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

Aerospace Suppliers Feeling Squeeze of ‘Vertical Integration’

Boeing, Airbus look inward for more revenue sources, supply-chain control
Airlines

New Malaysia Airlines Regime Faces Down Challenges

Airbus widebodies centerpieces of restructuring effort
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Airports

Simulation Validates Sesar Multi-Remote-Tower Solution

Simulation at DLR will be followed with a real-life simulation at Budapest.
Aircraft

ALC Reckons Boeing NMA Launch Isn’t Imminent

Boeing still has much research to complete before it can launch its NMA program, says ALC executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy.
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Accidents

Iran Grounds Aseman Airlines' ATRs Following Crash

Search for bodies, FDR, and CVR suspended due to harsh weather
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Resumes GTF Production

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.
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Aircraft

Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers

Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year
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Aircraft

Airbus Delivers First Qatar A350-1000

Though a few months late, the first delivery has Qatar's management excited with prospects for the future.
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Aircraft

Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield
Accidents

Search Continues for Wreckage of Iran Aseman ATR 72

Aging turboprop carried 66 people on flight destined for Yasuj from Tehran
Airlines

Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"
Aircraft

Boeing 737 Max 9 Cleared for Service

Gains FAA certification some 11 months after first flight
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Aircraft

Fresh Engine Troubles Tarnish Airbus’s Positive 2017 Financials

Challenges mount while net order count reaches 1,109 commercial airplanes
Aircraft

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches
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Regulations and Government

Drone/Aircraft Encounters Prompt Call for Tighter Regulations

Carriers, pilots, and controllers want FAA empowered to tighten drone restrictions
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Aircraft

Emirates Locks In Fresh Batch of Airbus A380s

Cofmirms deal for 20 of the superjumbos scheduled for first delivery in 2020
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Charter & Fractional

Fly-in, Fly-out Model Proves a Boon for Alliance Airlines

Getting energy workers to out-of-the-way sites is one part of the company's business plan.
Accidents

Faulty Speed Readings Might Have Led to An-148 Crash

Investigators point to ice accumulation in pitot tubes
Aircraft

Pratt Tackling New GTF Problem On A320neos

Latest issue has been linked to multiple in-service disruptions
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Airports

London City Airport Closed after WWII-era Bomb Found

Airport in London’s Docklands closed by unexploded WW2 bomb discovery.
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Aircraft

Airbus’s A350-900 XWB Airliner Takes Flight at Dubai Airshow

Airbus’s A350-900 XWB Airliner Takes Flight at Dubai Airshow
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Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle, Singapore Airlines Team for New Pilots

"Flight Minor" program offers flight training to Asia Campus students for first time, with last year of s study in the U.S., earning ratings
Aircraft

Boeing 737 Max 10 Reaches Firm Configuration

Milestone ushers in start of detailed design phase
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aon Warns Asian Airlines Against Resorting to ‘Cheap Cover’

Aviation industry’s low margins mean higher risk from uninsured losses.
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Bags $1B In Services Contracts

Mix of commercial, military contracts highlight new services opportunities.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi to Add Seventh Flight Test Article for MRJ Effort

No “show stoppers” as program progresses toward delivering on promise of late 2019 certification
Engines

MTU Sees Future In Additive Manufacturing

German engine-maker has one AM-made part in service.
Aircraft

CAAS Inks New, Updated Civil Aviation Agreements

Updated bilateral safety initiative with the U.S. leads list of collaborative approaches championed by the Singaporean authority.
Aircraft

Bombardier Foresees Strong Need for 60- to 150-Seat Transports

Canadian airframer says economic growth will drive demand; positions its Q400 turboprops, CRJs and small single-aisle airliners as the solution.
Airlines

Rockwell Collins Scores Regional Successes

Rockwell Collins has landed important deals in the Asia-Pacific region, while its products continue to improve airline and airport efficiency
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