Boeing and China have been discussing a possible big order for widebody aircraft since before the country became embroiled in a trade war with the U.S., an industry source said.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has approved legislation granting $17.7 billion to FAA in fiscal 2020, advancing the bill to the full chamber where it is due to be taken up later in June.
Southwest Airlines pilots are “comfortable” with proposed training updates for the Boeing 737 MAX fleet and did not recommend any changes to FAA’s draft standards during the public comment period.
After a nearly year-long hiatus, the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met June 6 with a new chairman and a tasking from the agency to marshal industry behind a coming requirement that drones be capable of being identified in flight.
With the deadline for investors to present a formal bid and business plan for Alitalia approaching, Italian government ministers are still trying to firm up the structure of the consortium set to rescue the bankrupt carrier.
Honeywell International on June 6 formally rolled out its big-data crunching Forge software, targeting airlines, manufacturers interested in digital twins and anyone wanting better cybersecurity.
Detailed MCAS instruction and revamped emergency procedures are key elements to ensuring a safe return to service for the grounded Boeing 737 MAX fleet, say pilots.
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) has launched the latest round of its Hangar 51 innovation program—in which successful startups specializing in ‘disruptive’ travel technologies potentially secure funding from the airline group to scale up their business.
Chinese LCC Spring Airlines intends to lift its fleet total close to 100 in 2019 with additional A320neo deliveries, and the airline is also due to begin taking A321neos in 2020.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has released a list of international air route applications by Chinese carriers, including six new routes.
The already delayed first flight of the Boeing 777-9, currently targeted for the end of June, looks set to be pushed back again after an ‘anomaly’ was detected in a General Electric GE9X engine undergoing pre-delivery factory tests.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) moved to further limit non-family travel to Cuba as part of an administration-wide effort to assert greater pressure on the country over its human rights record and support for the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Boeing—looking at the health of its 737 production system and supply chain while MAX deliveries are halted and monthly manufacturing slowed—has a plan for raising production rates that includes potentially helping with financing for suppliers.
A group of French politicians is proposing to ban some internal flights in a bid to cut carbon dioxide emissions in an amendment to a law on future mobility.
The Senate panel considering the nomination of former Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson to head the FAA is reviewing allegations from a previously-undisclosed lawsuit that allege Delta management engaged in retaliation against a pilot in 2016, while Dickson was serving as SVP-flight operations.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Aireon to provide surveillance services in support of aircraft separations, the first such approval, the company announced June 4.
A Canadian real estate developer is attempting to derail Air Canada’s planned acquisition of Air Transat by making a more valuable offer for the leisure carrier’s parent company.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is negotiating with Bombardier for an undisclosed transaction involving the CRJ regional jet, both companies said, amid reports that the Japanese company will buy the program.
