Delta TechOps opened a $100 million test cell Feb. 21 capable of running an engine at 150,000 lb. thrust at its Atlanta facilities, which not only makes it the largest test cell in the world, according to the airline MRO, but also sets it up for the next 50-100 years because it will be capable of testing engines not even designed.
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Indian domestic airline Vistara have signed a codeshare deal, the two carriers announced Feb. 22 with a promise to open up more routes between India and Tokyo.
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Regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo announced a pilot ‘pathway’ program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.
While it is struggling to avoid another summer of record flight delays, Eurocontrol has published a slightly downgraded forecast for aircraft movements over the next seven years.
U.S. carriers—including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines—have filed applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for some of the 12 newly available daytime slot pairs at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND).
Russian airlines will be permitted to issue electronic boarding passes now that a Ministry of Transport decree has come into force, the authority said Feb. 19.
Architects of a new standard for electronic aircraft records transfers are confident that their work will yield the first real-world paperless transactions in 2019.
Rolls-Royce has begun ground tests of a modified Trent 1000 with both the fan blades and fan case made from composite material, marking a key step towards development of the company’s next generation geared UltraFan engine family.
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) have reached provisional agreement on the European Commission (EC) proposal to ensure basic air connectivity in the event of the UK leaving the bloc next month (‘Brexit’) without an agreed exit deal.
Irish LCC Ryanair will open a new base at Toulouse airport as part of its winter 2019 schedule, stationing two Boeing 737-800s there and more than doubling the number of routes it operates from the southwest French city.
Recently announced changes to Air Canada’s network reflect added flexibility the airline has in two recently revamped agreements that affect how the airline can deploy its Rouge subsidiary and Air Canada Express-contracted fleets.
Over the past five years, airline ancillary revenues have more than doubled, with Europe leading the way, according to the latest data from ancillary specialist IdeaWorksCompany.
Hard on the heels of Boeing making a significant investment in Aerion, one of its biggest suppliers has signed on to design the forward fuselage for the supersonic business jet developer’s Mach 1.4 aircraft, the AS2.
WASHINGTON—Two U.S. senators have called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fully enforce a law designed to thwart potential hijackings aboard commercial aircraft, arguing that airlines have deliberately misinterpreted the law to avoid the new requirements.
Airbus hopes to fly its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility demo aircraft in March after a series of successful ground runs.
Qantas reported falling profits in its international operation for the six months through Dec. 31, 2018—its fiscal 2019 first half—but the airline predicts competitive and cost pressure in the international market will ease this year.
United Technologies (UTC) continues to take a conservative approach with its commercial aftermarket-growth projection this year, despite signs of high demand across the board.
