All News articles – Page 192
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NewsTurbulence during cruise jolts Jazz Dash 8 pilots from seats
Canadian investigators have disclosed that both pilots of a De Havilland Dash 8-400 were jolted from their seats during a severe turbulence incident en route to Windsor. The incident involved an Air Canada Express service – operated by Jazz, with 50 passengers and four crew members – from Toronto on ...
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NewsAftermarket helps drive strong Rolls-Royce first-half civil aerospace performance
Strong civil aerospace performance over the first half has contributed to Rolls-Royce’s raising its full-year financial guidance. Rolls-Royce is expecting first-half underlying operating profit for the division to reach £400 million ($515 million), contrasting with the previous interim loss of £79 million. It says higher aftermarket profitability – the result ...
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NewsSIA Engineering ekes out first quarterly profit since pandemic
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) reported its first quarterly operating profit in more than three years since the coronavirus pandemic began, amid an uptick in MRO demand and despite rising manpower and material costs.
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NewsFirst five-bladed H145 delivered to Australia
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 to an Australian customer, the Western Australia Police Force.
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NewsMHIAEL completes first maintenance on PW1100G-JM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) has completed its first maintenance on a Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM turbofan.
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NewsE190-E2, E195-E2 secure type certification in Malaysia
The Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 have attained type certification in Malaysia, setting the stage for E2 operations in the Southeast Asian country.
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NewsBamboo Airways hints at schedule cuts amid ‘resource optimisation’
Bamboo Airways will trim its operating schedule in a bid to “optimise resource allocation” and restructure operations, even as it downplays rumours of its survivability.
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NewsHawaiian posts $12.3m Q2 loss, reports delivery delay of first Boeing 787
Hawaiian Holdings reports losing $12.3 million during the second quarter of 2023 as the company looks to capitalise on rebounding air travel between Hawaii and Japan.
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NewsHawaiian expects no ‘major surgery’ on A321neos due to P&W engine recall
Hawaiian Airlines has not “yet fully calibrated the impact” of 25 July news that Pratt & Whitney is recalling 1,200 of its next-generation turbofan engines, but acknowledges that operations are hindered by “engine unavailability”.
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NewsAviation industry will need more pilots over 20 years than previously expected: Boeing
Boeing expects the global aviation industry will need even more pilots than previously expected, predicting in a new report that demand will exist for 649,000 new pilots during the next 20 years.
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NewsUS airlines to advise X-66A project as NASA reveals livery scheme
Several US airlines have agreed to provide technical advice in support of Boeing’s project with NASA to develop the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft.
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NewsPoland orders two Saab 340 airborne early warning turboprops
The Swedish airframer says its 340 airborne early warning platform provides a detailed situational picture that can be used for military and civilian tasks, including air surveillance and rescue operations.
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NewsWisk demonstrates air taxi concept for first time at public event
Silicon valley air taxi manufacturer Wisk has flown its fifth-generation test aircraft for the first time at a public event.
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NewsAirbus wins $2.7bn contract for new Canadian tanker fleet, first deliveries set for autumn
Ottawa selected Airbus’s A330-based Multi-Role Tanker Transport to be the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new in-flight refueller, replacing the current Airbus CC-150 Polaris multi-purpose transport.
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NewsAir taxi developer Supernal opens engineering headquarters near Los Angeles
Electric air taxi developer Supernal has opened a new California engineering headquarters that will give the company more space for testing its in-development technology.
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NewsGE Aerospace hikes turbofan deliveries as profits flow
GE Aerospace turned a $1.5 billion profit in the second quarter of 2023 as the company significantly increased the pace of its commercial aircraft engine deliveries.
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NewsVolaris turns modest Q2 profit as fuel costs slide
Mexico’s Volaris reports a second-quarter profit of $6 million as its leisure-focused operation benefited from significantly lower fuel costs compared with last year.
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NewsP&W takes $181m Q2 hit due to ‘customer insolvency’ as Go First failed
Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W’s) second-quarter profit slipped 24% year-on-year to $230 million largely because a “customer insolvency” forced the company to take a $181 million charge.
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NewsAlaska rides international travel surge to ‘record’ quarterly revenue
Alaska Air Group on 25 July reported a second-quarter profit of $240 million thanks to steady leisure travel and an “unprecedented surge in international demand” during the three months ending in June.
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NewsP&W to recall 1,200 PW1000Gs for inspections in latest blow to airline operations
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has determined that many more PW1100Gs might contain defective high-pressure turbine disks and therefore require accelerated removal and inspection.