Brazil"™s Embraer plans to produce commercial aircraft in China
Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer plans to analyse the possibility of building a factory in China to manufacture jet aircraft for the commercial aviation segment, the company"™s chief executive said. (Noticias relacionadas: Embraer integra o Ãndice Dow Jones de Sustentabilidade pelo oitavo ano consecutivo) The company decided in June 2016 to end production of Legacy jet […]
Airline profits could feel squeeze from Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused thousands of flight cancellations around Houston and could cripple regional aviation through the U.S. Labor Day holiday, taking a bite out of airline profits during one of the year"™s busiest travel periods. Since making landfall on Friday, the deadly storm has dumped several feet of rain on Houston and […]
IATA Elects Qatar Airways"™ CEO as Chairman Of The Board
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just elected Qatar Airway"™ Chief Executive, Akbar al-Baker, as the new chairman of the board, effective June 2018. Akbar al-Baker will take over from current chairman, Goh Choon Phong, current Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines on the rotating one-year term position. Akbar al-Baker will commence his term […]
Airports of the future take flight
Passenger"™ baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration "“ this could be the airport of the future. It"™s a vision that planners hope will become reality as new technology is rolled out, transforming […]
GOL Airlines SWOT: network expansion and cost containment are key in the new competitive era
Brazilian airline GOL holds a special position in Latin American aviation, having ushered in the low cost model in South America during the early 2000s. Since that time it has faced competition from start-ups that have included Azul and a reinvigorated TAM, after its merger with LAN to create the LATAM Airlines Group. After a […]
Malaysia Airlines moves a step ahead in digital aviation
DIGITAL technology is changing how companies operate in the business industry not only in the country but also the rest of the world, and it will continue to do so at an even greater speed. In embracing the digital revolution, Malaysia Airlines recently launched its first in-house Innovation Lab, dubbed the iSpace, as it enters […]
Climate change will impact aviation
Earlier this summer, dozens of flights were grounded at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. The skies were perfectly clear but it was so hot. Planes literally could not take off in the 118-degree heat. Researchers from Columbia University say the scenario could become more common all over the world. «At the hottest hours of the day, […]
Embraer promove tecnologia e serviços em feira de aviação executiva em São Paulo
O aeroporto de Congonhas, em São Paulo, recebe na próxima semana as mais recentes inovações em tecnologia, design de interiores e serviços que a Embraer traz para o mercado global de aviação executiva. Entre os destaques estão a famÃlia Legacy 450/500, a mais avançada da categoria de aeronaves de médio porte, e o Phenom 300, […]
Pilotless planes could save airlines $35 billion, UBS says
«Reducing the intervention of human pilots on aircraft could bring material economic benefits and improve safety,» a UBS note said. The bank stated that there could be a material profit opportunity of over $35 billion per year for the aerospace and aviation industry. A recent UBS Evidence Lab Survey of 8,000 people however showed that […]
JetBlue’s Founder Could Debut the First New U.S. Airline in 13 Years
JetBlue founder David Neeleman is reportedly working on a new American airline. On July 13, Neeleman registered the Azura Airways Corp. as a new business in Darien, Connecticut, according to Travel Weekly. Neither an operational plan or launch date have been announced, although the airline described itself as "inspired by airline veterans who believe innovation […]
