Air Transport

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JetBlue’s A321 Fleet Central To Plan To Boost Margins

First A321neo scheduled to arrive next year

Aircraft

October 23, 2018

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards

Engines

October 23, 2018

Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Over Trade Secrets

Canadian company charges former employees misappropriated certification documents upon joining Mitsubishi and AeroTec

Aircraft

October 22, 2018

Indonesia Pins Hopes on Private Sector for Airport Development

Talks resume over new facility to replace Jakarta’s international gateway

Airports

October 22, 2018

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Ryanair Sees Boeing Max 200 Driving Better Unit Costs

Irish LCC predicts “grim” winter ahead of first deliveries

Aircraft

October 22, 2018

Kremlin Commits More Subsidies for Superjet Operations

More than $150 million to go to government-run lessor

Aircraft

October 19, 2018

Comac Speeds ARJ21 Production, Readies Flight Deck Redesign

Chinese conglomerate plans to deliver another eight airplanes by the end of the year

Aircraft

October 19, 2018

Air France Inks Pay Deal With Majority of its Trade Unions

Main pilots’ union continues negotiations

Airlines

October 19, 2018

Russian Engine for Irkut MC-21 Wins Certification

Engineers hope to test indigenous PD-14 on narrowbody prototype by year-end

Engines

October 18, 2018

Air Transport Growth in India Threatened by Safety Lapses

U.S. FAA due to conduct audit of Indian DGCA starting October 31

Airlines

October 18, 2018

London Gatwick Maps Out Options To Increase Runway Capacity

Plans call for the regular use of the standby runway for departing flights

Airports

October 18, 2018

Genghis Khan Airlines to Become Second ARJ21 Operator

Inner Mongolian carrier to launch services in January

Aircraft

October 17, 2018

Comac C919 Stumbles on FAA Flight Deck Standards

Engineers rethink cockpit design to meet regulatory requirements tied to human factors

Aircraft

October 17, 2018

Malaysia Airlines’ MRO Unit a Shadow of Former Self

Company turns focus to stabilizing and rebuilding its core airline business

Maintenance and Modifications

October 17, 2018

Ryanair and Dutch Pilots Clash over Eindhoven Base Closure

LCC takes over LaudaMotion base at Berlin-Tegel

Airlines

October 17, 2018

Boeing-Adient JV Open for Business

Adient Aerospace names Alan Wittman CEO

Aircraft

October 16, 2018

Thai Airways Renews Cargo Deal Ahead of Restructuring

Growing freight business represents a linchpin of effort to return to profitability

Airlines

October 16, 2018

Boeing Sees Doubling of Air Cargo Traffic in 20 Years

New World Air Cargo Forecast shows air cargo traffic growing 4.2 percent annually, resulting in a demand for 2,650 freighters over the next two decades

Aircraft

October 16, 2018

Thailand To Devise Safety Master Plan

Attempts to allay concerns over history of regulatory and organizational lapses

Airlines

October 15, 2018

Airbus Lands New Launch Customer for the A330-800neo

Kuwait Airways signs agreement to buy eight examples

Aircraft

October 15, 2018