Caribbean carrier Western Air, based in The Bahamas, recently purchased three Embraer ERJ-145s from the manufacturer and has signed a multi-year component support agreement with the OEM, Embraer said Oct. 16.
As part of Delta TechOps’ investment in predictive maintenance technology, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines signed a multi-year contract with Airbus to use its Skywise open-data platform for its Airbus A320s and A330s—about 400 aircraft, the two companies said Oct. 15.
Norwegian Air Argentina began its domestic operations Oct. 16, the company said, with a Boeing 737-800 flight, DN6022, from Buenos Aires’s Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport to Cordoba’s Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella International Airport manned by local CEO Ole Christian Melhus.
United Airlines rode a double-digit revenue increase and declining non-fuel unit costs to deliver a third-quarter (Q3) net income of $836 million, a 29% year-over-year (YOY) improvement.
Christian Suttner, the co-founder and managing partner of startup incubator Starburst, predicts drone-based aircraft maintenance inspections will go mainstream by 2020.
TAP Express CEO Valter Fernandes used the podium at MRO Europe in Amsterdam Oct. 16 to call for action on long aviation lead times, saying the industry has lost its edge because innovation is too slow and expensive.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released an eight-year plan to incorporate biometric technology including facial recognition and fingerprints at airports across the country.
London Gatwick airport will unveil plans Oct. 18 for its future development over the next decade, with expectations rife that it will make greater use of its main taxiway as a second runway.
New Chinese carrier Genghis Khan Airlines formally signed a contract Oct. 15 for an unspecified number of Comac ARJ21 regional jets, advancing plans to begin flying in early 2019.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is seeking comments on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of small vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the first component of a regulatory framework to enable safe operation of air taxi and electric VTOL aircraft in Europe.
Canadian company Flyht Aerospace Solutions has acquired the assets of Panasonic Weather Solutions (PWS) of Colorado from Panasonic Avionics in a play to boost connected-aircraft business.
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Ethiopian Airlines’ MRO shop Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services has become the first facility in Africa to capably repair the GEnx engine, which powers Boeing 787 aircraft, the carrier said Oct. 12.
Ryanair confirmed the appointment of a third MD for Austria-based LaudaMotion. Former Ryanair commercial manager Colin Casey joins MD Andreas Gruber and founder Niki Lauda to lead the new Austrian carrier.
