Zhejiang Loong Airlines, a start-up airline based in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft, including 11 A320ceos and nine A320neos.
FAA is facing considerable uncertainty with the US government headed toward a possible partial shutdown Oct. 1 and sequestration levels of funding likely to remain in place even if a shutdown is avoided.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has challenged Boeing to find space for an extra 11 seats on its forthcoming 737 MAX, as it seeks to wring maximum productivity from the next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
In June 2012, Air Canada and Airbus came together via the Aviation Environmental Roadmap team to complete the first Perfect Flight in North America, a commercial flight from Toronto to Mexico City with an Airbus A319 that demonstrated CO2 emissions reductions of more than 40% by combining best practices of aircraft technology, optimized operations, air traffic management, and the use of sustainable alternative fuels.
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has warned the managers of London Heathrow Airport to “step aside and let someone else run the airport” if they are unable to “introduce customer improvements in a cost-effective way.”
Airbus will launch a new lower weight variant of its A330-300 twinjet, targeted for use on shorter-haul domestic and regional routes where greater capacity is needed.
News from Travel Technology Update: Farelogix has introduced dynamic bundling technology that enables airlines to create bundles of services and offer them to customers based on a variety of criteria.
The innovative WheelTug electric drive system uses high-performance electric motors, installed in the nose gear wheels of an aircraft, to provide full mobility on the ground without the use of the aircraft's jet engines or tugs for pushback and taxi operations. The electric WheelTug unit needs only four pounds of fuel per minute by using the aircraft's auxiliary power unit (APU), representing an 80% reduction in ground operation fuel consumption.
Boeing has introduced a suite of new mobile applications for iPad, giving technicians immediate access to manuals, part numbers and other critical information.
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has secured contract extensions for its Rate-Per-Flying-Hour JetSpares and Materials and Components Repair and Overhaul (MACRO) spares support from Cobham Aviation Services Australia and Yeti Airlines of Nepal.
Air France-KLM will decide on action regarding its substantial stake in Alitalia following the Italian carrier’s next board meeting, which is due to occur on Thursday.
Thai budget carrier Nok Air is studying a possible move into mid- to long-haul operations using Airbus A330s or Boeing 787s, although the evaluations are at an early stage.
Airbus has forecast demand for 28,355 new passenger aircraft and 871 new freighters in its latest 20-year global market forecast (GMF) covering the period 2013-2032.
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) said it is working with Airside Mobile, a company that produces mobile boarding passes, to develop a smartphone app that would stand in place of the paper customs form used by airline passengers entering the US.
With a new round of US government budget battles heating up, the nation’s airports are lobbying lawmakers not to use money targeted for airport improvement projects to fund FAA operations.
Chairman and CEO of Air France and KLM Alexandre de Juniac believes strongly that there is enough time remaining for Air France to restructure and transfer the company back into profitability.
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters—which represents the airlines’ 280 aircraft technicians, fleet service agents and other fleet support positions—on a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract extension.
