All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 108
-
News
WestJet eyes transpacific joint ventures
Canadian carrier WestJet intends to seek joint ventures with carriers that fly across the Pacific Ocean after it finalises deals with Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM Group, says WestJet's chief executive Ed Sims.
-
News
Nose gear of PAL Airlines Dash 8 collapses in Newfoundland
The nose gear of a Bombardier Dash 8-300 operated by regional Canadian carrier PAL Airlines collapsed during landing at a Newfoundland airport on 15 November.
-
News
ALPA asks regulators to address 737 Max safety concerns
The largest US pilot union is urging US officials to address what it calls a significant aviation "safety deficiency" related to a new flight control system on Boeing's 737 Max.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Q400 rises with Bombardier's transport aircraft retreat
Bombardier's decision to sell two commercial aircraft could benefit its already-successful business jet unit and see the venerable Dash 8 find new life under Viking Air.
-
News
Airline industry rushes to understand nuances in 737 Max systems
Airlines, unions and regulators are working to understand the 737 Max's flight systems while unions uncover seeming errors in emergency 'runaway stabiliser' checklists.
-
News
ATSG expands 767 fleet with $845m purchase of Omni Air
US air cargo company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has closed its $845 million purchase of Omni Air International, a charter carrier that operates a fleet of Boeing widebodies.
-
News
FBI concludes former Horizon staffer intentionally crashed Q400
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that former Horizon Air staffer Richard Russell, acting alone, stole and intentionally crashed a Horizon Bombardier Q400 in August
-
News
PICTURES: Investigators release Sky Lease 747F crash details
The Sky Lease Cargo Boeing 747-400 Freighter that overran a Halifax runway on 7 November was attempting to land with an apparent slight tailwind during rainy conditions, according to preliminary details released by accident investigators.
-
News
Bombardier shifts focus away from commercial aircraft
Though the CRJ programme remains under Bombardier's wing, company executives made clear on 8 November that Bombardier's focus has shifted away from commercial aviation.
-
News
FAA order tells how 737 pilots should arrest 'runaway stabiliser'
The Federal Aviation Administration's emergency 737 Max order describes the confusing circumstances that could result from a faulty angle-of-attack indicator.
-
News
FAA issues emergency 737 Max airworthiness order
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency order addressing the risk that faulty angle-of-attack inputs could cause Boeing 737 Max horizontal stabilisers to put the aircraft into a difficult-to-control dive.
-
News
Magellan and Airbus extend A350 wing structure contract
Canadian aircraft structures supplier Magellan Aerospace has extended an agreement to provide Airbus with A350's centre wing boxes and related components.
-
News
Sky Lease 747-400F goes off runway at Halifax
A Boeing 747-400 Freighter operated by US cargo carrier Sky Lease skid off a Halifax runway early on 7 November, coming to rest on grass near an airport perimeter road, according to the Halifax airport and media reports.
-
News
New FAA directive targets PW1100G compressor problems
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to replace components in the compressors and turbines of Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs, turbofans that power Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
-
News
Spirit AeroSystems confident in closing Asco purchase
Spirit AeroSystems remains confident it will close a proposed acquisition of European aerospace company Asco despite concerns from European regulators.
-
News
Spirit AeroSystems 'fully recovered' from 737 fuselage lag: CEO
Spirit AeroSystems has fully recovered from fuselage production delays that recently rippled from its Wichita manufacturing facility to Boeing's 737 assembly site in Renton, say Spirit's executives.
-
News
Viking expects CL-515 launch decision in early 2019
Viking Air expects to decide in the first quarter of 2019 whether to move forward with development and production of its proposed CL-515, an upgraded version of the CL-215 and CL-415 water bombers.
-
News
US indictment alleges broad Chinese effort to steal turbofan data
The US Department of Justice has levied new charges against 10 alleged Chinese spies who purportedly sought to steal proprietary corporate information, including information related to commercial aircraft turbofan engines.
-
News
GE's aviation profits surge as Leap deliveries accelerate
General Electric's aviation division posted significant third quarter gains in revenue and profit amid a continued acceleration in deliveries of CFM International Leap turbofans.
-
News
Tru delivers first CL-415 water bomber full-flight simulator
Tru Simulation and Training has delivered to Ansett Aviation Training the world's first full-flight simulator of a Viking Air CL-415 water bomber.