Bombardier is working with airworthiness authority Transport Canada to create a new type certificate for the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) family, separate from that for the Challenger 600-series business jet.
The FAA has announced plans to award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants to hundreds of airports across the U.S., the second tranche of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2019.
Steve Dickson is defending his decision to not disclose to federal lawmakers a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation in which he was deposed during his tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations.
As ancillary revenue becomes increasingly important to their bottom lines many airlines are finding that determining which products and services to offer is a learning process.
FAA test pilots have flagged a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system that must be addressed as part of changes being made to get the aircraft back into service, Aviation Week has learned.
Boeing’s top executive remains hopeful that the Boeing 737 MAX will be cleared to fly before summer’s end and is pledging to ensure affected operators are compensated regardless of how long the disruption lasts.
Planned U.S. startup Moxy will have “lots of flexibility” with the Airbus A220-300 that would allow the airline to go international, its founder David Neeleman said.
TAP Air Portugal, which is on an expansion drive, will eventually become a customer of the newly-launched Airbus A321XLR, co-owner David Neeleman said.
Kaman Corp. announced June 26 that it has struck a deal to sell its Distribution division—about half of its company—to Littlejohn & Co. for $700 million so Kaman can focus almost exclusively on aerospace and defense as it tries to restructure its business.
Boeing will collaborate with electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developer Cora, a division of startup Kitty Hawk that is flight-testing an autonomous air taxi.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s (MITAC) Paris Air Show unveiling of a new cabin for its SpaceJet regional jet (RJ) family has sparked interest from airline customers, giving executives confidence that its surprising initial commitment for 15 M100s during the show is the first of a series of deals for the revamped, U.S. scope-compliant variant.
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 25 approved a spending package that would send $17.7 billion to the FAA, providing a 20% boost to aviation safety funding that House appropriators say will enable the agency to hire and train more inspectors, technicians and engineers.
Senior UTC aerospace executive Christopher Calio will take over aerospace engine maker Pratt & Whitney from Bob Leduc after the latter retires in early 2020, parent United Technologies (UTC) announced June 25.
LaudaMotion will see continued losses in its second year of operations but expects profitability in fiscal 2021 as the scaling effects of fleet and network growth reduce costs.
Papua New Guinea’s major airline Air Niugini is making progress with a financial turnaround and is ready to begin a major fleet refresh program, a senior executive said.
European airports intend to cut their collective carbon emissions to zero by 2050 at the latest, industry body Airports Council International (ACI) Europe said June 26 as its members gathered in Limassol, Cyprus for its annual congress and general assembly.
A recently enacted agreement between IATA and CFM International tailored to ensure the manufacturer is not forcing its customers to use its parts and services has not changed much for the narrowbody engine supplier, executives at CFM partner GE Aviation confirm.
The head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told U.S. House lawmakers that the diversion of agency personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border “will have no effect on aviation security whatsoever,” adding “we have baseline aviation security that we do not go below.”
