Air Transport

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Airbus Snags 100-aircraft A321neo Order from Delta

First delivery scheduled for early 2020

Aircraft

December 14, 2017

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Aircraft

December 14, 2017

Boeing Faces Down UK MPs Over Bombardier Spat

Rejects claims that case has harmed employment in Belfast

Aircraft

December 13, 2017

North Korea Missiles an ‘Unprecedented’ Threat to Airspace

ICBMs the latest and most serious danger to airliners in flight

Airlines

December 12, 2017

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IATA Sees Uneven Progress Among Mideast Carriers

Crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen among chief obstacles to broad participation in profit rebound

Airlines

December 12, 2017

Airbus, Bombardier Launch ‘Clean Teams’ for C Series Effort

Companies’ program integration work well underway

Aircraft

December 11, 2017

Engines Choice Open for Qatar’s Latest A321neo Order

Gulf airline remains in negotiations over engine provision for 50 A321neo ACFs

Airlines

December 8, 2017

Trent 1000 Fault Forces Air New Zealand Flight Cancellations

Some 400 to 500 of the Rolls-Royce engines are affected by inadequate design of turbine blades

Engines

December 8, 2017

ACSS Collaborates To Demonstrate ADS-B In in China

Air traffic situational awareness enhanced visual separation on approach ADS-B In application was hosted on ACSS’s T3CAS integrated surveillance system.

Avionics

December 7, 2017

IATA To Accelerate Smart Luggage Battery Ban

The implementation date is ahead of the January 2019 embargo ICAO announced.

Safety

December 7, 2017

IATA Sees Good Times Continuing for Airlines

More passengers, more cargo, more profits expected in 2018

Airlines

December 6, 2017

IATA Urges #eyesopen in Human Trafficking Campaign

Modern slave masters often transport victims via airlines “in plain sight”

Airlines

December 6, 2017

Kenya Airways Stung by More Labor Strife

Airline fires striking mechanics as Middle East airlines continue to poach talent

Airlines

December 5, 2017

Boom Lands Japan Air Lines as Major Investor, Customer

Deal could see airline order up to 20 supersonic airliners

Aircraft

December 5, 2017

Air Astana Sees Rebound Tied to Kazakhstan’s Recovery

Expansion plans include more service into India

Airlines

December 4, 2017

DHL Takes Delivery of First A330-300P2F

Midsize freighter to serve carrier’s Asia-Pacific network

Aircraft

December 1, 2017

Airbus Starts Final Assembly of A330-800

First flight scheduled for mid-2018

Aircraft

November 29, 2017

Bali Denpasar Airport Reopens as Ash Cloud Shifts

Airlines warn of “fluid” situation

Airlines

November 29, 2017

Volcanic Eruption Closes Bali Denpasar Airport

Airlines forced to cancel at least 445 flights

Airlines

November 28, 2017

Rolls-Royce's Schulz to Replace Leahy at Airbus

Rolls boss assumes top sales position at Airbus at end of January

Aircraft

November 28, 2017