US airlines reported a 79.4% on-time arrival rate in May, down from May 2012’s 83.4% on-time rate but improving on April 2013’s 77.3% posted rate, according to the US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report.
The pilot at the controls of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 has reported seeing a blinding flash of light during the Boeing 777-200ER’s descent into San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Etihad Airways has placed a $200 million order with Canada’s CAE for seven full flight simulators for its Abu Dhabi Training Facility to support its rapidly expanding fleet.
The investigation into the July 6 crash-landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) appears to be increasingly focused on the actions of the pilots, who didn’t realize the Boeing 777-200ER had slowed to a dangerously low speed until just seconds before impact.
FAA has issued a new final rule requiring pilots to accumulate 1,500 flight hours before becoming a first officer at a Part 121 US airline, but the agency does allow for some exceptions.
EADS Innovation Works and Rolls-Royce are studying a new type of propulsion system—Distributed Electrical Aerospace Propulsion (DEAP)—to cut noise and CO2 emission levels, as well as dramatically reduce fuel burn.
IATA expects to be able to release initial results from up to five pilot programs of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) at the end of October at its World Passenger Symposium in Dublin.
Air Cargo Germany, which suspended operations April 18, has received interest from an unidentified American investor, several German media outlets have confirmed.
Singapore Airlines has launched nearly $150 million in new cabin products on an initial eight Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on select flights between Singapore and London.
Locatory.com and UAC-Antonov—a joint venture of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. and the Ukraine’s Antonov Co.—have partnered to establish an online stock of parts and components for Antonov aircraft.
