All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 119
-
News
Indigo meets with Wow as investment plan progresses
US private equity company Indigo Partners and Icelandic carrier Wow are progressing toward cinching an agreement under which the former will invest in the financially troubled budget airline.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: WestJet predicts turnaround in 2019
Executives at Canadian carrier WestJet expect the company's unit revenue will tick higher in 2019, kicking off a broad financial turnaround for a carrier that has struggled amid a business transformation.
-
News
Airbus begins building new A220 assembly facilities in Mirabel
Airbus confirms it has kicked off construction of two new buildings in Mirabel that will enable the company to boost production of A220s.
-
News
FAA requires airlines to replace GEnx-2B fuel manifolds
The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to replace fuel manifolds on some GE Aviation GEnx-2B67 engines, which power Boeing 747-8s, due to the risk of an engine fire.
-
News
PICTURES: Fiji Airways receives first 737 Max
Fiji Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8, an aircraft that joins Fiji's fleet of 737-700s and 737-800s.
-
News
WestJet hires Muehlen as chief commercial officer
Canadian discounter WestJet has hired Malaysia Airlines executive Arved von zur Muehlen as chief commercial officer, a new title at the company.
-
News
FAA order targets turbine cases on some Leap-1B engines
Reports of unapproved repairs has led the Federal Aviation Administration to require airlines replace high-pressure turbine cases in some CFM International Leap-1B engines, which power Boeing 737 Max.
-
News
Alaska to decide in 2019 whether to retain two aircraft types
Alaska Air Group will decide in 2019 if it will continue operating both Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies or shift back to a single-type fleet, says chief operating officer Ben Minicucci.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Alaska reveals plan to regain financial strength
Alaska Air Group's top executives have finally laid out a plan they say will enable the company to regain the financial strength that eroded after its 2016 Virgin America acquisition.
-
News
UTAS developing slat and flap systems for next commercial jets
UTC Aerospace Systems developing new "fully- distributed" electric flap and slat control systems for next-generation commercial aircraft such as Boeing's proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
-
News
PW4000 engine fires prompt FAA to propose engine checks
The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to require airlines to inspect fuel nozzles on some Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines in response to several engine fires.
-
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.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: 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.