Istanbul Airport (IST) anticipates its third parallel runway coming into operation in 1H 2020, giving it a capability exceeded in Europe only by Amsterdam Schiphol, the airport’s chairman Kadri Samsunlu reported Sept. 27.
Airbus began flight tests Sept. 12 of the first of 52 UPS Airlines A300-600 freighters undergoing major flight deck upgrades designed to keep the fleet operating until at least 2030.
Indian LCC SpiceJet will continue a year of rapid growth by adding 46 more domestic non-stop flights, while also reportedly considering another major aircraft order.
French airline Aigle Azur will be liquidated as of midnight Sept. 27 after a French commercial court rejected the remaining rescue offers under consideration for the already-grounded airline.
After further delays, the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) began assembling the first airframe in the MA700 turboprop airliner program Sept. 27, aiming for a first flight in 2020 and certification in 2022.
Air France-KLM will not step in to rescue long-haul LCC XL Airways, which faces liquidation as the deadline approaches for bids for the insolvent airline.
Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and two other company representatives, including the 737 chief pilot, will testify before a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the 737 MAX scheduled for Oct. 30, the committee said Sept. 27.
Honeywell International said Sept. 26 that its new big-data Forge software for airlines “may” help customers Nippon Cargo Airlines and Kuwait Airways cut their fuel costs by up to 3%.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) First VP Bob Fox told U.S. lawmakers that the world’s largest pilot union is “deeply dismayed” over the FAA’s lack of follow-through on a directive that would mandate the installation of secondary cockpit barriers.
Delta Air Lines is massively expanding its presence on routes between North and Latin America as a result of its agreement to buy a 20% stake in Latam Airlines Group.
FAA expects to reach a decision on minimum dimensions for seat length, width and pitch by the end of 2019, following live evacuation drills in November, deputy administrator Dan Elwell said.
As the aviation industry comes increasingly under scrutiny from climate change activists, engine maker Rolls-Royce says new approaches may be needed to help meet sustainability goals.
Fundamental aircraft-design assumptions about how pilots respond during system failures and react to flight-deck hazard indicators are inadequate and must be re-evaluated, the U.S. NTSB has concluded.
State-owned Croatia Airlines will receive a government cash injection, while another southeast European carrier, Adria Airways, is scrambling to find investors and resume full operations.
Etihad Airways will delay delivery of five Airbus A350-1000s until an unspecified future date, a move adhering to the Abu-Dhabi-based company’s business transformation plan.
