Collins Aerospace has completed its acquisition of FlightAware, a digital aviation company that provides flight tracking, predictive technology and analytics.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it expects 20 million air travelers during the Thanksgiving travel period, double the amount that flew in 2020 but down considerably from a record 26 million in 2019.
Fatalities caused by civil aviation accidents in the U.S. declined in 2020 alongside a lapse in flight activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NTSB said Nov. 17.
Boeing has expanded its proposed nacelle changes for Pratt & Whitney-powered 777s to include thrust reverser modifications, the company told the FAA in a regulatory filing.
One of the farthest routes in United Airlines’ network will return in January with the restart of flights between San Francisco (SFO) and Singapore Changi (SIN).
Aerospace and defense supplier Arch Precision Components is continuing its roll up of manufacturing assets with the Nov. 17 announcement that it has acquired premier sheet metal fabricator Metalcraft Technologies.
In preparation for future sustainable aviation power requirements, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus plan to work together to study the demand, production and application of such technologies.
Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines will restart a codeshare agreement signed in 2019 as their home countries plan to ease restrictions via vaccinated travel lane (VTL).
Lockheed Martin has completed final assembly of the X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Demonstrator and is preparing to ship the experimental aircraft to Fort Worth for structural testing.
Airlines in the U.S. carried 58.4 million passengers in September, or around 80% of 2019 levels, continuing a strong recovery from earlier in 2021 but down considerably from levels seen in July.
Swiss-based aircraft manufacturing supplier Montana Aerospace raised almost $164 million in a stock sale, the company announced Nov. 17, with proceeds going toward the acquisition of Belgium-based Asco Group.
Italian manufacturer Tecnam Aircraft has launched a transition program to enable buyers to transition via the P2012 Traveller nine-passenger regional aircraft to the P-Volt all-electric version.
With the South Korean government making a proactive effort to commercialize urban air mobility by 2025, two consortiums have announced plans to develop and test the required ecosystem.
ITA Airways has signed codeshare agreements with Air Europa and TAP Air Portugal as the new airline—and successor to Alitalia—pushes ahead with growth plans a month after its launch.
While the long-haul, low-cost business model was firmly established in the Asia-Pacific region before the COVID-19 crisis, it had yet to fully prove its long-term profitability.
European air traffic reached 77.4% of 2019 traffic in the week to Nov. 16, Eurocontrol said, with an average of 20,727 daily flights, as the network manager also highlighted the impact of the U.S. reopening on flight numbers.
