sourcing work from Airbus and Tier 2 parts for Boeing.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Following the commercial aerospace sector’s expansion in Casablanca, Thyssenkrupp Materials Services said it is opening a sales and production site in Morocco.
Air Transport

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.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
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.
Air Transport

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.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
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.
Air Transport