The prospects of urban air mobility flights in Singapore took a key step forward with the signing of an agreement between Airbus and the island state’s Civil Aviation Authority to improve regional connectivity.
EASA has released the first edition of its “Artificial Intelligence Roadmap,” a document that begins to answer OEMs’ questions on how to certify an AI-based system.
Pratt & Whitney’s growing Asian presence has received another boost with the selection by China Airlines’ LCC subsidiary Tigerair Taiwan of the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 15 Airbus A320neos.
Air France is gradually increasing the importance of the Airbus A350-900 in its operations, notably as a way to cut costs compared to earlier-generation aircraft.
Flight testing of the COMAC C919 has exceeded the designed cruise speed of the narrowbody airliner and reached its intended ceiling, with the fleet of six prototypes now complete.
The level of Chinese airline operations has more or less stabilized near one-third of the original schedule, at least for a while, amid the drop in demand caused by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to start a lawmaker-requested audit of global pilot training standards and evaluate ways the FAA can better link its certification process with international regulations.
Production of the composite blade set for Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan future large civil engine family demonstrator is getting underway at the company’s Bristol facility, representing the official start of parts manufacturing for the first test engine.
The UK government is refusing to comment on media reports that it is preparing to take further action to prop up financially troubled regional carrier Flybe.
South African Airways’ (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BRPs)—the rough equivalent of administrators—are facing both government and labor criticism after announcing network cuts.
FAA administrator Steve Dickson sounded a positive note on the Boeing 737 MAX recertification process, telling reporters the agency is “narrowing the issues” leading to an upcoming certification flight.
With the first Boeing 787-8 expected to return from lease soon, Boeing is forecasting an influx of refurbishment orders as the aircraft enters its second life.
As it becomes clearer that disruptive new airliner configurations will be one of the few ways of meeting the reduced emissions targets of the future, Airbus has revealed it is flight-testing a scaled blended wing body (BWB) technology demonstrator.
Collins Aerospace has named Stephen Timm as president in place of Kelly Ortberg, who is leaving his CEO’s role to become a special advisor to the chief executive of United Technologies Corp. as it merges with Raytheon.
Breeze Airways, airline entrepreneur David Neeleman’s new start-up, plans to launch scheduled service with three “north-south leisure routes” east of the Mississippi River and steadily expand as its fleet size ramps up, the carrier’s U.S. Transportation Dept. certificate application reveals.
Iran’s initial formal investigative update on the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 sheds little new information on the disaster and stops short of confirming what its government has admitted: anti-aircraft missiles fired at the aircraft, seemingly in error, brought it down.
The Trump administration has proposed a fiscal 2021 budget of $17.5 billion for the FAA, which includes new funding for safety oversight in response to the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, but falls below the budget enacted for the current fiscal year.
Icelandair estimates the Boeing 737 MAX grounding has cost the airline $100 million to date as the all-Boeing operator plans to reduce capacity for summer 2020.
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, wants to be prepared for the integration of hybrid electric aircraft—potentially with different needs and performance—in the continent’s airspace.
