Venezuela, China Assess Areas of Interest in Air Development
The Venezuelan Government is evaluating on Monday future cooperation schemes with the People’s Republic of China in the area of air services, as part of the High-Level Joint Commission, reported the Foreign Ministry. A Venezuelan delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Trade and International Investment, Yomana Koteich, and the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, […]
Boeing optimistic about speedy resolution to U.S.-China trade dispute: exec
Boeing Co (BA.N) is optimistic of a quick resolution to the trade dispute between the United States and China, an executive at the U.S. planemaker said on Tuesday. The company is urging productive dialog between the two sides, said Rick Anderson, Boeing vice president of Northeast Asia sales. China in April said that it would […]
Aerolineas studies proposals for E190 replacement
Aerolineas Argentinas has received proposals from airframers to replace its regional affiliate’s 26-aircraft Embraer 190 fleet, says Argentina’s transport minister Guillermo Dietrich. «We are working on the fleet renewal, and we received proposals for the change of the Embraer fleet last week from everyone,» he told FlightGlobal at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Panama […]
Aer Lingus to boost fleet for North American expansion
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) Irish airline Aer Lingus plans to nearly double its long-haul fleet from 17 to 30 aircraft by summer 2023, using the extra capacity to grow its North American presence. Addressing delegates at IAG’s capital markets day on Nov. 2, outgoing Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh outlined plans for 11% compound annual […]
Embraer stays confident on executive jets performance
Embraer has played down a fall in nine-month revenues at its executive jets division, claiming that it has sacrificed «volumes and market share» to focus on «price and profitability». Revenues fell by 22% – to $647 million – in the period ended 30 September, down from $847 million a year earlier. Output fell slightly to […]
Delta teams up with Airbus on predictive analytics
Delta Air Lines entered a partnership with Airbus to use the jet manufacturer’s Skywise platform to track data on its aircraft operations and component parts, Airbus announced Monday. The airline will use Skywise’s predictive analytics capabilities to anticipate maintenance needs. «Skywise Predictive Maintenance enables them to turn unscheduled maintenance into scheduled maintenance,» Airbus said. Airbus […]
Aeromexico axes network and fleet after tough Q3
Faced with a net loss of Ps1.23 billion ($65.3 million) for the first nine months of 2018, Aeromexico is cutting several routes, phasing out five aircraft and launching a cost reduction programme. Aeromexico’s chief executive Andres Conesa called the third quarter «one of the most challenging» for the Mexican aviation industry since 2008. Airline executives […]
Lufthansa Group purchases additional new generation short- and medium-haul aircraft
– 27 Airbus A320neo and A321neo options converted into firm orders – Total investment according to list price of approximately 3 billion US dollars – A total of 149 «Neos» are ordered for the Lufthansa Group The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the purchase of 27 short- and medium-haul aircraft. The purchase options […]
United Unveils New Boarding Process
Airlines have long struggled to come up with an efficient way to board an aircraft and the boarding process can be the source of many passenger complaints as crowds of passengers clog the boarding lanes. While the process has the end goal of getting people on the plane, each airline has their own style. United […]
Delta reports operating performance for August 2018
Delta Air Lines today reported operating performance for August 2018. The company carried 18.3 million customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of August. Monthly highlights include: Opening a new 127,000-square-foot state-of-the-art engine repair shop, which will support the next-generation Rolls-Royce powerplants featured on Delta’s Airbus A350 and the forthcoming A330-900neo […]
