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
IATA Urges Airlines to Face Challenges Head-On at AGM
Director general Alexandre de Juniac calls for “smarter” regulation, stricter compliance with global standards
Airlines
Qatar Lobbies for Free Airspace as Blockade Enters Second Year
IATA calls for “free connectivity” during annual general meeting
Aircraft
Boeing, Safran To Build APUs under New Partnership
Move marks latest reflection of Boeing’s “vertical integration” strategy
Airlines
Potential Buyers Reject Air India Sale Conditions
New bidding process unlikely to start until conclusion of next year’s federal elections
Aircraft
Flight Line Mechanics Vote To Unionize at Boeing South Carolina
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers calls the decision “a victory for the American worker”
Avionics
Analog Devices Targets Commercial Market for ADAR1000
The chip will make phased-array radar and communications systems smaller and lighter, says the manufacturer.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Steps Up Efforts to Fix Troubled Trent 1000 Engines
Number of 787 AOGs could peak to 50 ahead of June 9 inspection deadline
Airports
Chinese Gaining Influence over Foreign Airports
Three new projects take shape in Cambodia alone
Airlines
AirAsia Subject of Corruption Probe in India
Government complaint names AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes
Aircraft
Air Baltic Signs for 30 More Bombardier CS300s
Deal calls for first deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2019
Aircraft
Boeing 737 Max On Course To Meet Reliability Goals
Teething pains remain isolated to new systems
Airlines
Regulators Ground South African Express
CAA also suspends regional airline’s maintenance approvals
Airlines
Korean Long-haul LCC Air Premia To Launch Service in 2019
Airline to be led by former Jeju Air president
Engines
Pratt & Whitney To See Major Part of $15 Billion UTC Investment
Expenditures to come over five years and include 35,000 more hires in U.S.
Regulations and Government
Airbus Takes Steps To Comply with WTO Ruling
The European airframer moves to avoid U.S. sanctions
Accidents
Mexico Suspends Damojh Airlines Operations Following Crash
Death toll from May 18 accident rises to 111
Airlines
Silkair To Merge With Singapore Airlines
Boeing 737 cabin upgrade to herald combination in 2020
Airports
Fuel Facility Completed at New Russian AIrport
Ahead of next month's World Cup Tournament, Platov International Airport near Rostov-on-Don now has a state-of-the-art fuel facility.
Avionics
American Airlines To Equip A321s with ACSS’s ADS-B In
Installation to support ACSS/FAA agreement to implement SafeRoute suite in U.S. airspace
Avionics
APiJET Completes Icelandair Data Service Deployment
First applications appear on Boeing 757s and 767s
Airlines
Brexit Starts To Ring Alarm Bells for UK Aviation Sector
Aviation lawyers say delays in clarifying what Brexit will mean, with the deadline looming, could cause chaos for UK aviation.
Aircraft
Air Italy Accepts First Boeing 737 Max
Delivery ceremony in Seattle marks start of fleet renewal
ATC
NATS Takes $69 Million Stake in Aireon
UK air navigation services provider becomes Aireon’s sixth shareholder
Accidents
Windshield Failure in Sichuan Airlines A319 Injures Pilot
First officer partially sucked out of airplane
Airports
India To Take Long View Toward Airport Development
Needs infrastructure to accommodate 1 billion trips per year within 15 years
Airlines
Astral Aviation To Launch Africa’s First Cargo Drone Operation
Freight hauler targeting oil and gas, agricultural industries
Aircraft
WTO Ruling Calls on EU To Correct Airbus Subsidy ‘Errors’
Appeals body finds that Europe did not fully address improper loans for A350, A380
Airlines
Japan Airlines To Launch Long-haul LCC
Plans to start international services by summer of 2020
