Airbus is cutting back its delivery target for this year by up to 30 aircraft as the manufacturer continues to struggle with restoring throughput at its Hamburg final assembly lines.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker announced plans to reactivate the old Doha International Airport for charter and VIP flights to accommodate the expected additional traffic when Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) signed a partnership agreement on Oct. 30 that will see both carriers enter a deeper cooperation with expanded codeshare networks, joint marketing and shared revenue on flights between the two countries.
Avianca Holdings is planning to establish a codeshare with Brazilian LCC GOL, a development coming a month after the Colombian carrier’s agreement with Azul Brazilian Airlines was announced.
L3Harris Technologies has begun advertising the sale of “several” business units deemed peripheral to the newly merged company’s strategy, the top L3Harris leader said Oct. 30, with proceeds earmarked to go to stock repurchases.
EASA expects to provide its Boeing 737 MAX return-to-service approval in January and will not insist on a third physical sensor to improve integrity of the data input for the aircraft’s flight control computers, the agency’s top executive said.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg defended the company’s handling of recently disclosed text messages and email exchanges between employees involved in the development of the 737 MAX.
WestJet reported net income of C$119.4 million ($91.2 million) in the third quarter, up 70% from a restated C$70.1 million in the year-ago period, as a record load factor and improved yield boosted revenue.
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark sees an opportunity to expand into the UK regions, given ongoing congestion issues at the country’s London hub airports and the cancellation of the Airbus A380 program.
The European Commission has opened an in-depth state-aid investigation into Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal, after a local government pledged up to €9 million ($10 million) to the airline toward the new aircraft on environmental grounds.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has cut its earnings forecasts for its fiscal year through March 2020, following a decline in profits shown in its most recent financial report.
Icelandair will keep its Boeing 737 MAXs off its schedule through February, a move the carrier said has helped improve the carrier’s guidance for 2019 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).
Star Alliance carrier TAP Air Portugal has retired its final Airbus A340 as part of the transition to a long-haul fleet comprising only Airbus A321LRs and A330neos.
Air Canada reported a 9.4% year-over-year drop in third-quarter net income as the absence of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft took a toll on peak summer operations.
Korean Air has dramatically reduced its Japanese network due to a plunge in demand for travel between the two countries, although it is ready to restore services if the market rebounds.
While several hundred new and deliverable Boeing 737 MAXs have remained parked in Everett, Washington, for months while awaiting clearance to fly, CFM has been providing proactive maintenance preservation on their LEAP-1B engines.
Boeing “got some things wrong” related to the 737 MAX development and response to two fatal accidents, and remains committed to answering every question from the FAA to get the aircraft flying again, CEO Dennis Muilenburg plans to tell a U.S. Senate committee Oct. 29.
GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement Oct. 28 to provide its flight-control computing platform on the SuperVolo vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone designed for commercial applications.
