This week’s top air transport stories include Avianca withdrew its effort to acquire Viva Air and a possible Turkish Airlines order for 600 aircraft in June.
Mesa Air Group is still actively working on getting its European subsidiary Flite up and running, after its first customer “backed off,” executives say.
The EC has concerns about the proposed merger’s effect on competition on certain routes between South Korea and Europe that are served by both carriers.
CASA has lost a lot of experienced technical staff over the past 10 years, said Darren Dunbier, Virgin Australia’s general manger for engineering operations.
German aerospace center DLR is planning a new facility for full-scale crash and impact testing of helicopters and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft.
Sofia Airport in Bulgaria will invest BGN150 million ($83 million) on capital improvements over the next three years, including a solar farm and new terminal.
The engine-maker is pinning its hopes on the geared UltraFan as a low-fuel-burn contender for single- and twin-aisle airliners and reengining opportunities.
“Everybody knows it’s not within our control. It’s really a Boeing issue,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at the carrier’s annual shareholders’ meeting May 17.
