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
Ryanair To Partner With Niki Lauda To Build LaudaMotion
Irish low-fare carrier to support fleet of Airbus narrowbodies
Aircraft
UTAS Signs New Boeing 'Partnering for Success' Deal
Company also launches PACE cost-cutting program for Tier II suppliers
Airlines
EC Aviation Official Urges Slot Allocation Review
Director general of mobility and transport Henrik Hololei sees airlines’ agenda at odds with good public policy
Aircraft
Boeing 737 Max 7 Completes First Flight
Smallest variant of Max family stays airborne for more than three hours
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Details GTF Recovery Schedule
Company president Robert Leduc says knife-edge seal issue won’t prevent Pratt from achieving planned GTF 2018 production target
Engines
GE9X Takes Flight on 747 Testbed
First flight from Victorville, California, lasts more than four hours
Aircraft
Rollout of 10,000th Boeing 737 Marks Production Milestone
Celebration precedes delivery of 737 Max 8 to Southwest Airlines
Airlines
Air Belgium Gains Operating Certificate
Plans to launch Airbus A340 service to Hong Kong in mid-April
Airlines
Japanese LCCs To Align, Enter Southeast Asia
ANA considers A321LR for medium-haul operations by Peach Aviation, Vanilla Air
Airlines
India Grounds 11 Airbus A320neos
Regulator takes action following latest cases of in-flight shutdowns and rejected takeoffs
Accidents
Q400 Crash in Nepal Claims at Least 50
US Bangla Airways turboprop crash lands at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport
Aircraft
Lord Lands Major 737 Max Autothrottle Deal
Contract marks largest award in supplier’s 94-year history
Safety
League of Extraordinary Mariners, Aviators Discuss Ditching
The "Joint Oceanic Search and Rescue Conference" brought together mariners and flight crew to discuss over-ocean emergencies.
Aircraft
Embraer Plans for Drop in E-Jet Deliveries in 2018
Company expects to reduce production to between 85 and 95 due to E2 transition
Airlines
Chinese Airlines Look Overseas Amid Traffic Slowdown
Growth of high-speed rail network prompts shift in airline priorities
Airlines
Ailing SriLankan Airlines Looks for Boost from Qatar
Hopes expansion of code-share arrangement forms basis for deeper ties
Aircraft
Hawaiian To Order Boeing 787-9s
Chooses Dreamliner over Airbus A330-900neo in what it characterized as competitive bidding process
Training and Workforce
Boeing Global Services Seeks Efficiency in Training Realm
New Boeing Global Services unit looks to shrink training footprint through technology and innovation
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
New Finance Modes Won’t Replace ExIm, Says Boeing's Myers
Warns of “exogenous shocks,” cites financial crisis of 2008-2009
Airlines
Saudia's Flyadeal Aims To Cut 50-Aircraft Deal by Midyear
Campaign pits Boeing 737 Max against Airbus A320neo
Aircraft
Embraer E190-E2 Wins Certification from Three Authorities
Gains approval from Brazil’s ANAC, the U.S. FAA and Europe’s EASA following 2,000 hours of flight testing
Aircraft
First Airbus A350-900ULR Rolls Out in Toulouse
World’s longest range airliner to fly direct scheduled service from Singapore to U.S. by year-end
Aircraft
Aerospace Suppliers Feeling Squeeze of ‘Vertical Integration’
Boeing, Airbus look inward for more revenue sources, supply-chain control
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.
Airports
Simulation Validates Sesar Multi-Remote-Tower Solution
Simulation at DLR will be followed with a real-life simulation at Budapest.
Airlines
New Malaysia Airlines Regime Faces Down Challenges
Airbus widebodies centerpieces of restructuring effort
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.
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.
Aircraft
Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers
Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year
