Rolls-Royce is considering a model in which it would lease engines to aircraft operators, although the idea is still in its infancy. Over the last 20 to 30 years, Rolls-Royce has shifted from supplying engines to providing full support package under its TotalCare service range.
More than 95% of Lufthansa pilots have voted in favor of going on strike, union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which represents about 5,400 Lufthansa pilots, announced Friday. The union is seeking better pay and working conditions for pilots at Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
Bombardier is marketing a 50-seat passenger/cargo combi version of the Q400 turboprop as it strives to extend the production life of its regional aircraft through the transition to full-rate output of the CSeries narrowbody aircraft.
Australian authorities are intensifying their search efforts in the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth where satellite images showed some unidentified debris that might be connected to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200.
Early Bombardier CSeries flight-test results are supporting performance predictions, giving the Canadian manufacturer confidence in its projections for the all-new narrowbody airliner, the company’s head of aerospace said Thursday.
Worldwide airport passenger traffic increased 6.4% year-over-year in January, matching December’s growth rate, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
The first Boeing next-generation 737 to be built at the increased rate of 42 airplanes per month rolled out of the manufacturer’s Renton, Wash., factory Wednesday. The 737-800 will be delivered to Air Berlin and ultimately leased to Transavia France.
Irish regional carrier Aer Arann is to undergo a name change to reflect the identity of its controlling shareholder. The airline will lose the name it has operated under since its foundation in 1970 as a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander operator on small islands off the west coast of Ireland and take the new corporate title Stobart Air, the airline announced Thursday.
An independent study of the Nov. 1, 2013, fatal shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has revealed lapses in communication and coordination among responding public safety organizations, as well as outdated and faulty emergency alert and warning systems within the airport, according to a report issued by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
UK air navigation services provider NATS reports that the environmental and operational efficiency of UK airspace improved during 2013, as measured by its 3Di metric.
The UK-Ireland Functional Airspace Block (FAB) has launched an operational trial to test new ways of delivering air traffic control services to airlines.
While the rate of air travel growth in Asia may slow down from the extremely rapid rise of the last two decades, it will still outpace growth in other regions, according to Air Lease Corp. chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group has reported a 2013 net loss of $281.1 million, a $242 million improvement over 2012’s net loss of $523.1 million. LATAM’s 2013 revenue rose 0.3% to $13.3 billion as expenses fell 3.9% to $12.6 billion, producing an operating profit for the year of $643.9 million, more than seven times the operating profit of $91.4 million LATAM reported for 2012.
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines missing flight MH370 intensified in the southern Indian Ocean Thursday after Australian satellite images showed debris southwest of Perth that may “possibly be related to the search,” Malaysia’s top transportation minister confirmed.
UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has announced plans to reform the country’s controversially high air passenger duty (APD) in his 2014 Budget.
Airbus has determined that an open-rotor-powered A320-class airliner is technically feasible. The next steps are to prove the concept is economically viable, then to demonstrate the propulsion system in flight, which is planned under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 public-private research program.
London Gatwick Airport is launching a six-week consultation among local communities, starting April 4, seeking input on its proposals to build a second runway.
