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Bombardier, Pratt Ink Data Deal for CSeries
Bombardier and Pratt & Whitney have begun collaborating on a data-management service as part of the Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) for the CSeries narrowbody, Bombardier vice president...
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Mitsubishi Bullish on U.S., Despite Scope Concerns
Although pilot union scope clauses at mainline U.S. airlines continue to restrict regional partners from flying airplanes that hold more than 76 seats and carry a maximum takeoff weight of more than...
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Boeing Confident About Commercial Airplane Outlook
Boeing executives delivered a bullish outlook during the manufacturer’s annual investor conference on May 12 in Chicago, citing a record backlog, historically low rate of cancellations and deferrals...
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UAC Starts China Leasing Group To Boost Superjet Sales
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is working with Chinese partners to set up a new leasing company to boost sales of its Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner in China. Senior officials from UAC,...
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Qatar Airways CEO: 'No Cause' To Revisit Open Skies Pact
Revisiting open-skies agreements with Persian Gulf nations because of unfair trade allegations by major U.S. airlines is unnecessary, declared the chief executive of state-owned Qatar Airways. “There...
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European Commission Struggles To Promote EGNOS Acceptance
In an effort to raise the profile of EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based GPS augmentation system, the European Commission and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) recently held an event in Toulouse to...
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U.S. Airline CEOs Vow to Continue Gulf Subsidies Campaign
The chief executives of American, United and Delta airlines in a joint appearance vowed not to relent in their fair-trade campaign against Persian Gulf carriers they accuse of reaping unprecedented...
View ArticleATC Reform Snowballs On Capitol Hill
House lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill shortly that could reshape the FAA, moving either some or all ATC functions to a new organization. Lawmakers face a September 30 deadline to adopt new...
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Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers
Members of the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) have felt the effects of the shortage of pilots even more acutely than their counterparts within the wider regional airline sector, as...
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Eurocontrol Readies for Free Route Airspace
While Eurocontrol's multinational Maastricht Upper Area Control (MUAC) Center aims to further improve its performance and productivity in air traffic management (ATM) in the short term and introduce...
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Citation CJ4 Pressed into Airline Service
Hahn Air Lines is now operating a fleet of Cessna Citation CJ4s for scheduled airline service, making the CJ4 the first Citation to be used for such a role, said manufacturer Textron Aviation. The...
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South African Airways Charts Road to Recovery
South African Airways (SAA) has emerged more optimistic from a 90-day action plan that started in December, despite the paring of long-haul routes necessary to ensure survival.“Competing with the Gulf...
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Honeywell Readies for New Integrated Radio’s First Application
Honeywell’s new Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver (IMMR) has found its first application as part of a full suite of cockpit technologies chosen by Southwest Airlines for its current fleet of Boeing 737s...
View ArticleFAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website
The FAA recently added six accident modules to its “Lessons Learned” online and publicly available safety library. The library contains “valuable information learned from some of the world’s most...
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Pilot Shortage Hitting Home at Racca Member Airlines
The 2015 Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (Racca) spring conference in Phoenix opened April 28 on a somber note as members aired concerns about a tangible shortage of pilots affecting their...
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ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating
As demand for freighter aircraft continues to trend higher, the air freight market will need about 125 new freighters per year to meet growth and replacement needs over the next 20 years, according to...
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Qatar To Send Five Airliners to Paris Show
Qatar Airways has committed to sending five of its airplanes to the Paris Air Show, scheduled to take place at Le Bourget Airport from June 15 to 21. A regular exhibitor on the international airshow...
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FAA Set To Expand Data Comm System
After more than two years of successful testing at Newark and Memphis International Airports, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to expand its Data Comm text-based ATC-cockpit communication...
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FAA Forms Advisory Committee on Pilot Mental Health Issues
The Federal Aviation Administration has formed an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) to make recommendations within six months on pilot mental health and screening issues. The agency said it assembled...
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Ireland Accepts IAG Bid for Aer Lingus
The Irish government has accepted a cash offer from British Airways parent International Consolidated Airlines Group for its 25-percent stake in Aer Lingus, IAG announced Tuesday. However, the €1.4...
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