Seven months after Boeing announced it will reduce production of its 747-8 from 1.3 to 0.5 aircraft in September this year, Airbus has announced it will also be reducing production of the A380 from its current rate of 2.5 per month to 1.0 aircraft per month in 2018, underlining the current lack of demand in
With the FAA’s current authority due to expire on July 15, the US House has passed an extension until September 30, 2017 without any opposition. It is hoped that in the forthcoming months, areas of contention will be resolved regarding what some, including A4A (Airlines for America), see as the agency’s regulatory overreach through proposals
The Farnborough International Airshow got off to a dismal start on the first day of the seven-day event, with the afternoon’s flying display cancelled and the early closing of the airshow owing to the bad weather. While apologizing for the closure, the organizers made it clear the decision was made solely on the grounds of
It has been confirmed by Bell Helicopter that the first 525 Relentless test aircraft has crashed at Chamber’s Creek, 120km south east of Fort Worth, Texas and south of Bell Helicopter’s Xworx facility in Arlington, killing both pilots. As yet the cause of the accident is unknown, with Bell releasing the following statement: “This is
In January it was officially announced that the US would be lifting most of its economic sanctions against Iran after 37 years of existence. The sanctions were lifted as a result of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming that Tehran has met its commitments to roll back its nuclear programme, under an agreement with
easyJet, Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, has decided to seek a third air operator’s certificate and its second outside the UK in a move to protect itself against the potential problems created by the UK’s referendum result and vote to leave the European Union. easyJet Switzerland, a subsidiary of easyJet, currently holds the company’s second AOC.
With a current worldwide shortage of type-trained pilots, Austrian Airlines has become the latest airline to succumb to shortages, this time as a result of a shortage of Embraer E-195-trained pilots. However, with these planes being used more for regional flights, the 300 proposed flight cancellations throughout July and August will not affect the airline’s
While the US Department of Trade (DOT) is already reviewing an application from Dublin-based Norwegian Air International (NAI), a subsidiary Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) to fly to the US, the DOT has rejected a request from Norwegian UK, a separate subsidiary of NAS, for exemption to fly to the US while the DOT reviews its
The Atlanta-based delivery giant, United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Independent Pilot’s Association have reached a tentative agreement concerning a new labor contract after a five-year period of negotiation. IPA represents 2,600 flight deck crew of the airline arm of the delivery company whose contracts fall under the legislation of US labor laws. Pilots’ contracts
Six weeks after EgyptAir flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while en route between Paris and Cairo, examination of the flight data recorder has revealed the possible presence of lavatory and avionics smoke prior to the plane’s crash, according the Egyptian civil aviation ministry. In addition to this, the Airbus 320’s front section, which
