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.
Airlines
Air Berlin To Cease Flights after October 28
€150 million loan from German government insufficient to keep bankrupt airline operating
Airlines
Airlines Call on EU to Put Stop to ATC Strikes
French air traffic controllers leave posts vacant at nine ATC centers from October 11 to October 13
Aircraft
Mitsubishi, Boeing Investigate Suspect Metal Parts Shipments
Components for MRJ and unidentified Boeing airplanes contain metals for which Kobe Steel employees falsified inspection data
Airlines
Kenya Airways Executives Exit as Expats Jump Aboard
New CEO Sepastian Mikosz launches turnaround plan with help of former Lot Polish Airlines executives
Airlines
Genav Leaders: Don't Allow 'Airline-ization' of ATC
Leaders of six general and business aviation organizations rallied in opposition to ATC privatization efforts.
Training and Workforce
FlyRight Adds Dash-8 To Course Offerings
FlyRight has added the Bombardier Dash-8 to its list of training programs.
Aircraft
Bombardier CS300 Stops at Delhi during Asian Tour
Canadian manufacturer sees big potential for narrowbody in capacity-constrained India
Airlines
U.S. Hits Bombardier with New C Series Duties
Near 80 percent antidumping tariff brings total duties to almost 300 percent
Aircraft
Zunum Details Plans for First Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft
First aircraft would seat 12 passengers and fly as far as 700 miles
Environment
Countdown to Intl. Aviation Emissions Scheme Begins
ICAO’s new aviation climate scheme was born following Europe’s ETS was criticized for its “extraterritorial” ambitions.
Aircraft
Silkair Takes First Boeing 737 Max 8
Singapore Airlines subsidiary turns focus to new markets while solidifying wider regional network
Engines
Safran Inaugurates Open-rotor Test Program
Unshrouded engine technology could save up to 15 percent in fuel consumption.
Aircraft
Boeing Rolls Out Singapore Airlines’ First 787-10
Launch customer expects delivery of the airplane during the first half of 2018
Airlines
Indian Airlines Facing Major Slot Constraints
Growing pains intensify from continuing infrastructure shortcomings
Airlines
UK’s Monarch Airlines Ends Operations
Company enters administration under weight of cost and competitive pressures
Accidents
Probe into Air France A380 Engine Failure Fully Under Way
Front of engine sheared off as superjumbo flew over the Atlantic
Airlines
Qatar Completes Purchase of Equity Stake in Meridiana
Doha-based carrier now owns 49-percent of the ailing Italian airline
Aircraft
UAC, Comac Name New Widebody CR 929
Companies finally agree to designation following several months of ambiguity
Aircraft
Bombardier Seals Q400 Deal with SpiceJet
Agreement covers firm order for 25 of the big turboprops and purchase rights on 25 more
Aircraft
WTO Creates Panel To Examine C Series at Behest of Brazil
Trade body to weigh the propriety of some $3 billion worth of government support
Aircraft
U.S. Proposes Massive Import Duties on Bombardier C Series
Commerce Department calculates value of subsidies at 219.63 percent of airplane’s cost
Airlines
Lufthansa Commits to Adding 61 Airplanes to Eurowings Fleet
Supervisory board approves €1 billion investment
Aircraft
Boeing Opens New Office for NMA Study
Company appoints 787 executive Mark Jenks to lead development efforts
Aircraft
Airbus’s ‘Blade’ Laminar Flow Wing Demonstrator Takes Flight
Tests aim to achieve a 50-percent reduction in wing friction and up to 5 percent lower CO2 emissions
Airlines
Analysis Spotlights Middle East’s Risky Capacity Assumptions
Region adding 8 percent more seats per year, mostly in widebodies
Aircraft
Al Baker Defiant as Qatar Takes First Boeing 747-8
Airline’s cargo business grows by 160-percent following institution of travel bans by four neighboring countries
Aircraft
Boeing Boosts Market Outlook for Southeast Asia
Latest forecast reflects expected requirement for $650 billion worth of airliners over the next two decades
Aircraft
Boeing Turns Focus to Turkey’s Vision 2023 with Dreamliner Deal
Turkish Airlines signs MOU for forty 787-9s as Boeing agrees to participate in national aerospace initiative
Airlines
Ryanair’s O’Leary Apologizes For Mass Cancellations
Pilot scheduling snafu forces airline to scrap 2,100 flights over six weeks
