Air Transport

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Indonesia Readies Airline Subsidies Amid Virus Outbreak

Southeast Asia’s most populous country moved to temporarily suspend all flights to China earlier this month as efforts to contain the virus intensified.

Airlines

February 20, 2020

Virus Outbreak Prompts Relaxation of '80/20' Slot Rule

According to IATA, the coronavirus situation calls for a justified non-use of slots and airlines should not lose their grandfather rights.

Airlines

February 19, 2020

SilkAir To Merge with Singapore Airlines

SIA plans to integrate the operations of narrowbody subsidiary SilkAir by early next year.

Aircraft

February 18, 2020

Aviation Advances: Addressing Rising AOG Levels Related to Aircraft Technology Advances

We need to consider where the industry is in terms of the large transport aircraft development cycle.

February 18, 2020

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U.S. Ups Import Duty Rate on New Airbus Aircraft

The EU and the UK call for a negotiated solution on the long-running dispute over subsidies to large aircraft programs.

Aircraft

February 17, 2020

ICAO Says Coronavirus Is Hitting Air Transport Harder Than SARS

ICAO says that airline capacity in and out of China during the first quarter of 2020 is set to be between 39 and 41 percent down on the same period in 2019

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

February 14, 2020

Metal Cut on First Il-114-300 Regional Turboprop

Ilyushin has plans to relaunch production of its Il-114 regional turboprop, but with domestic engines and avionics.

February 14, 2020

Delta Pledges $1 Billion To Become Carbon Neutral

The US airline commits to fully offset carbon emissions starting March 1.

Aircraft

February 14, 2020

Ruag and Airbus Confirm Supply Deal for A320

From three facilities in Europe, Ruag makes 60 fuselage sections per month for Airbus.

Aircraft

February 13, 2020

US Bangla Adds a Pair of ATR 72-600s via Avation Lease

ATR sold two more ATR 72-600s at the Singapore Airshow, in a conversion of purchase rights by lessor Avation.

Aircraft

February 13, 2020

For Boeing's Mounir, Virus’s Effect on Airlines More Concerning than Supply Chain Impact

Despite trade wars and the coronavirus crisis, the Boeing Commercial Airplanes v-p for sales sees pent-up demand in China rather than supply “overhang.”

Aircraft

February 13, 2020

Bombardier Quits Commercial Aviation as Airbus Takes Control of A220

Bombardier has sold its remaining stake in the A220 airliner program, with Airbus and the government of Quebec now having full ownership.

Aircraft

February 13, 2020

Airbus Outlines Gradual A320 Production Increase

The European airframer is targeting about 880 commercial jet deliveries this year, slightly up from 863 shipments in 2019.

Aircraft

February 13, 2020

Rolls-Royce Begins Building Giant Fans

Part of the drive to increase engine efficiency and reduce emissions, the Rolls-Royce UltraFan employs advanced composite fan blades.

Engines

February 12, 2020

JAL’s Zipair LCC Aims to Fly Transpacific

The first services for the new JAL subsidiary start on May 14 from Tokyo to Bangkok.

Aircraft

February 12, 2020

Airbus Augments Training with Virtual Reality

Airbus is rolling out a virtual reality flight training tool later this year and building a network of ab initio flight training centers.

Training and Workforce

February 12, 2020

Airbus Restarts A320 Assembly in China as Virus Hits Airlines

Airbus is gradually resuming A320 assembly work at its factory in China, but the scale of disruption to the aerospace supply chain remains uncertain.

Aircraft

February 12, 2020

Air Baltic A220 Flight Diverts After Latest PW1500G Shutdown

The captain of an Air Baltic A220 narrowbody shut down the left PW1500G engine before diverting to Bordeaux on a fight from Riga to Malaga.

Aircraft

February 12, 2020

Sabena Technics Spotlights Local MRO JV in Singapore

French maintenance provider Sabena Technics focuses on its Singapore Component Solutions joint venture at the island state’s biennial airshow.

Maintenance and Modifications

February 11, 2020

Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator Makes Airshow Debut

The ex-Air China 777-200 flies final test mission from Seattle to Changi via Osaka.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020