Many of the radio altimeters currently installed on aircraft likely will have to be retrofitted with filters or replaced to protect against potential 5G interference, experts say.
Boeing is appointing David Loffing as the new VP and chief project engineer of the 777X following the decision of company veteran Michael Teal to retire.
New Armenian flag-carrier Fly Arna will begin its operational life with two Airbus A320s and look to Central Asia, Russia and the Middle East for its initial routes, the company’s backers said Jan. 14.
Asia-Pacific airlines are lagging those from other regions in terms of international traffic recovery, and the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant appears to be further stalling their progress.
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is not ruling out countermeasures following the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) forcing the temporary suspension of a number of routes to China operated by major U.S. airlines—an action DOT says runs afoul of the bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries.
The Czech Republic’s largest airline, Smartwings, carried more than 2.7 million customers in 2021, a considerable increase on 2020’s doldrums, but still significantly less than its pre-pandemic traffic flows.
TAP Group will close its Maintenance and Engineering Brazil (TAP ME) operations as part of a restructuring plan approved by the European Commission (EC) on Dec. 21, 2021.
LATAM Airlines Group plans to operate at 72% of its 2019 passenger flight capacity in January but warns it could revise those estimates as omicron coronavirus variant threats loom.
Dublin-based Emerald Airlines has confirmed plans to open a base at George Best Belfast City (BHD) in Northern Ireland and launch routes to six destinations in England and Scotland.
The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee said it needs another year before it can deliver the final report on the fatal Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 accident.
Teri Bristol, the top federal executive responsible for running the U.S. air traffic control system, will retire at the end of February, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson announced.
LanzaJet has secured financing to complete construction of the world’s first alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a $50 million investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.
Airline industry stakeholders are working to assess the real-world ramifications of new flight restrictions linked to the 5G wireless network rollout starting Jan. 19, but early indications suggest potentially significant disruptions at scores of commercial airports across the U.S.
Delta Air Lines believes the recovery in air travel demand should regain momentum in the coming weeks, and projects turning a profit for the remainder of 2022 after what is expected to be a net loss for the 2022 first quarter (Q1).
Regent Craft has teamed with Rhode Island-based marine and aerospace composites specialist Moore Brothers to build a quarter-scale technology demonstrator for its seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicle for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.
Pieter Elbers, the CEO of KLM, will not serve a third term at the helm of the Dutch airline, meaning he will leave his post by May 2023, the Air France-KLM group said Jan. 13.
Finnair has cut its already reduced February flying program by 20% in an attempt to manage the operational challenges caused by high levels of staff absence.
Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.
