The Hong Kong Air Accident Investigation Authority is investigating a serious incident Oct. 20 involving an Air India Boeing 787-8 that descended rapidly and deviated from the glide path on approach to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) before pilots performed a go-around.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a pilot cadet training program jointly developed by Airbus and Toulouse-based civil aviation university ENAC, Airbus said Dec. 6.
Hartford, Minneapolis/St Paul and Montreal will be among the first routes operated by Aer Lingus’ Airbus A321neo long-range (LR) aircraft, scheduled for delivery from June 2019.
Kuwaiti LCC Wataniya Airways’ Air Operators Certificate (AOC) has been revoked by Kuwait’s aviation regulator, effectively rendering Wataniya as out of business.
As it enters the final stage of a five-year turnaround plan, Bombardier’s aerospace focus going forward will be on the high end of the business-jet market and building up its aerostructures division around contracts with Airbus, executives outlined to analysts Dec. 6.
Former Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley is reportedly a leading contender to take over the reins of the Virgin Australia Group after its long-time CEO John Borghetti steps down.
The decoupling of air traffic growth from rising carbon dioxide emissions is not happening fast enough and no airline has achieved the highest category for efficiency, according to a new report from a German environmental NGO.
Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic pilots threatened to strike Dec. 22-25, with further stoppages planned, to protest the airline’s refusal to recognize the union representing them.
Embraer and the Brazilian federal government plan to challenge a Brazilian court order that stops Embraer and Boeing from finalizing their proposed commercial-aircraft joint venture (JV) before the country’s new administration is in power.
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Southwest Airlines continues to see its capacity growth out-pace revenue passenger mile (RPM) additions, underscoring the airline’s need to boost unit revenues through efforts such as its recent fare increases.
Annual growth in global passenger demand rebounded to 6.3% in October from an eight-month low of 5.5% in September, although the upward trend in demand has slowed over the past six months, IATA said in its latest monthly analysis of global passenger and air freight trends.
Irish Lessor Avolon has confirmed an order for 75 Airbus A320neos and 25 A321neos in the single largest order for aircraft from the European manufacturer ever placed by the Dublin-headquartered company.
Air New Zealand engineers have scheduled a strike Dec. 21 that threatens to disrupt the carrier’s operations on one of its busiest travel days, although further negotiations are planned in an effort to resolve the contract dispute.
As support for a domestic anti-flying campaign gathers pace across Sweden, a regional airport in the country has announced a partnership with SAS and BRA (Braathens Regional Airways) to partially fuel all flights to Stockholm with biofuel in 2019.
Rolls-Royce and Uptake are about halfway through a two-month proof of concept to ascertain whether a different data-science approach will improve Trent engines’ reliability—including detecting problems before they occur.
U.S. airports are expected to see a 3.2% growth in enplanements in 2019, a solid level but well short of the 5.4% year-to-date rate recorded in 2018, according to analysts from Moody’s.
