India’s Jet Airways and WheelTug signed of a letter of intent giving the airline the right to lease WheelTug Aircraft Drive Systems for installation on its Boeing 737NG aircraft. The WheelTug electric drive system uses high-performance electric motors, installed in the nose gear wheels of an aircraft, to provide full mobility while on the ground during pushback and taxi operations without using aircraft's engines or tugs.
Hawaiian Airlines has earned the first-ever aviation based carbon credits, having reduced its CO2 emissions by nearly 22,000 metric tons over the past six years using an eco-friendly engine washing technology developed by Pratt & Whitney.
LAN Airlines and Air BP Copec on March 7 made the first commercial flight in South America using second generation biofuels. The flight, between the Chilean cities of Santiago and Concepcion, was conducted using an A320 with CFM International CFM56-5B engines. The fuel came from used vegetable oil refining. Chilean Minister of the Environment, Maria Ignacia Benitez, attended an event in Concepcion to mark the flight.
Results have been published from Lufthansa’s long-term biofuels test program, known as the burnFAIR project, and showthat fuel burn was slightly less than with conventional jet fuel. During the burnFAIR research project, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 flew eight times daily between Hamburg and Frankfurt from July 15 to Dec. 27, 2011. One engine was powered by a 50-50 blend of biofuel and conventional fuel.
Nine European aviation companies and airlines joined forces in March and demanded concrete steps to stop the escalating trade conflict with countries opposing the inclusion of aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) tax was widely condemned during the FAA’s Aviation Forecast Conference in Washington in March, with the US Department of Transportation chief labeling it as bad law. The approach to ETS implementation “was totally wrong,” US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in his opening remarks at the conference. “The law is bad, and it doesn’t help our relationships with the EU. What I say is, sit at a table, talk to one another, reach a compromise,” LaHood said.
Nine European aviation companies and airlines have joined forces in demanding concrete steps to stop the escalating trade conflict with countries opposing the inclusion of aviation in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
Spirit Airlines will launch Denver service to Chicago O'Hare (daily), Dallas Ft. Worth (daily, to 2X-daily May 17), Ft. Lauderdale (daily), and Las Vegas (2X-daily) May 3. Japan Airlines will launch Tokyo Narita Boeing 787 service to San Diego (4X-weekly Dec. 2012; to daily March 2013) and Helsinki (4X-weekly March 2013, to daily in first-half of fiscal year 2013), codesharing with American Airlines and Finnair.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has unveiled the design and specifications of its new flagship aircraft, the Airbus A380-800, which is set to enter the MAS fleet in July.
Thai Airways’ (TG) first Airbus A380 launched its maiden flight March 6 following completion of the airframe assembly and system tests in Toulouse, France.
German authorities denied fifth-freedom rights for Russia’s AirBridgeCargo’s (ABC) Frankfurt-on-Main to Chicago route, although the two countries will continue discussions in August.
For the first time in 20 years, low-cost carriers are growing at a slower pace than traditional carriers in Europe, David Marsh, Eurocontrol STATFOR manager-forecasting and traffic analysis, directorate network management, said Friday.
Europe’s go-it-alone approach on its controversial airline carbon tax is driving discord where there needs to be harmony, IATA DG Tony Tyler told a Washington audience Thursday.
The world's airlines' passenger traffic increased by 6.4% in 2011 on a 6.5% rise in capacity, according to ICAO, which predicted the annual rate of growth going forward won't be as robust.
Air France KLM Group reported a net loss for its shortened nine-month 2011 financial year of €442 million ($580.5 million), reversed from a net profit €980 million in the year ago-period.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has revealed the design and specifications of its new flagship aircraft, the Airbus A380-800, which is set to enter the MAS fleet in July.
The world's airlines' passenger traffic increased by 6.4% in 2011 on a 6.5% rise in capacity, according to ICAO, which predicted the annual rate of growth going forward won't be as robust.
For the first time in 20 years, low-cost carriers are growing at a slower pace than traditional carriers in Europe, David Marsh, Eurocontrol STATFOR manager-forecasting and traffic analysis, directorate network management, said Friday.
Air France KLM Group reported a net loss for its shortened nine-month 2011 financial year of €442 million ($580.5 million), reversed from a net profit €980 million in the year ago-period.
