All articles by Tom Risen – Page 4
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NewsAustralia will be first non-US Uber Air location
Uber aims to offer aerial ride sharing through its Uber Air application in 2023 in Melbourne, Australia, a target date also set for its other two pilot cities of Los Angeles and Dallas/Fort Worth.
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Collins GPS outage grounds regional flights
US safety regulators and Collins Aerospace have few details about GPS connection problems that led regulators to ground flights of aircraft with affected Collins equipment.
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All Nippon Airways brings Virgin Orbit to Asia
The parent company of All Nippon Airways will partner with air launch company Virgin Orbit by granting it access to the fleets of Japan's largest airline to send small satellites into Earth orbit with its wing-carried LauncherOne rockets.
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AnalysisEmbraerX CEO gets realistic on urban air mobility
“We must go into it understanding it is a good opportunity while keeping our feet on the ground,” EmbraerX chief executive Antonio Campello says of the nascent urban air mobility market.
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Alabama lawmaker expects FAA changes after 737 Max crashes
A US lawmaker whose state includes manufacturing sites for aerospace firms including Airbus and Collins Aerospace says safety oversight at the US Federal Aviation Administration is likely to change in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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US airlines see record summer travel despite 737 Max grounding
The Airlines for America trade group estimates the grounding of 737 Max aircraft results in a loss of 35,000 seats for the 2019 summer travel season.
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WestJet ratifies agreement with dispatchers
WestJet today has ratified a three-year agreement with its flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), continuing a wave of unionization at the airline.
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Mitsubishi MRJ70 redesign nicknamed 'The Concept'
Mitsubishi Aircraft of America is redesigning its MRJ70 aircraft so much that executives now call it “The Concept”, a design intended to comply with seating and weight limits faced by airlines while leaving room to include more passengers if those US scope-clauses change.
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Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT
Air Canada will purchase Transat AT, the tourism company parent of Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat and combine the two companies.
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Senate presses FAA nominee on Boeing 737 Max
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Aviation Administration says he would be vigilant to investigate how the agency can be improved and potential mistakes remedied in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.
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FAA vows inspector training reform to Senate
The US Federal Aviation Administration says in a report ordered by the Senate that it discovered internal confusion about training requirements and will reform some of its training processes as lawmakers investigate whistleblower allegations.
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PICTURE: ExpressJet receives first of 25 E175s
Embraer has delivered the first of the E175 aircraft ordered by ExpressJet Airlines with the remaining 24 expected to be delivered throughout this year.
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Air Canada removes 737 Max until August
Air Canada is the latest airline to remove 737 Max aircraft from its scheduled flights into August with no sign of how long regulators will keep the aircraft grounded.
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WestJet unveils hangar for its new Boeing 787-9s
WestJet chief executive Ed Sims unveiled the airline’s new hangar for the Boeing 787-9 on 24 April and announced it will be the first Canadian airline to base the aircraft at Calgary,
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 737 Max grounding costs Boeing $1 billion
Boeing is pulling its fiscal 2019 guidance and pausing share buybacks to save cash amid a dip in its first quarter revenue, the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max aircraft and scrutiny of its safety processes.
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Silver Airways begins ATR 42-600 flights
Silver Airways has begun flying its new ATR 42-600 aircraft within Florida, the first step in its plan to replace its fleet of Saab 340Bs and expand its network.
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ANALYSIS: Predictive MRO raises legal and privacy questions
Technicians are speeding up MRO processes for airlines by analysing increasing amounts of data drawn from repair facilities and numerous aircraft components. This trend also raises questions about what laws and best practices will emerge to normalise the use and sharing of aircraft-related data.
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AFI KLM E&M to maintain engines for WestJet
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will maintain General Electric GEnx engines for WestJet as the Canada-based airline aims to streamline maintenance and maximize availability of its Boeing 787-9 aircraft for flights across oceans.
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Pratt & Whitney unveils mobile app amid MRO expansion
Customers of Pratt & Whitney will be able to follow their aircraft parts through the MRO process by downloading a smartphone application called Track that the manufacturer is pilot testing among certain buyers to gain feedback for a broader debut.