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.

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Bombardier To Sell Q400 Program to Viking Air

Streamlining exercise also to include sale of business aircraft training unit to CAE

Aircraft

November 8, 2018

GKN Aerospace, SAMC, and AVIC Signs Aerostructure Deal

Plans call for manufacturing facility to start operations in late 2021

November 7, 2018

Boeing Warns of Faulty Angle of Attack Inputs on 737 Max

Lion Air crash investigators find erroneous input from AOA sensor during Flight 610

Accidents

November 7, 2018

Indonesian Airlines Draw More Scrutiny in Wake of Latest Crash

New safety audit of all the country’s airlines planned for December

Accidents

November 7, 2018

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UAC Head Details CR929 Market Outlook and Timetable

Estimates Sino-Russian widebody will command half of its market segment

Aircraft

November 7, 2018

Aviation Leaders Despair of African Open Skies Failures

Lack of leadership hinders market liberalization

Airlines

November 7, 2018

Emergency AD Addresses Faulty Sensors in Boeing 737 Max

The FAA directed operators to revise manuals to include new procedures for reacting to faulty angle-of-attack inputs.

Accidents

November 7, 2018

Lion Air Crash Investigators Probe Faulty Airspeed Readings

Authorities yet to determine any connection between instrument anomalies and crash

Accidents

November 6, 2018

Airbus A330-800 Flies for First Time

Maiden mission comes less than a month after Kuwait Airways signed on as new launch customer

Aircraft

November 6, 2018

Air Astana To Launch Kazakh LCC

FlyArystan to start operations with four A320s by the middle of next year

Airlines

November 6, 2018

CR929 Mockup Unveiled at Airshow China 2018

Sino-Russian project to challenge Boeing, Airbus duopoly

Aircraft

November 6, 2018

Icelandair Group Reaches Deal To Acquire Wow Air

Icelandic carriers together control 3.8 percent of transatlantic market

Airlines

November 5, 2018

IAG Hikes Projection for Long-Term Capacity Growth

Plans calls for additional Airbus A330s for Aer Lingus

Airlines

November 2, 2018

Airbus Counts A220s To Meet 2018 Delivery Target of 800 Aircraft

Airbus encounters production and commercial "issues" with A320neo, A330ceo and neo, and A380

Aircraft

October 31, 2018

Embraer Expects Brazil To Approve Boeing JV by Year-end

CEO Silva sees deal closing by the second half of 2019

Aircraft

October 30, 2018

Embraer Removes 100-unit SkyWest Order from E2 Backlog

Terms of order remain unchanged, however

Aircraft

October 30, 2018

Indonesia Orders Inspections of Boeing Max 8s

Directive stems from October 29 crash of Lion Air Flight JT 610

Accidents

October 30, 2018

Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 Crashes into Java Sea

Authorities fear none of 189 on board survived

Accidents

October 29, 2018

N219 Orders Mount as T-prop Moves toward Spring Certification

Indonesian transport gives boost to domestic capabilities and local suppliers

Aircraft

October 29, 2018

Airlines Warn Against Patchwork of European Clock Changes

Asynchronous summer or wintertime arrangements would affect fleet, crew planning and slots

Airlines

October 29, 2018