All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed it canceled a Boeing 787 flight from Okayama, western Japan, to Tokyo Haneda just before takeoff Wednesday because of a hydraulic-oil leak from an engine.
Airbus COO-customers John Leahy has been promoted to parent company EADS’ top committee as part of an executive reorganization under new EADS CEO Tom Enders.
Lufthansa (LH) has canceled about 1,200 out of 1,800 flights for Friday as its flight attendants—represented by the UFO union—prepare to launch a third day of strikes in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
CTS Engines has signed multi-year engine maintenance service agreements with Finnish cargo carrier Nordic Global Airlines (NGA), and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Spirit Airlines (NK). The NGA agreement covers power-by-the-hour overhaul for seven CF6-80C2D1F engines on a fleet of MD-11Fs. CTS will perform all off-wing maintenance on the engines. According to the NK agreement, CTS will provide all on-wing engine field service work for the carrier’s fleet of 42 V2500-powered Airbus A320s. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Airbus-COO customers John Leahy has insisted that unrest over the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is still posing a serious threat to European aviation.
Boeing is forecasting that China will need 5,260 new commercial aircraft, valued at $670 billion over the next 20 years, according to its latest Current Market Outlook.
The ongoing controversy into fuel pricing in Saudi Arabia has led to the Kingdom's civil aviation authority, GACA, to call on the monopoly provider - Saudi Aramco - to cut its higher price for aviation fuel and create an atmosphere of fair competition for airlines.
Wencor Group, a distributor of aftermarket parts and services to the commercial and military aircraft sectors, has acquired Absolute Aviation Services and Soundair Aviation Services. Absolute Aviation Services is FAA/EASA certified and repairs electrical/electronic accessories, instruments, radio and sub-components for major, regional and cargo airlines and military aircraft worldwide; Soundair Aviation Services is an FAA/EASA/CAAC licensed repair station serving the commercial aircraft interiors market.
International air passenger traffic continues to grow but airfreight markets remained depressed, according to the Assn. of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Changes in US carrier operating strategies will lead to slower US passenger growth than previously expected, an aviation consulting group is forecasting.
Gogo will expand its air-to-ground (ATG) Wi-Fi services into Canada for seamless onboard connectivity service between the US and Canada by the end of next year.
Air traffic growth in both the passenger and freight sectors slowed further in July, although there was considerable variation by region and market, according to IATA’s recent global traffic report.
Iberia Cargo has been selected by TAM Linhas Aereas to serve as its new freight handling agent in Spain. Global Logistics System was selected by Turkish cargo as its regional gateway to transmit electronic air waybill data from its agents in Asia-Pacific and Central Asia, supported by e-freight engine EzyCargo.
The 10 largest US airlines incurred a $1.07 billion net loss in the first half operating on a net negative profit margin of 1.5%, deteriorating from a 0.4% negative margin in the 2011 first half, according to Airlines for America (A4A).
