Kenya Airways, a SkyTeam global alliance member, is on an expansion plan and preparing for its first Boeing 787 to be delivered next year. ATW European bureau chief Victoria Moores spoke with CEO Titus Naikuni in Nairobi.
Although airline finances and traffic have not fully recovered, orders for new jets have been strong. Carriers need new fuel-efficient models to cope with high oil prices. The ability of aircraft manufacturers to deliver new jets on time depends not just on internal organization but on OEMs’ ability to manage extremely complicated chains of suppliers.
General Electric (GE) chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt takes time in his busy schedule to get regular briefings on GE Aviation’s commercial engine programs. That’s because GE has committed to spending more than $1 billion annually on commercial aircraft engine research and development through at least 2018.
As the world continues to shift for aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul providers, there is a set of potential partners that could help MROs access new business: aircraft lessors.
The Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made a hard landing July 22 at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) landed on its nose gear first, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Outgoing US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano said the US is moving into its third phase of aviation security since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Air France-KLM Group reported a first-half net loss of €793 million ($1.05 billion) narrowed from a deficit of €1.27 billion for the same period last year.
Embraer posted a second-quarter net loss of $3.8 million, “primarily as a result of deferred income taxes generated by the appreciation of the US dollar [against the Brazilian real] during the period, which negatively impacted 2Q13 net income,” Embraer said in a statement.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is planning to adopt a policy of encouraging domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) growth to fend off increased competition from the high-speed rail and foreign LCCs that are flooding the Chinese market.
Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported second-quarter net income of $105 million, down 5.4% compared to $111 million year-over-year.
Ukraine International Airlines has taken delivery of its first of four CFM56-7BE-powered Boeing 737-900s, which are configured with 20 business- and 159 economy-class seats.
Lufthansa Cargo is expecting to take delivery of the first of five Boeing 777Fs in mid- to late October, followed by a second delivery in November, a spokesperson of Lufthansa Cargo confirmed to ATW.
UK leisure carrier Jet2 recorded a pre-tax profit of £29.3 million ($45 million) for the year ended March 31, compared to £21.7 million for the previous period.
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Boeing 787-8 operators to remove or inspect Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT), citing the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.
