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Seoul Aims to Grow Foreign Air Traffic

The Korean government is welcoming more foreign airline flights to Korea to offset drops in traffic.

Airlines

December 23, 2019

Max Suppliers Largely Mum on Effects of Production Pause

Smaller companies stand to feel the most serious consequences of Boeing’s narrowbody line closure.

Aircraft

December 20, 2019

Spirit To Suspend 737 Max Fuselage Production

The Wichita-based Max supplier makes 70 percent of the narrowbody’s fuselage, deliveries of which Boeing has directed it to temporarily halt on January 1.

Aircraft

December 20, 2019

Airbus Delivers A350 with Touchscreen Displays

China Eastern took delivery of the first commercial widebody to feature touchscreen flight deck displays.

Aircraft

December 20, 2019

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ATR Delivers First 'Green Financed' Aircraft to Braathens

The Swedish regional airline’s replacement of regional jets with ATR 72-600s meets "green" loan principles established by the Loan Market Association.

Aircraft

December 19, 2019

Kremlin Praises Pobeda While Barring New Boeing Acquisitions

The Russian low-cost subsidiary of Aeroflot ordered twenty 737 Max 8s.

Aircraft

December 19, 2019

China To Inject $223 Million in Small, Medium-sized Airports

At least three-quarters of China’s airports lose money each year, due to low traffic numbers.

Airports

December 18, 2019

Air France-KLM Converts MOU on 60 Airbus A220s

The former Bombardier C Series will replace Air France’s A318s and A319s.

Aircraft

December 18, 2019

Cybersecurity a Growing Challenge for Aviation

The aviation industry must face the growing risk of cyber attacks on its technology infrastructure, according to an Atlantic Council report.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

December 17, 2019

Azul's ‘Optimized’ Routes Cut CO2 by 471 Tonnes per Month

Brazil's airspace control organization has implemented 22 route changes proposed by Azul.

Airlines

December 16, 2019

IATA: Surge in 2020 Aircraft Deliveries will Challenge Capacity

The global airline body urges regulators to take a “harmonized approach” on the return to service of the Boeing 737 Max.

Aircraft

December 16, 2019

Boeing to Halt 737 Max Production in January

The U.S. airframe maker cites need to “prioritize” delivery of stored aircraft in its decision to stop producing the 737 Max.

Accidents

December 16, 2019

Embraer’s E175-E2 Airliner Makes First Flight - AIN

Embraer’s E175-E2 Airliner Makes First Flight - AIN

Aircraft

December 16, 2019

Airbus Wins Qantas’s Project Sunrise Competition

The European airframer will supply a longer-range version of the A350-1000 for flights between Sydney and London and New York.

Aircraft

December 13, 2019

IATA Preliminary Data Reveal Airline Safety Improved in 2019

Most regions experienced a decline in the number of accidents and the global fatal accident rate so far this year stands at six.

Accidents

December 13, 2019

Southwest Reaches Max Compensation Deal with Boeing

The U.S. LCC has committed to a $125 million profit sharing disbursement to employees based on Boeing’s compensation for the 737 Max grounding.

Aircraft

December 12, 2019

CR929 Partners Complete Latest Phase of Wind Tunnel Tests

Russia’s TsAGI and UAC report good progress on CR929 development.

Aircraft

December 12, 2019

Wizz Air To Launch Low-Cost Unit in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Airport will see the launch of two low-cost carriers, helping to draw more point-to-point traffic.

Airlines

December 12, 2019

Embraer E175-E2 Begins Flight-test Campaign

Embraer's E175-E2 made its first flight today from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, kicking off a 24-month flight-test campaign.

Aircraft

December 12, 2019

Surplus of Locally Trained Pilots in Thailand and Malaysia

The global pilot shortage has not translated into jobs for candidates trained at some schools in Southeast Asia.

Airlines

December 11, 2019