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
Airbus To Raise A320 Production in Tianjin
Negotiations over co-production deal involving A380s remain under wraps, however
Aircraft
Boeing Sets New Delivery Record in 2017
Also collects orders for 912 airplanes, marking another year of a greater than 1:1 book-to-bill ratio
Aircraft
Bombardier Misses C Series Delivery Target for 2017
Ships 17 airplanes out of most recent estimate of 20 to 22
Training and Workforce
Airbus Acquires U.S. Training Center
Plans to double training capacity in Denver over the next few years
Aircraft
Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner
Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner
Airlines
Indonesia To Step Up Drug Screening of Flight Crew
Effort follows December 30 arrest of Malindo Air pilot in Batam
Aircraft
Competition Begins for Production Site of Boeing's NMA
Several regions are positioning themselves to produce the possible—but not yet launched—New Midsized Aircraft.
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
