Air Transport
News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Aircraft
Textron Aviation Delivers First Passenger SkyCourier
Hawaii’s Lanai Air will operate the first passenger version of the Cessna SkyCourier, providing air service between Oahu and the island of Lanai.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Completes First Tests on UltraFan Demonstrator
First tests of the UltraFan demonstrator mark a major milestone in the development of Rolls-Royce's scalable technology.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Capital Costs and Skills Shortage Challenge UK Aerospace
The country's ADS trade association says members are struggling to invest due to high interest rates and inflation, as Brexit headaches continue.
Engines
GE's Hybrid-electric Investments Promise Big Payoff
A seventh test cell at GE Aerospace’s EPISCenter in Dayton, Ohio, marks another phase in the company’s commitment to hybrid-electric propulsion technology.
Aircraft
Aura Aero Wants to Electrify Flight Training and Regional Airlines
The French start-up is developing an all-electric training aircraft called the Integral E as well as a 19-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner.
Safety
NTSB Roundtable To Delve into Runway Incursions
The NTSB is taking a deeper dive into the state of runway excursions and the next steps to curb them during an in-person roundtable meeting.
Airports
Manila Starts Air Traffic Upgrades Amid Power Outage Probe
Philippine authorities called for a probe on Tuesday to investigate Manila’s May 1 Terminal 3 power outage a day before air traffic system upgrades begin.
Avionics
Buttigieg: July 1 Hard Deadline for 5G C-band Radalt Compliance
Airliners not in compliance will be banned from the U.S. in 2024.
Airlines
FAA Activates New, Faster Routes along U.S. East Coast
The 169 new routes activated by the FAA on Monday replaces 'legacy' routes based on ground radar.
Engines
Safran To Lead Open Fan Studies for EU’s OFELIA Project
France’s Safran has agreed to lead a team of 26 industry partners under the EU-led Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking project OFELIA.
Aircraft
Boeing To Add 787-10 to ecoDemonstrator Program This Year
The Boeing 787-10 Explorer will test the coordination of navigation across global airspace jurisdictions.
Aircraft
Despite Production Fault, Boeing Maintains Max Rate Guidance
Boeing still expects to raise 737 Max delivery rates to 38 per month by year-end.
Airlines
EU Countries Agree on ReFuelEU Decarbonization Plan
An agreement reached Tuesday on the ReFuelEU proposal sets the conditions for codifying decarbonization targets in Europe.
Airlines
EU Countries Agree on ReFuelEU Aviation Plan
An agreement reached Tuesday on the ReFuelEU proposal sets the conditions for codifying decarbonization targets in Europe.
Airlines
Worsening War Risks Could Push Insurance Premiums Higher
The conflict in Sudan is adding to the pressure and uncertainty for airlines and their insurers resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Aircraft
Airbus, P&WC To Participate in e-SAF Testing, Studies in Quebec
The Quebec-based SAF+ Consortium has joined with Airbus Canada and Pratt & Whitney Canada on power-to-liquid e-SAF testing and feasibility studies.
Aircraft
Britten-Norman, Cranfield Aerospace Sign Merger Deal
A merger between the UK’s Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) would result in an injection of £10 million into the new company.
Airlines
Asia-Pac Airlines Seek to Link Recovery with Sustainability
The EU’s numerous climate laws risk will impinge on the Asia-Pacific carriers operating into the bloc, warns the head of AAPA.
Airlines, Pilots Disagree on Pilot Shortage
A hearing on Capitol Hill underscored the discord over pilot supply and how to address it.
Aircraft
Comac’s ARJ21 Regional Jet Enters Service in Indonesia
TransNusa Aviation operated the first revenue flight of the ARJ21outside China with service from Jakarta to Bali.
Airlines
Southwest Airlines Recovers from Latest Schedule Disruption
A computer system firewall failure caused another round of schedule interruptions at Southwest Airlines, according to the company.
Airlines
Sustainable Aviation Group Demands More Government Support
At the Sustainable Skies event in the UK, industry leaders called for more investment and urgent action to meet the net zero carbon goal by 2050.
Accidents
Court Acquits Airbus, Air France in AF447 Manslaughter Trial
Judges rule that prosecutors did not produce evidence of a direct connection between the actions of Airbus and Air France and the crash of AF447.
Aircraft
Boeing Confronted with Another Max Delivery Disruption
Aft fuselages for the 737 Max supplied by Sprit Aerosystems are the source of another delivery disruption.
Aircraft
VietJet Expands Service to Australia amid SE Asian Rebound
VietJet A330-300 debuts in Sydney as Vietnamese authorities project traffic recovery to 2019 levels by year-end.
Aircraft
Dutch Start-up Maeve Unveils All-Electric Regional Airliner
The company claims battery technology will be sufficient to carry 44 passengers over 250 nm by 2029, with range and payload to increase in the future.
ATC
Controller Hiring on Track but New York Tracon Far Understaffed
Despite meeting its hiring goals, the FAA continues to suffer air traffic controller shortages at the New York Tracon.
Aircraft
Boeing Reports Nearly Half of Chinese Max Fleet in Service
Eleven Chinese airlines have returned 43 Boeing Max jets to service as of April 10, accounting for 45 percent of the fleet.
Aircraft
Liebherr Developing Air Supply System for Airbus ZeroE Program
Toulouse-based Liebherr-Aerospace has entered the second phase of study into an air supply demonstrator for Airbus’s hydrogen fuel-cell system.
Aircraft
Airbus To Build Second Assembly Line at Chinese A320 Site
An agreement to expand Airbus’s production capacity in China came during an official visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing.
