Canadian airline Air Transat has committed to buying sustainable aviation fuel from a Quebec-based consortium, the first such offtake agreement to be signed in Canada.
The U.S. FAA, responding to Pakistani officials’ acknowledgment that many of its professional pilots have invalid licenses, will downgrade its rating of Pakistan’s civil aviation oversight, signifying the country no longer complies with ICAO standards reviewed by a U.S. agency audit program.
Investigators that probe fatal air transport disasters almost always need flight data and cockpit voice recorder data to shed light on key links in event chains.
ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways, is cooperating with Japanese startup Aeronext on the development of delivery drones with the goal of beginning commercial operations in 2022-23.
United Airlines backed out of a plan to close its Boeing 787 pilot base at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), citing a “changing competitive environment” at the major U.S. west coast hub airport.
The FAA is exploring new applications for using drones in the airport environment and simultaneously advancing its study of systems designed to stop unauthorized drones from interfering with airport operations.
German air taxi startup Lilium is in “detailed discussions” with major suppliers as it prepares the next stage in development and service-entry of its Lilium Jet after concluding an agreement with Toray Industries to deliver composites for the aircraft’s structure.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to follow up its new partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) by forming similar arrangements with other international carriers.
New projections from IATA indicate steeper drops in demand, revenue and staff numbers than previously estimated for some of the key Asia-Pacific airline markets this year.
Citing the COVID-19 impact and the Filipino government’s inflexibility, a consortium of six companies has dropped a PHP102 billion ($2 billion) proposal to upgrade and then operate Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reiterated to Shanghai its general requirement that passenger aircraft arriving from abroad must be no more than 75% full.
American Airlines and United Airlines both suspended flights to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), citing concern about a strict new COVID-19 testing protocol for international arrivals.
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group have been given the green light by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to operate codeshare routes between the U.S. and Chile.
Italy’s flag-carrier Alitalia plans to resume a further two-dozen routes in August, including reinstating flights from Rome to Tokyo and from Milan to New York.
Updated pilot training to support the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service incorporates human factors lessons learned from the model’s two fatal accidents and related probes, providing pilots with more and clearer information on systems and emergency scenarios, pilots who have reviewed the draft material tell Aviation Week.
Breeze Aviation, modifying its start-up plans in part because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, now plans to launch with six months of charter operations starting in October and has cut a deal with defunct operator Compass Airlines to obtain its operating certificate.
Regional turboprop manufacturers ATR and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada have been suffering from the ongoing crisis, but they may see the light at the end of the tunnel earlier than other segments.
Two of Brazil’s major airlines continue to add back capacity despite the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s positive diagnosis for the novel coronavirus.
United Airlines and its pilot union reached two tentative agreements related to early retirement and voluntary leave packages, as the two sides look to limit the scope of involuntary furloughs this fall.
The CRAIC CR929 widebody-airliner program has slipped two years, with first delivery now due as late as 2029 following difficulties in cooperation between the Russian and Chinese partners.
Japan Airlines (JAL) continues to see rapid growth in domestic demand, allowing the airline to restore its domestic network more quickly than expected.
