Aviation Daily

By Tony Osborne
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says its timetable to fix problems found in the TEN version of the Trent 1000 engine will be delayed after evaluations revealed that proposed modifications would not deliver a “sufficient level” of enhanced durability.
Air Transport

A senior Air China executive lamented falling air passenger volumes between the U.S. and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Spirit Aerosystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly increases and broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through principal customer Boeing.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The ground collision between two Airbus A330s in October 2018 at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport could have left one of them taking off with a damaged tail cone and horizontal stabilizer, if it were not for the vigilance of a towing vehicle driver, according to an investigation report by the French BEA.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qatar Airways and Indian LCC IndiGo have signed a limited codeshare agreement, which could pave the way for a broader partnership in the future.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Faced with declining profit margins, Lufthansa Group is making cuts to fleet investments while accelerating aircraft retirements and cost reduction measures.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Emirates Airline saw its net profit nearly quadruple in the first half (H1) of its fiscal year but warned that stiff competition would put pressure on the aviation industry in the second half.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
FAA says the second phase of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) will test technologies to remotely identify drones in high-density airspace.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Communications service provider Sitaonair and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an MOU to study the feasibility of space-based very high frequency (VHF) radio voice communications.
Air Transport

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requesting industry feedback about the feasibility of developing passenger self-screening stations at U.S. airports.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Rolls-Royce will lead development of a hybrid-electric flight demonstrator with funding from the German state of Brandenburg.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa found itself forced to preemptively cancel 1,300 flights on Nov. 7 and 8 as a strike by cabin crew union UFO neared.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Collins Aerospace is expanding its assembly facility in Casablanca, Morocco to accommodate recent contract wins on the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 777X programs.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is expanding its industrial presence in China by adding A350 completion work at its Tianjin plant.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has announced significant network cuts and the retirement of more of its older aircraft as the company initiates adjustments to improve its financial health.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle has raised NOK2.5 billion ($273 million) through a share sale and bond issue, leaving it “fully funded through 2020 and beyond,” the LCC said.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Unsure when the Boeing 737 MAX 8 will return to service, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will retrofit subsidiary SilkAir’s 737-800 aircraft instead as it moves forward with integration into the parent airline.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
FAA said its Runway Status Lights (RWSL) system is now operational at the 20 large U.S. airports approved for the system.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation, through subsidiary Able Aerospace Services, said it has entered the Boeing 737NG landing gear aftermarket business.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Principals announced the launch of the Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) on Nov. 6, introducing a new association devoted to advancing the urban air mobility (UAM) industry.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Airlines worldwide are on track to submit their first full year of emissions data under ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), although some regulators have been slow to react to the new rules.
Air Transport

American Airlines and Qantas Airways have implemented their joint venture (JV) covering flying between the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, the companies announced in a Nov. 1 filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Package carrier UPS and pharmacy giant CVS on Nov. 5 said they completed the first moneymaking deliveries of medical prescriptions to customers by drone.
Air Transport