Bombardier’s first-quarter net profit fell 13.6% to $190 million from $220 million in the corresponding year-earlier period, partly as a consequence of lower commercial aircraft deliveries.
International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways (BA) and Iberia (IB), reported a pre-tax loss of €263 million ($340.5 million), worsened from a €47 million loss in the year-ago period, despite revenue rising 7.8% to €3.9 billion.
Jeppesen and Boeing Information Services have jointly developed a new flight data delivery solution which slashes the time required to deliver and load vital flight data to an airplane.
Pratt & Whitney has a five-year agreement from Monarch Airlines for its fuel conservation program, EcoFlight Solutions. It has begun developing and implementing fuel-saving solutions for the airline’s fleet of 32 aircraft. Dallas Airmotive has acquired the tooling and inventory from Consolidated Turbine Support (CTS) of Mesa, Ariz. The tooling and inventory will be based at DAI’s Phoenix Regional Turbine Center.
The FAA is proposing a $445,125 civil penalty against Alaska Air Group’s Horizon Air for allegedly operating a Bombardier Dash-8-400 aircraft on 45 flights between March 17 and 23, 2011, after failing to comply with an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the airline to inspect for cracked or corroded engine nacelle fittings on its Dash-8-400 aircraft.
FAA awarded a $2.77 million contract to ITT Corp. and GE’s Naverus to help accelerate the development of satellite-based procedures that will allow aircraft to fly more directly to their destinations.
A US judge on Thursday dismissed charges of driving under the influence against former FAA administrator Randy Babbitt. Babbitt resigned last year after the charges became public.
Wreckage of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) that crashed in Indonesia Wednesday has been located. Indonesian authorities said they had discovered bodies, but no survivors.
Fears grew Wednesday that a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft had crashed during a demonstration flight in Indonesia after no signs of the aircraft or responses from crew has been received many hours after the new jet type disappeared.
Airlines for America (A4A) said Wednesday that the 10 US passenger airlines that have reported first-quarter results incurred an aggregate net loss of $1.73 billion, down 74% from a net deficit of $1 billion in the March 2011 quarter.
Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Mode S Elementary Surveillance (ELS) implementation in Europe has been expanded to include a much great number of flights, taking the initiative into its second phase.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which was scheduled to open June 3, will postpone its opening to late summer due to technical issues concerning fire protection installations, it said in a statement.
ATW’s editorial staff announced the six winners of the First Annual Eco-Aviation Awards, where we will honor those companies who are demonstrating leadership in the field of eco-aviation. The Ceremony will take place on 21 June 2012, at the conclusion of ATW’s 5 th Annual Eco-Aviation Conferenceheld at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Crystal City, VA (across the street from Reagan National Airport). The winners include:
The latest Boeing 787 to be received by All Nippon Airways (ANA) was partially powered on its delivery flight April 17 by biofuel, marking the first time a Dreamliner has used alternative fuel. The flight from Everett, Washington, to Tokyo Haneda used a fuel mix partly derived from used cooking oil, and marked the first transpacific biofuel flight, according to Boeing.
Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) has signed an exclusive agreement to become GE Aviation’s third-party service provider for ClearCoreengine wash systems for commercial and military engines in the US. ASIG’s offering of ClearCoreservices will be launched at airports in California and Florida and then expand to airports in other major US cities.
Minister of Transport Igor Levitin has established a new commission to regulate international route rights after a dispute between Transaero Airline (UN) and Rosaviatsia, which was responsible for the international routes distribution.
CTS Engines has opened a 60,000 sq. ft. engine service center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which chairman and CEO Brian Neff dubbed the first full-service independent engine MRO in the US.
Silver Spring, Maryland: Penton Media’s Air Transport World today announced the winners of its inaugural ATW 2012 Eco-Aviation Awards. Winners were selected by ATW’s team of Editors. They are:
EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has received EASA part 145 approval, and has renewed FAA approval to provide technical services for the EgyptAir fleet. Ascent Aviation Services has joined the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Assn. (AFRA). Revenue Management Systems was selected by flydubai to provide revenue management, inventory control, and reporting tool software, airRM for the carrier.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH), parent of ACMI cargo carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, announced Thursday that its Atlas Air unit has inked an agreement with Etihad Airways to provide Boeing 747-400 freighter service for Etihad Cargo.
AeroTurbine (ILFC) was selected by Moog to provide global logistics support for its total support and asset support programs on the Airbus A350XWB and Boeing 787, 747-800. The contract includes 24/7/365 warehousing to support Moog's global pool support customers.
The Chinese government has cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,932 ($1,257) per ton, down 1.6% from CNY8,061 per ton international fuel prices keep fluctuating.
