All News articles – Page 355
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NewsGaruda eyes ‘promising’ year-end as airline swings to profitability
Garuda Indonesia expects strong passenger travel demand through the year-end, as it works through restructuring and fleet rationalisation.
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NewsPentagon waiver to see F-35 deliveries resume following China magnet issue
The US government has cleared the resumption of deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-35s, despite the presence of a component made from China-sourced material.
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NewsAir transport bodies welcome ICAO resolution on net-zero goal
Aviation industry bodies have welcomed the resolution passed by governments at the close of ICAO’s triennial assembly in Montreal today adopting the goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050.
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NewsDOJ argues American and JetBlue fiercely competed at Boston prior to alliance
US government attorneys on 7 October argued in federal court that American Airlines feared being “pushed out” of Boston by JetBlue Airways prior to the companies partnering under their Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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NewsWestJet and Korean will codeshare on flights from Toronto and Vancouver
WestJet will begin adding its code to Korean Air flights from Toronto and Vancouver to Seoul, after the Canadian carrier decided to centralize its widebody flying from Calgary earlier this week.
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NewsMEPs set winter ‘use it or lose it’ slot rules at 75:25
Members of the European Parliament have voted to adjust the minimum number of slots to 75% that airlines must use this winter in order to retain them in 2023, ahead of returning to the pandemic 80:20 ‘use it or lose it’ slot rule next summer.
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NewsKorea Aerospace Industries hands over first LCH helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries has delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter (LCH), a locally produced update of the Airbus Helicopters H155.
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NewsMC-21 test aircraft flies with PD-14 engines after swap from PW1400Gs
Irkut has flown an MC-21 test aircraft which was refitted with Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines in place of its original Pratt & Whitney PW1400G powerplants. The aircraft, number 73051, carried out its first flight following the engine-swap from the airframer’s Irkutsk facility. This aircraft originally performed the maiden MC-21 flight, ...
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NewsRussian airspace closure presents congestion and China competition pressure: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol director general Eamonn Brennan has flagged congestion and competitive distortion issues that the long-term closure of Russian airspace creates, in addition to the routes directly impacted by the ongoing restrictions. Most European airlines have pulled their flights to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, while those ...
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NewsVolocopter test flight shows off potential of Rome vertiport
Germany’s Volocopter has participated in a test flight from an Italian vertiport being developed at Rome Fiumicino airport. The crewed test flight, carried out on 6 October, is part of a programme to enable air mobility services between the airport and the Italian capital by 2024. It involved an electric ...
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NewsTurkish Technic to carry out A330 freighter conversions under EFW agreement
Conversion specialist EFW is to establish an Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter modification facility in Istanbul, under a co-operation agreement with maintenance firm Turkish Technic. The agreement will establish the first third-party conversion site for EFW’s A330P2F programme. EFW says the first A330 modification is scheduled to take place in the third ...
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NewsAirline connectivity could worsen under Viasat-Inmarsat tie-up: UK regulator
UK competition regulators believe airlines could face higher prices but worse quality for on-board wi-fi as a consequence of the merger of satellite communications firms Viasat and Inmarsat. Viasat unveiled a $7.3 billion acquisition agreement to take over Inmarsat in November last year, through a deal involving $850 million in ...
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NewsMore real world input required for loyal wingman development: think tank
A US airpower think tank has listed a set of priorities for the US Air Force (USAF) to consider as it embarks on the development of unmanned combat aircraft.
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NewsMesa to sell 18 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets to United
Mesa Air Group, the parent company of regional carrier Mesa Airlines, will sell 18 Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft to United Airlines for “approximately $50 million”.
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NewsJoby and Skyports partner to demonstrate air taxi ‘vertiports’
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation and air taxi terminal designer Skyports Infrastructure have partnered to study and demonstrate how such a terminal would actually work.
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NewsPrague begins negotiations with USA over F-35 purchase
The Czech Republic has submitted a letter of request to the USA relating to the acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
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NewsRoyal Jordanian signals intent to take Embraer E2 jets
Royal Jordanian Airlines and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding for the carrier to introduce 10 E2-family jets into its fleet “within the coming several years”.
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NewsOmani carrier SalamAir places firm order for six E195-E2s
Omani low-cost carrier SalamAir has placed a firm order for six Embraer E195-E2s with six options, as its seeks to expand its currently all-Airbus fleet.
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NewsUK MoD accepts its first Protector RG1 from General Atomics
The UK Ministry of Defence has accepted its first Protector RG1 from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, with the remotely piloted aircraft now supporting Royal Air Force personnel training tasks in the USA.
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NewsHill Helicopters already studying twin-engined HC50 successor
Hill Helicopters is already working on early stage concepts for its next programme, the UK start-up’s founder and chief executive has revealed.