All North America articles – Page 306
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NewsEHang conducts first US autonomous trial flight
Chinese autonomous unmanned air vehicle (UAV) giant EHang conducted its first trial flight in the United States, as it works towards getting certification for passenger flights in the country. EHang’s two-seater passenger-grade aircraft, the EHang 216, took to the skies for the flight during the North Carolina Transportation Summit. It ...
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NewsPowerplant lessor Willis orders up to 60 CFM Leap engines
Engine leasing specialist Willis Lease Finance has ordered up to 60 CFM International Leap powerplants for both the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max families. Florida-based Willis says the deal is the largest order placed by the company since its founding in 1985. Its agreement covers both firm and optioned ...
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NewsBristow deferred H175 deliveries days prior to Chapter 11 filing
Bristow Group deferred delivery of its Airbus Helicopters H175s just 10 days prior to entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, an order the operator axed barely six months later as part of the financial restructuring.
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NewsFirst Praetor 500s enter service with Flexjet
The first Embraer Praetor 500s have entered service with fractional ownership provider Flexjet, after a pair of the midsize jets were delivered to the US operator in late December.
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NewsEmbraerX and Elroy Air collaborate on drone delivery systems
EmbraerX, the Brazilian planemaker’s innovation subsidiary, says it has signed a collaboration agreement with Silicon Valley drone delivery startup Elroy Air to develop the air cargo market worldwide.
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NewsUnited records $90m impairment on Hong Kong routes
United Airlines will record a special non-cash impairment on its Hong Kong routes owing to a fall in demand. The Chicago-based airline will take a $90 million impairment on its routes to the Asian city, which are pledged under its $1.5 billion 2017 term loan, due to lower unit revenues ...
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NewsBoeing transfers Max workers and Spirit AeroSystems warns of staff cuts as production halt looms
Boeing has started temporarily reassigning employees affected by the pending 737 Max production halt, while major supplier Spirit AeroSystems has offered some staff the option to take “voluntary” layoffs.
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NewsAtlas Air to fly cargo for El Al
Aircraft lessor and air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings says its Atlas Air unit will be flying cargo for Israel’s flag carrier El Al beginning this month.
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NewsBoeing changes mind, recommends simulator training for all 737 Max pilots
Boeing now is recommending pilots complete flight simulator training prior to returning to the cockpits of 737 Max – a position reversal for a company that long insisted computer-based training was sufficient.
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In depthHow business aviation gives flight to angels
They may be known as rich men’s toys, but private jets are now increasingly being used to get cancer sufferers to vital medical assistance, thanks to one determined US charity, the Corporate Angel Network
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NewsAlaska Air Group CFO to retire in March
Alaska Air Group’s chief financial officer Brandon Pedersen will retire on 2 March after working in finance positions at the company since 2003.
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NewsAirbus in line to offer dimmable windows: supplier
Airbus is offering electronically-dimmable windows on its aircraft, according to a Michigan-based supplier of the technology. Gentex Corporation disclosed the development during the CES2020 consumer technology show in Las Vegas. It says that Airbus is “now offering” the technology on its aircraft, although neither party has indicated which aircraft types ...
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NewsNetJets takes delivery of its first Citation Longitude
US fractional ownership company NetJets has taken delivery of its first Cessna Citation Longitude business jet from an October 2018 order for up to 175 of the super-midsize type. Service entry is expected early in the first quarter.
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NewsJetBlue to be first major US airline to offset all emissions from domestic flights
US low-cost carrier JetBlue says that it will offset all of its emissions from domestic flights beginning in July 2020, becoming the first major US airline to do so in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint from flight operations.
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NewsChecks required after Air France A380 engine blade failures
Investigators have yet to establish the root cause of a fan-blade fracture involved in an engine failure affecting an Air France Airbus A380. The US FAA states that the reason for the first-stage low-pressure compressor blade fracture is “still undetermined” in an interim directive requiring further precautionary action on Engine ...
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NewsInvestigators probe circumstances of WestJet 737 overrun
Canadian investigators have opened a probe into the overrun at Halifax Stanfield airport by a WestJet Boeing 737-800 which was arriving from Toronto on 5 January. The aircraft had been approaching the waypoint TETAR – some 11nm north-west of the airport – when it was told that the intended arrival ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines expects to share 737 Max compensation with employees
American Airlines says it is still negotiating a compensation agreement with Boeing for the grounding of the airline’s 737 Max fleet, now in its 10th month, and that it expects to share the proceeds with its employees.
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NewsBoeing clashes with FAA over 727 auxiliary tank explosion risk
Boeing and the US FAA have clashed over a safety modification for Boeing 727s, with the regulator rejecting three attempts by the airframer to have the proposal withdrawn. The FAA’s concern centres on 727s fitted with Boeing’s body-mounted auxiliary fuel tanks. It argues that the fuel-quantity indicating system presents a ...
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Airline BusinessRising costs may threaten US majors’ profit margins in 2020
Consumer confidence in the US economy and a declining unemployment rate drove demand for air travel in 2019. That was good news for the four major US carriers, but for three of them there was the question of whether they would have the aircraft to meet that rising demand.
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NewsNetwork attack disrupts RavnAir Dash 8 fleet
Ravn Air Group on 30 December says it expects schedule disruptions through January as its Alaska-based regional airline recovers from an attack on the company’s networks that forced it to cancel flights of its De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100s.