Two Senate Commerce Committee members have introduced legislation that would codify recommendations from the NTSB’s review of the design and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Regulators have mandated temporary operational limitations for Airbus A220 operators in the wake of three Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine failures in the last three months.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed changes to its regulation governing extended tarmac delays for departing aircraft, with the intention of “reducing the number of tarmac delays that are subject to enforcement . . . while still maintaining important consumer protections.”
Italy has authorized a further delay for the presentation of a formal business plan for Alitalia’s relaunch, prolonging uncertainty over the bankrupt carrier’s future as the final lineup of its rescue consortium members remains unclear.
Spain’s Vueling has become the first LCC to offer European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight Wi-Fi, with an initial “soft launch” on five Airbus A320-family aircraft.
Finnish Airports operator Finavia is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help cut delays at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, after achieving strong efficiency gains and cost savings during a regional airport trial.
British LCC easyJet has added its Worldwide by easyJet connecting service to Paris Orly Airport, meaning passengers can use its self-connect desk to transfer to flights on its long-haul partners Corsair and La Compagnie at the city’s second airport.
Japanese LCC Peach has established an aircraft and crew base at Tokyo Narita Airport, as the carrier reorganizes its operations after merging with Vanilla Air.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, while occupied with shopping its 146-seat E195-E2 jet, is indicating it will consider reentering the turboprop market to meet demand in Latin America.
Italian manufacturer Tecnam has announced new orders for its 11-seat P2012 Traveller, the first of which have been delivered to U.S. launch customer Cape Air and are expected to enter service in December.
The final report on last year’s Lion Air Flight 610 (JT610) 737 MAX 8 accident concluded that inherent flaws in the aircraft’s flight control system set the stage for the crash and provides new details on both flight-crew and maintenance errors that played roles in the accident.
Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air, working with motor developer MagniX, has completed installation of the electric motor in a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver under its ePlane project to electrify the aircraft.
Mexican ULCC Volaris posted a MXP713 million ($38 million) net profit in the 2019 third-quarter, a strong turnaround from the MXP119 million net loss realized in Q3 2018.
Alaska Air Group’s revenue and cost-cutting initiatives continued to reap gains in the 2019 third-quarter (Q3), as the Seattle-based company’s net income advanced 48% to $322 million from a year earlier.
Lateral separations between aircraft flying in North Atlantic Ocean airspace have been reduced through the use of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for near real-time aircraft monitoring, UK NATS announced Oct. 25.
Turboprop airframer ATR has delivered the first aircraft equipped with the ClearVision enhanced vision system (EVS), thus introducing a new system for improved situational awareness in commercial aviation.
Las Vegas-based budget carrier Allegiant Air nearly tripled its profit in the 2019 third-quarter (Q3), helped by a successful transition to a new Airbus-based fleet from aged MD-80s.
The cabin electronics branch of Thales and telecommunications operator SES have demonstrated the use of a hybrid geostationary and medium Earth orbit (GEO/MEO) satellite network for improved inflight connectivity.
