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Boeing announced late Apr. 5 it will slow 737 MAX production to 42 new aircraft a month by mid-April, adding to fears that the type’s grounding and delivery halt will last longer than industry initially expected.
FAA acting administrator Dan Elwell on Apr. 4 defended the qualifications of FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI) involved with the Flight Standardization Board (FSB) for the Boeing 737 MAX 8, saying “all of the flight inspectors who participated in the [FSB] certification activities were fully qualified.”
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines started the final relocation process from the carrier’s Istanbul Atatürk hub to the new Istanbul Airport Apr. 5 at 3:00 a.m. local time; the full move was expected to take 45 hrs.
German cabin interiors and aircraft systems supplier Diehl Aviation is developing a replacement for conventional loudspeakers in the passenger cabin using the lower panel of the overhead baggage compartment as a membrane.
Nine months before operators must equip aircraft flying in U.S. controlled airspace to signal their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out, FAA has issued a statement explaining how it will handle non-equipped aircraft.
Paris airports operator Groupe ADP said it will make €6 billion ($6.7 billion) of regulated investments in infrastructure in 2021-25 to prepare for the expected doubling of air traffic in the next 20 years.
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines started the final relocation process from the carrier’s Istanbul Atatürk hub to the new Istanbul Airport on April 5 at 3:00 a.m. local time, which was expected to take 45 hrs.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA)—which had planned to take delivery of three Boeing 737 MAX 8s beginning in mid-April—will adjust its summer schedule as deliveries of the type are postponed until the U.S. manufacturer’s flight-control software upgrade is certified and the grounding is lifted.
HAMBURG—Aerostructure and wiring specialist Latecoere is developing a Li-Fi system, based on light signal transmission via optical fiber and light-modulation infrared LEDs, as a way to increase the bandwidth of inflight entertainment (IFE) systems.
Aspiring Canadian ULCC Jetlines said its first day of revenue flights will be Dec. 17—later than its most recent plans, but for the first time pinned to a definitive date.
The interim report on the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (ET302) accident probe released Apr. 4 confirms that the flight crew followed prescribed procedures in response to uncommanded nose-down inputs, but could not keep the aircraft from descending into the ground.
Shareholders of L3 Technologies and Harris Corp. approved the merger of their two companies in separate votes April 4, keeping the deal on track to close by midyear.
Aerospace manufacturing managers said they will boost their production capacity and technology capabilities this year as they labor to keep up increasing production of aircraft, especially narrowbody airliners.
FAA is launching a joint task force with NASA and international regulators to look into the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and its maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), part of an effort to “ensure the safety of the jetliners,” the agency said Apr. 3.
With the full expansion of their joint business agreement (JBA), Cathay Pacific Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have begun eastbound joint shipments from Europe to Hong Kong.
American Airlines has begun using Airbus’ Airspace XL overhead baggage bins in revenue service on an A321neo, becoming the first carrier to operate the new piece of cabin furniture.
