All air transport news – Page 1144
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GE: Remote diagnostics helped find cracked CF34 fan blades
GE Aviation says its remote diagnostics services "contributed substantially" to finding three cracked fan blades among the thousands of engines it analyzed...
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FAA agrees to runway extension at new Florida airport
An airport under construction near Panama City, Florida, has overcome the final regulatory hurdle to extending its runway.
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Orlando International marks latest base for Allegiant
Allegiant Air will relocate 10 routes from Florida's Orlando-Sanford International airport to Orlando International airport between February and March of...
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EASA calls for repeat elevator checks on A330s and A340s
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has mandated that operators of Airbus A330 family aircraft and A340-200/300 models perform repetitive inspections...
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Asiana taps Panasonic for A321 in-seat IFE
South Korean operator Asiana Airlines has contracted Panasonic Avionics to provide its eFX in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for two Airbus A321s.
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Bombardier plans unprecedented production rate for CSeries
Bombardier is targeting a production rate of 20 aircraft per month for its CSeries aircraft by 2016 as the airframer readies to enlarge the Mirabel site...
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TAP’s MRO arm secures FAA approval for E-Jet maintenance
Brazilian maintenance supplier TAP Maintenance and Engineering has won FAA approval to add Embraer E-170/190 jets to its product offering.
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Embraer readies fixes and upgrades for Phenom 100 fleet
Some Embraer Phenom 100 owners can expect a flurry of activity...
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Kenya Airways looks for more narrowbodies
Kenya Airways is looking to acquire narrowbody aircraft as it pushes forward with an aggressive intra-African expansion drive. During 2007 and 2008...
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Nigerian Eagle looks to renegotiate Embraer order
Nigerian Eagle Airlines, formerly Virgin Nigeria, is looking to convert its Embraer aircraft order to a lease arrangement and, if unsuccessful, may tap rock-bottom...
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NewsBoeing completes 787 static test to validate modification work
Boeing has completed a static test to validate the side-of-body modification made to the Boeing 787. The test- dubbed 2C - saw the composite wings...
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Stork Fokker wins contract to provide A350 flaps
Stork Fokker has signed a contract with Airbus to develop and manufacture the composite outboard flaps for the A350 XWB widebody twinjet family.
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Transaero eyes Tupolev Tu-204SM
Russian airline Transaero has reiterated its commitment to acquire its outstanding Tupolev Tu-214s, but is also considering the modernised Tu-204SM variant....
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Investigators analysing CVR and FDR from crashed MD-11F
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a Boeing MD-11 freighter that crashed on take-off from Shanghai Pudong...
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Skywest set for 7 December listing on ASX
Western Australian carrier Skywest Airlines is set to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on 7 December, with hopes of improving its shares'...
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Jetstar to reintroduce Cairns-Osaka non-stop in April
Australia's Jetstar will commence a four-times-weekly non-stop service on the Cairns-Osaka route, after securing an agreement with Cairns International airport.
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FAA extends ban on takeoffs with polished frost
FAA plans to officially ban aircraft taking off with polished frost on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft.
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Regional focus at heart of Gulf Air restructuring
Gulf Air's new chief executive has unveiled an "immediate redirection of strategy" for the loss-making Bahraini carrier that will see it focus on short-haul...
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NewsLufthansa Technik Philippines pushes for regional growth
The arrival of Lufthansa Technik to the Philippines nine years ago has helped the nation become a leading MRO light