By Sean Broderick, Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Airbus A380 operators affected by a new inspection requirement are not anticipating any disruptions resulting from the checks, nor have early results turned up any new issues.
The German aerospace cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg plans to fly a technology demonstrator for low-emission hybrid-electric propulsion systems for future 19-seat regional airliners.
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways has sold its five remaining Fokker 100s, as well as spare engines, parts and tooling, to Alliance Aviation Services Ltd., operator of Australia’s Alliance Airlines.
Boeing delivered 90 aircraft in the second quarter and 239 in the first half of 2019, as the 737 MAX grounding and related delivery suspension cut into the manufacturer’s totals.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) continues to upgrade its widebody fleet as the Japanese carrier recently took delivery of two Airbus A380, Boeing 787-10 and 777F aircraft for international passenger and freight services.
The Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) has completed the forward fuselage section for the static test airframe of the MA700 turboprop airliner, as the program works toward rolling out the first prototype in September.
The leadership of the US House Transportation Committee has called on the US Department of Transportation to hasten its regulatory process to require that drones be capable of being identified from the ground.
Reports of nuisance stall warnings triggered by frozen angle-of-attack (AOA) vanes has led FAA to mandate replacement of the parts on Boeing 757s, 767s and 727s.
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of four Airbus A350-1000s in 2019, with the type set to make its commercial debut between London Heathrow and New York JFK on Sept. 10.
Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal has announced an order for 30 Airbus A320neos, plus 20 options, reversing a commitment with Boeing for 30 737 MAX 8s, plus 20 options.
France’s air accident investigation agency said it has found part of the engine of an Air France Airbus A380 in Greenland, opening up the possibility of learning more about what happened almost two years after the engine failed.
Universal Avionics is developing a supplemental type certificate (STC) for an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) on the Airbus A320, paving the way for operators to retrofit aircraft with a technology that enables low-visibility landings.
Aircalin, the national airline of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, is planning acomplete replacement of its fleet with the delivery of new Airbus widebodies and narrowbodies.
FAA senior executives reinforced the message that “Remote ID” is a prerequisite for enabling more complex drone operations that are now allowed only by waiver.
Aerospace company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has repurchased a 4% shareholding that was held by Emaar Properties PJSC, returning the company to state ownership.
Hybrid-electric regional aircraft startup Zunum Aero is again trying to raise funds to continue developing its 12-passenger ZA10, after earlier fundraising efforts failed.
Momentum from the Paris Air Show is fading, and Wall Street analysts are quickly taking a sobering financial view of the Boeing 737 MAX issue now that an extended grounding of the aircraft and halt in deliveries could drag into the fourth quarter, at least.
The European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) brought the roll-out of commercial vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flights one step closer July 2 with the release of a special condition to enable the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft.
The Belgian CAA has issued a NOTAM (notice to airmen), prohibiting Boeing 737-8 MAX and Boeing 737-9 MAX operations in the country’s airspace until the end of 2019.
