An Air France-operated Boeing 777-300ER was involved in a serious incident April 5 when the crew experienced problems with the flight controls on final approach to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).
The Transportation Security Administration’s proposed baseline budget for fiscal 2023 would increase agency funding by nearly 16%, with a large chunk of the new money going toward greater pay and benefits for the agency’s nearly 50,000 employees.
The FAA is proposing mandatory upgrades to Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G engines that incorporates a redesigned component developed to eliminate the risk of a condition linked to four inflight shutdowns.
The FAA has dedicated a new air traffic control (ATC) tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) that recently replaced the previous tower commissioned in 1979.
Germany’s government has confirmed it is funding a project to modify a Dornier 328 regional turboprop into a flying testbed for zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.
UK carriers British Airways and easyJet faced further schedule disruption April 5 because of high staff sickness rates, driven by a national surge in COVID-19 cases.
Air France-KLM’s board of directors has chosen to enter into exclusive negotiations with CFM International for the acquisition of Leap-1A engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft.
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a firm order for 32 737 MAX aircraft, continuing a streak of positive momentum for Boeing as the OEM looks to reduce its inventory of stored aircraft and eventually raise production rates.
Air Canada is enthusiastic about adding the Airbus A321XLR to its fleet, citing an array of advantages the new long-haul narrowbody jet will offer the airline as it emerges from the pandemic.
Scandinavian LCC Norwegian and Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss have become the latest European carriers to relax their COVID-19 face mask wearing requirements.
Oneworld carrier Finnair has committed to halving its 2019 carbon emissions by the end of 2025 and reaching carbon neutrality by no later than the end of 2045.
Serial production of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner will begin up to two years later than planned, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov confirmed after a meeting on the Russian air transport and aircraft industry held by President Vladimir Putin.
Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with zero-emission vehicle refueling company ZEV Station to develop a hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California.
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines canceled more than 120 flights across its network on April 1, as pilots gathered to picket flights at airports in five cities to protest stalled contract negotiations.
Ukraine’s state-owned arms conglomerate has suspended Antonov head Serhiy Bychkov and forwarded information to law enforcement agencies over recent allegations that his inaction led to the destruction of an An-225 Mriya during a battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces at Hostomel Airport.
