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.

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Pratt & Whitney Resumes GTF Production

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.

Engines

February 21, 2018

Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers

Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year

Aircraft

February 20, 2018

Airbus Delivers First Qatar A350-1000

Though a few months late, the first delivery has Qatar's management excited with prospects for the future.

Aircraft

February 20, 2018

Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"

Airlines

February 19, 2018

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Search Continues for Wreckage of Iran Aseman ATR 72

Aging turboprop carried 66 people on flight destined for Yasuj from Tehran

Accidents

February 19, 2018

Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield

Aircraft

February 19, 2018

Boeing 737 Max 9 Cleared for Service

Gains FAA certification some 11 months after first flight

Aircraft

February 16, 2018

Fresh Engine Troubles Tarnish Airbus’s Positive 2017 Financials

Challenges mount while net order count reaches 1,109 commercial airplanes

Aircraft

February 15, 2018

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches

Aircraft

February 15, 2018

Drone/Aircraft Encounters Prompt Call for Tighter Regulations

Carriers, pilots, and controllers want FAA empowered to tighten drone restrictions

Regulations and Government

February 14, 2018

Fly-in, Fly-out Model Proves a Boon for Alliance Airlines

Getting energy workers to out-of-the-way sites is one part of the company's business plan.

Charter & Fractional

February 13, 2018

Emirates Locks In Fresh Batch of Airbus A380s

Cofmirms deal for 20 of the superjumbos scheduled for first delivery in 2020

Aircraft

February 13, 2018

Faulty Speed Readings Might Have Led to An-148 Crash

Investigators point to ice accumulation in pitot tubes

Accidents

February 13, 2018

London City Airport Closed after WWII-era Bomb Found

Airport in London’s Docklands closed by unexploded WW2 bomb discovery.

Airports

February 12, 2018

Pratt Tackling New GTF Problem On A320neos

Latest issue has been linked to multiple in-service disruptions

Aircraft

February 12, 2018

Airbus’s A350-900 XWB Airliner Takes Flight at Dubai Airshow

Airbus’s A350-900 XWB Airliner Takes Flight at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

February 12, 2018

Embry-Riddle, Singapore Airlines Team for New Pilots

"Flight Minor" program offers flight training to Asia Campus students for first time, with last year of s study in the U.S., earning ratings

Training and Workforce

February 11, 2018

Boeing 737 Max 10 Reaches Firm Configuration

Milestone ushers in start of detailed design phase

Aircraft

February 8, 2018

Rockwell Collins Scores Regional Successes

Rockwell Collins has landed important deals in the Asia-Pacific region, while its products continue to improve airline and airport efficiency

Airlines

February 7, 2018

Aon Warns Asian Airlines Against Resorting to ‘Cheap Cover’

Aviation industry’s low margins mean higher risk from uninsured losses.

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

February 7, 2018