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.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Africa Becoming a Hotbed of Civil Drone Operations
Aid agencies, oil industry turn to UAVs for transportation, surveillance needs in remote areas
Aircraft
Bombardier Confident In CRJ Sales Upswing
Company believes refreshed cabin will help drive sales in still-relevant large RJ market
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Details Latest Organizational Changes
Establishes new program management division led by MRJ program director Alex Bellamy
Airlines
Avianca Brasil Eyes A321neos and Europe
Fast-growing airline hopes to extend its fledgling international network to Europe and might add A321neos to its fleet
Airlines
Ethiopian Ends Negotiations To Manage Arik Air
Ethiopian flag carrier now engaged to help re-establish Zambia Airways
Aircraft
Boeing, Embraer Eye 'Potential Combination'
Talks ongoing as Airbus and Bombardier finalize plans for the European venture to take a 50.01 percent stake in the CSeries program.
Airlines
A321neo Arrival Positions Hawaiian for Network Optimization
New U.S. and international markets, upgraded services part of near-term strategy
Aircraft
Shakeup at Airbus To See Departure of Enders, Bregier
Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury to succeed Bregier in February while search for Enders’s replacement intensifies
Aircraft
Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership
Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership
Aircraft
Boeing Faces Down UK MPs Over Bombardier Spat
Rejects claims that case has harmed employment in Belfast
Airlines
IATA Sees Uneven Progress Among Mideast Carriers
Crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen among chief obstacles to broad participation in profit rebound
Airlines
North Korea Missiles an ‘Unprecedented’ Threat to Airspace
ICBMs the latest and most serious danger to airliners in flight
Aircraft
Airbus, Bombardier Launch ‘Clean Teams’ for C Series Effort
Companies’ program integration work well underway
Airlines
Engines Choice Open for Qatar’s Latest A321neo Order
Gulf airline remains in negotiations over engine provision for 50 A321neo ACFs
Engines
Trent 1000 Fault Forces Air New Zealand Flight Cancellations
Some 400 to 500 of the Rolls-Royce engines are affected by inadequate design of turbine blades
Safety
IATA To Accelerate Smart Luggage Battery Ban
The implementation date is ahead of the January 2019 embargo ICAO announced.
Avionics
ACSS Collaborates To Demonstrate ADS-B In in China
Air traffic situational awareness enhanced visual separation on approach ADS-B In application was hosted on ACSS’s T3CAS integrated surveillance system.
Airlines
IATA Urges #eyesopen in Human Trafficking Campaign
Modern slave masters often transport victims via airlines “in plain sight”
Airlines
IATA Sees Good Times Continuing for Airlines
More passengers, more cargo, more profits expected in 2018
Aircraft
Boom Lands Japan Air Lines as Major Investor, Customer
Deal could see airline order up to 20 supersonic airliners
Airlines
Kenya Airways Stung by More Labor Strife
Airline fires striking mechanics as Middle East airlines continue to poach talent
Airlines
Air Astana Sees Rebound Tied to Kazakhstan’s Recovery
Expansion plans include more service into India
Aircraft
DHL Takes Delivery of First A330-300P2F
Midsize freighter to serve carrier’s Asia-Pacific network
Airlines
Switzerland’s Darwin Airline Ceases Operations
Federal regulators pull airline’s certificate due to its precarious financial situation
Aircraft
Airbus To Lead BAe 146 Electric Propulsion Demonstration
Partnership with Rolls-Royce, Siemens aims to fly first test bed in 2020
Airlines
Fitch Sees Stability among North American Carriers Next Year
Intense competition and substantial capacity growth will offset healthy air travel demand
Aircraft
Rolls-Royce's Schulz to Replace Leahy at Airbus
Rolls boss assumes top sales position at Airbus at end of January
