All air transport news – Page 1174
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Trent icing modification likely to extend to Airbus fleet
Airbus A330s and A340s fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent engines appear likely to require the same anti-icing modifications to fuel-oil heat exchangers already...
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Pinnacle pilots reject tentative labour deal
A federal mediator will determine the next steps for US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines and its pilots now that members of Air Line Pilots Association...
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Alaska wants fleetwide Wi-Fi in 2010
Alaska Airlines is aiming for fleet-wide Internet connectivity by year-end 2010 after debuting Wi-Fi access on a single Boeing 737-700 aircraft this year....
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Boeing begins 787 wing modifications
Boeing has begun modifying two 787 Dreamliners as it pushes toward meeting its goal of flying the aircraft by the end of 2009.
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NewsIATA sets out plan to halve emissions by 2050
The International Air Transport Association has outlined a proposal to the United Nations under which airlines will aim to halve emissions by 2050. Carriers...
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TAM's behind the scenes upgrade
Brazilian carrier is investing in IT and its in-flight product as it prepares to formally join Star Alliance next year
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Safran and GE make move for C919 engine supply
Safran and its partner GE Aviation are placing more manufacturing work in China, as the country nears selection of a western engine supplier for its new...
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Computers can't replace pilots - yet, say experts
Aviation safety academics say the term "pilot error" is greatly over-used. Accident chronicles may record human error, they say, but the many occasions when...
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NewsEmirates ponders resurrection of stalled Airbus widebody order
Emirates is evaluating whether to revive a stalled deal announced last year for up to 60 Airbus widebodies, including 30 A350 XWBs. At the delivery...
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China's Comac brings more suppliers in
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China will place production work for its C919 twinjet with companies that were formerly part of China Aviation Industry...
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Bangkok Airways implements cost-cutting measures
Bangkok Airways is offering staff a voluntary redundancy package and suspending several international services to help it cut costs.
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China's AVIC forecasting huge increase in regional aircraft
State-owned aerospace conglomerate Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) forecasts that regional aircraft and 150-seat narrowbodies will account...
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China's share of work on A350 may exceed 5%
Airbus aims to spend $200 million next year on procuring aircraft parts from China and it is possible that China will have more than 5% of the work on the...
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SIA enhances KrisWorld IFE programming
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is enhancing its in-flight entertainment (IFE) programming.
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NewsBoeing ready to handle simultaneous flight testing of 787 and 747-8
Boeing has decoupled the flight test programmes for the 787 and 747-8, allowing the two new aircraft to potentially take to the skies for the first time...
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747-8 on track for mid-October move to flight line
Boeing is putting the final touches on the first 747-8 and has begun a final phase of indoor tests as it prepares to roll the aircraft out to the flight...
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Viking: New 400s to Russia and Libya
Viking Air has added Russia and Libya as international customers for its new and improved Twin Otter turboprop, set for first certification later this year....
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China's Hongdu Aviation and Harbin Aircraft to work on C919
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) plans to give Comac C919 work to companies formerly from China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) II.
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NewsSafran and GE give work to China with C919 in mind
French aerospace conglomerate Safran and its partner GE Aviation have decided to give more manufacturing work to China, a move that comes as China is poised...