While dedicated Boeing operator Alaska Airlines continues to be coy about whether it will hold on to any of its Airbus aircraft acquired in its Virgin America purchase, one of the airline’s top executives acknowledges that the A321neo has advantages not found in the 737 family.
Insufficient clearance between a wire-bundle bracket screw and a hydraulic pipe feeding an engine component on certain ATR aircraft is causing damage to the pipe, leading EASA to call for modifications of the bundles.
Following the establishment of the European Aviation Network (EAN), Saudi Arabia and China are looking to roll out their own air-to-ground (A2G) aviation connectivity.
Emirates Airline has promoted two long-time management team members to top leadership positions as president Tim Clark indicated he will stay in his position for longer.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is facing further significant changes in its leadership, with the airline’s chairman John Slosar announcing he will step down in November.
Delta Air Lines, having successfully navigated a “challenging” summer of high passenger volumes, continues to see strong demand into the fall and is confident that it will hit its third-quarter (Q3) guidance, though cost pressures are increasing.
Emirates blasted engine manufacturers General Electric and Rolls-Royce for performance and reliability shortfalls and has shelved confirmation of large outstanding Airbus and Boeing orders until it has clarity about schedules and guarantees.
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air plans to expand its Polish operations and will base four additional Airbus A320 family aircraft in the country from summer 2020.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GE Aviation AirVault digital records management system to store and access maintenance records across its fleet of 235 aircraft, GE announced Sept. 3.
Textron subsidiary TRU Simulation + Training will provide a Boeing 777-9 full flight simulator (FFS) and two other flight training devices to Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, TRU announced Sept 4.
Aerospace valve provider Circor, whose management recently fended off an unsolicited takeover attempt favored by its own shareholders, has sold its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for about $84.5 million in cash.
IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said “preventing fragmentation” between international regulators remains the group’s foremost concern regarding the return-to-service of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Aftermarket parts specialist Heico Corp. said the Boeing 737 MAX’s prolonged grounding is likely helping its bottom line, but the benefits are hard to quantify and may be offset by lost opportunities linked to the related production slowdown.
After more than two decades at the head of Ireland-based LCC Ryanair, Michael O’Leary has exchanged his role as CEO of the airline for a similar position at parent company Ryanair Holdings.
Lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine the “potentially anti-competitive” restrictions some carriers place on third-party price comparison websites.
Japanese aviation authorities have revealed how many of the new slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport will be allocated to various international markets, although for the most part specific routes are yet to be announced.
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is confident technical issues with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofans are being adequately addressed but will not hesitate to take drastic actions if the growing number of incidents related to two issues does not subside as fixes are rolled out, the agency said.
Aigle Azur has been placed in receivership and is open to offers from potential buyers, but operations are set to continue as it seeks to secure its future.
Cathay Pacific is implementing new inspection protocols and taking some staff off flight duties as it continues to investigate how oxygen bottles were emptied on three of its aircraft in recent weeks.
EASA executive director Patrick Ky said there is “still a lot of work to be performed” before Europe’s aviation safety authority will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to flight and criticized the way the FAA has allowed Boeing to “auto-certify” the aircraft.
