All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 55
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NewsAmerican now anticipates full recovery no sooner than 2023
American Airlines has pushed back the timeframe by which it expects to fully recover from the pandemic downturn to no sooner than 2023.
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NewsAmerican receiving 787 delivery-delay payments from Boeing
Boeing is paying 787 delivery-delay penalties to American Airlines, and the Oneworld carrier could be due additional payments if the manufacturer does not adhere to a revised delivery schedule.
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NewsAmerican loses $2bn in 2021 even with billions in taxpayer aid
American Airlines lost $2 billion in 2021 despite taking $4.2 billion in US government aid, and the company predicts revenue in early 2022 will continue to significantly lag 2019 figures.
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NewsFAA order stipulates new 787 landing requirements due to 5G
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Boeing 787-specific order limiting that aircraft’s operations due to potential interference caused by newly launched 5G cellular networks.
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NewsVerizon, AT&T delay 5G near some airports, minimising expected aviation impact
Both Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the roll-out of fifth-generation wireless networks near certain US airports – a move that will lessen but likely not eliminate the impact on commercial aviation.
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NewsAirlines urge US government to prohibit 5G near airports to avoid ‘incalculable’ disruption
US airlines are urging the administration of President Joe Biden to prohibit 5G wireless transmissions near certain airports, warning of an aviation-industry meltdown starting 19 January.
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NewsFAA to work with pilots of ‘varying’ experience when setting pilot training standards
The Federal Aviation Administration will now consider the actual real-world skills of US and foreign airline pilots when developing aircraft-specific pilot-training standards.
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NewsBoeing’s 777X chief project engineer Teal to retire, succeeded by Loffing
Boeing 777X chief project engineer Michael Teal, who had been chief engineer of the 737 Max programme, will retire from Boeing on 1 April.
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NewsFedEx sought to equip A321s with missile-defence systems
US express delivery company FedEx applied with the Federal Aviation Administration in 2019 for authority to install a missile-defence system on Airbus A321s – an aircraft type FedEx does not yet operate.
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NewsFAA bars auto-landings at more than 100 US airports starting 19 January in response to 5G
The US Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited some instrument-based flight operations at US airports beginning on 19 January, a response to the planned start of so-called 5G cellular transmissions.
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NewsPerlan glider to stream ‘live feed’ of stratosphere when flights resume
The high-altitude Perlan 2 glider may soon be carrying a Thales-made satellite communications system that will broadcast live in-flight video from the sailplane while cruising earth’s stratosphere.
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NewsCollins flight-tests next-gen military network using Bonanza and Mi-2s
Collins Aerospace late last year completed flight tests that demonstrated a suite of integrated communications and networking technologies as part of a US military network-modernisation effort.
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NewsCirrus rolls out faster SR-series for 2022
Cirrus Aircraft has updated its single-engined SR-series light aircraft, rolling out new cabin options and aerodynamic changes that improve efficiency and boost speed.
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NewsEmbraer to sell Portuguese manufacturing sites to Aernnova for $172m
Embraer has agreed to sell aerostructures operations in Portugal to Spanish aerospace company Aernnova for $172 million, an effort by the airframer to “optimise” its manufacturing footprint.
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NewsMagnix names COO D’Ercole as interim CEO following Ganzarski’s departure
Electric propulsion specialist Magnix has named chief operating officer Michele D’Ercole as interim chief executive, filling a position left vacant by the recent departure of former CEO Roei Ganzarski.
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NewsBoeing logs more than 500 net orders in 2021 as deliveries accelerate
Boeing landed another 79 net orders for new aircraft in December 2021, continuing its recent positive momentum and pushing its full-year total to 535 jets.
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NewsGKN to produce structures and components for new Gulfstream business jets
GKN Aerospace confirms it has expanded its agreement with business jet maker Gulfstream to include the manufacturing of aerostructures and other components for the US airframer’s in-development G400 and G800 business jets.
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NewsRaytheon, P&W and suppliers face civil suit related to alleged hiring manipulation
Raytheon Technologies, its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney and several P&W suppliers are the target of a new class-action lawsuit stemming from an alleged plot by those companies to manipulate labour markets.
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NewsGanzarski steps down as CEO of Magnix and chair of Eviation
Aviation executive Roei Ganzarski is stepping down from his posts as chief executive of US electric propulsion company Magnix and board chair of electric aircraft developer Eviation.
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NewsAtlas Air Worldwide orders another four 777Fs
US air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has ordered four Boeing 777 Freighters, handing the airframer another in a string of recent freighter wins.