Spanish electronics company Indra plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect precision data for airport and terrain maps used in generating virtual environments for visual systems on flight simulators.
Fuel supplier Shell Aviation and biofuel distributor SkyNRG have begun providing sustainable aviation fuel to international airlines KLM, SAS and Finnair at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) under a long-term collaboration agreement announced in May, the companies said Dec. 6.
EMAS installations, used to provide supplemental safety at the ends of runways that do not have enough room for standard safety areas, have been credited for 14 saves since 1999, FAA data show.
Chicago-based Inflight entertainment provider Gogo continues to weigh a corporate sale and other strategic options but has repositioned debt and secured more of a financial lifeline in the meantime, the company said Dec. 6.
Pilots at Air France have elected a new union leader to represent them in negotiations with the carrier, ushering in the possibility of a less militant approach to relations with management.
Airbus’ data sharing and analysis platform Skywise has built-in security and the airframer’s partners have given guarantees on data protection, Airbus digital transformation officer Marc Fontaine said.
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways has no immediate plans to join the SkyTeam alliance—despite its pending transatlantic joint venture with SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM.
Malaysia-based AirAsia Group inked a MOU with Vietnamese businessman Tran Trong Kien Dec.6 to reaffirm the joint venture (JV) agreement to set up a LCC in Vietnam with local partners.
The oneworld global alliance announced Dec. 5 that Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will become its 14th full member airline, an expansion likely to be inaugurated in mid-2020.
A group of 11 senators have called on the U.S. federal government to examine whether Qatar Airways’ financial support for Air Italy may violate a commitment by the state-owned airline not to conduct fifth freedom flights to the U.S.
Boeing and UK-based ELG Carbon Fibre have partnered to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites, a move that potentially could monetize the hard-to-reuse leftover material and cut down on environmental waste.
Further tests of a collaborative process aimed at improving arrival management at major airports have been successful at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), according to DSNA, France’s air navigation service provider (ANSP).
South African Airways (SAA) has clarified its financial position following a series of media reports in its home country that SAA was seeking more financial bailouts from the South African government.
British Airways faces the prospect of fresh industrial tensions with its pilots and cabin crew after three unions submitted a joint pay claim to the carrier, requesting that improvements in its financial results trickle down to staff.
Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific confirms that its first Airbus A321neo is scheduled to arrive in January, to be followed by more new-generation Airbus narrowbody aircraft in 2019.
Ryanair has responded defiantly to the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to initiate enforcement action against the carrier over its refusal to compensate passengers affected by strike-hit flights.
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) has completed its large-turboprop fleet transition with the removal of its final Bombardier Q400 from service at the end of November.
A combination of strong passenger demand, nimble capacity allocation and increased internal efficiencies steered Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to an increased net profit for fiscal 2018.
