All air transport news – Page 1013
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: Investment
The quality of China's workforce is attracting a host of overseas aerospace players to the country's surging civil aviation industry
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ANA aims for first 787 revenue flight a week after delivery
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) could operate the aircraft on its first commercial flight as early as a week after it takes...
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ANA in talks with Boeing over 787 delays compensation
Boeing 787 launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seeking compensation from Boeing for the delays to the aircraft programme.
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: C919 update
Comac is up against tight deadlines if its C919 twinjet is to fly in 2014, but it is making serious efforts to be on time
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Information-based approach likely for cargo security
A stronger commitment to existing information and intelligence-based approaches to air cargo security looks likely to result from the discovery of explosives in ink cartridges being shipped from Yemen to the US on express aircraft on 29 October.
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CHINA SPECIAL: Airbus builds bridges
Airbus has established a substantial manufacturing base in China. Now it aims to focus on improving training
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NewsBoeing faces prospect of further 787 delay
Boeing is facing the prospect of yet another delay in its early 787 deliveries.
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: Introduction
China harbours ambitions aplenty to become a powerful force in aerospace as well as being a rapidly growing marketplace for the global industry's products and services. Next week's eighth Airshow China in Zhuhai will see the People's Republic display the potential of its burgeoning aerospace base - including its indigenous ...
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: ARJ21 update
Although its first delivery is likely to be later than planned, the ARJ21 programme is making good progress
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BMI A321 strayed off course as pilots battled electrical failure
Investigators are studying an electrical incident on a BMI Airbus A321 which caused intermittent failure of both pilots' cockpit displays and difficulties...
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Sukhoi flies first serial Superjet 100
Sukhoi has begun evaluation flights with the first serially produced Superjet 100 ahead of delivery to launch customer Aeroflot.
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NewsQantas may resume A380 operations within 48h
Qantas could resume operations with its five serviceable Airbus A380s within the next 48 hours subject to extensive checks of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines failing to uncover any potential defects.
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MAS to begin studying new widebody order next year
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to start looking into ordering new widebody aircraft early next year, as it evaluates options to replace existing aircraft...
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SkyTeam members could top 20 by 2012: chairman
SkyTeam expects its recent recruitment drive to continue into next year and believes the alliance could reach 20 or more members come 2012. The alliance...
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Korean Air 787 deliveries slip 10 more months
Korean Air (KAL) has had the delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed by ten months, joining a growing list of carriers with delayed deliveries.
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Singapore Airlines clears A380 fleet for service
Singapore Airlines has cleared its Airbus A380 fleet for service after delaying several flights for precautionary checks following the Qantas A380 in-flight...
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Ten A350s among Chinese order for 66 new Airbus jets
China's Government has signed agreements covering 102 Airbus aircraft, including 10 A350s, during a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao to France.
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TAP to send A330s/A340s to Rio for heavy checks
Portuguese carrier TAP has opted to send a series of Airbus A330s/A340s to Rio de Janeiro for heavy checks. TAP is the controlling shareholder of...
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FAA releases proposed SMS rule for part 121 carriers
In compliance with a recent Congressional mandate, FAA on 5 November plans to release a proposed rule requiring part 121 operators, which include commercial...
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FAA issues immediate check of 757, 767 low-fuel alerts
The US FAA is requiring operators of more than 1,000 US-registered Boeing 757 and 767s to test the low-fuel warning system in the aircraft.