Air Transport
News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Aircraft
Azul Orders 35 More A320neos
Direct order from Airbus adds to lease contracts with AerCap and GECAS
Aircraft
NTSB Cites Deficient Safety Assessment by Boeing in 787 Fire
Safety Board issues 18 separate recommendations
Regulations and Government
Asian Airlines Call for Sanity on Safety and Health Pandemics
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines addresses flight tracking, Ebola threat
Environment
Boeing Conducts World’s First Flight with ‘Green Diesel’
787 ecoDemonstrator flies with vegetable oil- and animal fat-based biofuel.
Aircraft
ICAO Recommends War Zone Database for Airlines
Task force to present plan at high-level safety conference in February
Aircraft
Airbus Inches Closer to Boeing in 2014 Order Race
European company's net sales tally for the year stood at 1,031 at the end of November
Aircraft
GDC To Retrofit JetWave Satcom on Airbus and Boeing Jets
GDC Technics is to provide Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications system for in-service Boeing and Airbus business.
Safety
North Atlantic ATC Improvements Announced
New ATC technology prepares the path for future ADS-B integration.
Aircraft
Qantas Projecting Big Turnaround for First Half of FY2015
Positive results to come six months after reporting record losses
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Khazanah Picks CEO for Restructured Malaysia Airlines
Recruits Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller to oversee turnaround effort
ATC
Europe Appoints Group as Sesar 'Deployment Manager'
The European Commission designated a group of airlines, air navigation service providers and airports as Sesar 'Deployment Manager.'
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Modified Lufthansa Airbus Joins Ebola Fight
The principal isolation unit comprises an airtight tent with negative pressure. Airtight exterior tents to allow medical staff pass through safely.
Aircraft
Active Finance Markets To Drive Record Deliveries, Says Boeing
Forecast projects $124 billion worth of deliveries in 2015.
Training and Workforce
CAAi To Host Open-Access SMS Training Courses in UAE
CAAi sees the need for organizations in the Middle East to understand that the ICAO SMS regulatory framework is critical.
Aircraft
Viking Names Thor African Dealer
Viking Air, manufacturer of the Twin Otter 400, is to be the regional sales representative for sub-Saharan Africa.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
IATA Adjusts Profit Forecast Upward
Industry group now expects world's airlines to make $19.9 billion this year.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Airline Pilots Recommend Go-Slow Approach on Drones
The Air Line Pilots Association contends that pressure to introduce drones into the U.S. national airspace system should not override safety.
Regulations and Government
EU Adds Libya to Safety 'Black List'
Seven more airlines may no longer fly into the EU.
ATC
Airlines Mixed on IATA Flight Tracking Recommendations
Recommendations on tamper-proofing systems meet with skepticism
Aircraft
Airbus Eyes New Engines, Stretch for A380
Company attempts to allay concerns over talk of program's demise
Regulations and Government
Shape of U.S. ATC Reform Debated, 'Transformation' in Doubt
Representatives of U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers debated over what shape U.S. ATC reform should take.
Aircraft
Finnair’s First Airbus A350 Takes Shape
Delivery to first European operator scheduled for next fall
Airlines
Thousands Stranded as SpiceJet Comes Close to Shutdown
Fuel supply resumes, but only temporarily
Aircraft
Boeing Concludes Latest Round of EcoDemonstrator Trials
Testing with 787 flight test article ZA004 deemed a success
Airlines
Aer Lingus Rejects Takeover Bid by IAG
Says offer "fundamentally undervalues" the Irish flag carrier
