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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

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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

Boeing Delivers Russia’s First 737 Max 8

Globus Airlines to fly 11 of the 176-seat jets as S7 Airlines

Aircraft

October 15, 2018

Europe Still Struggling with Traffic Delays as Congestion Soars

Ryanair ranks as largest user of European air space

Airlines

October 15, 2018

Delta Extends Airbus Skywise Contract To Cover 400 Airliners

Airbus predicative maintenance system adds to efficiency of airline operations, aids in parts design

Aircraft

October 15, 2018

Infrastructure Failures Stifling Vietnam’s Growth Potential

Country needs more airport capacity as airlines eye expansion

Airlines

October 12, 2018

TAP Air Portugal Aims for December EIS of Its First A330neo

Etops and FAA certification still pending

Aircraft

October 12, 2018

CFM ‘Closing Gap’ on Leap Delivery Target

Annual production to reach 2,000 by 2020

Engines

October 12, 2018