The Boeing 737 MAX grounding is creating short-term headaches for affected operators, but the crisis is not expected to shift the narrowbody-demand landscape nor harm the MAX model’s long-term prospects, leasing executives say.
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Nav Canada will install a time-based approach spacing system at its Toronto Area Control Center to improve runway utilization at nearby Toronto Pearson International Airport, applying technology that UK NATS developed for London Heathrow Airport.
The Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), the largest trade association representing U.S. aviation manufacturers, is calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm three nominees to the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors, following a May 3 vote by the upper chamber to close debate on the nominees.
A shortage of pilots and mechanics is a “serious and immediate problem,” affecting business aircraft, commercial airlines and the military, the head of the Aviation Workforce Alliance warns.
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer delivered 11 commercial aircraft and 11 executive jets in the three-month quarter ended Mar. 31, including the first E175 jet to Mauritania Airlines, the first of this model to the African continent.
Air France-KLM’s new CEO pledged to give investors a long-awaited strategy update in November, as the company presented first quarter 2019 results that showed a deepening loss due to excess capacity in the European air transport industry and high fuel prices.
Pilots for WestJet Encore, the regional subsidiary of Calgary-based LCC WestJet Airlines, on May 2 ratified their first-ever collective agreement, with 92% of eligible pilots voting in favor of the agreement.
Late May 2, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced it had reached an agreement with its pilots—ending a six-day strike across its operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
A senior executive from Alitalia said the deadline for presenting a new industrial plan will be extended until late May, saying there is “still one investor missing” from the consortium looking to rescue the Italian flagship carrier.
Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air has selected the Thales Global Express (GX) Ka-band connectivity system for its Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A321neo cabins, Thales announced.
Raunheim, Germany-based Lufthansa Systems has introduced a weather display feature to its Lido/eRouteManual electronic charts that allow pilots to display weather information on enroute navigation maps.
Indonesia’s Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport opened its first dedicated LCC terminal May 1, a prepatory move to handle the growing demand for low-cost air services in Southeast Asia.
Korean Air is focusing on non-autoclave curing, integral carbon-fiber structures and further automation as it works to sustain and expand its commercial-aircraft manufacturing business.
