NewsBermuda welcomes year-round service from JetBlueJetBlue Airways has launched year-round service connecting Boston and Bermuda, extending its seasonal service. Top officials in Bermuda were on hand to welcome the first flight this week.
LinkAlaska Airlines plans commercial service for Everett, Wash.Alaska Airlines will bring commercial service to Everett, Wash.'s Paine Field, near Seattle, in 2018 following the construction of a new passenger terminal. The airline says it will bring nine daily departures to the airport.
LinkData to help make landings smoother at Southwest, AmericanAmerican Airlines and Southwest Airlines plan to use data captured in flight to fine-tune landings of the carriers' longest aircraft.
LinkAll American Airlines long-haul planes to get premium economy cabinsAmerican Airlines plans to install premium economy cabins across its entire long-haul fleet. Premium economy debuted aboard American's 787-9 Dreamliners.
LinkCockpit procedures contributed to 2015 Air Canada crash: reportPoor visibility, runway lighting issues and deficiencies in Air Canada's operating procedures caused the 2015 crash of an Airbus A320 at Halifax Stanfield International airport, Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) concludes.
LinkEASA to demand go-around risk mitigation for certificationEurope's certification authority is aiming to introduce requirements to reduce loss-of-control risks during go-around, with particular attention on the problem of somatogravic illusion. The European Aviation Safety Agency is seeking comment on proposals to ensure new aircraft have design features which do not create an "unacceptable risk" of losing control of the trajectory – and the aircraft as a whole – during a missed approach.
LinkSingapore Airlines to re-integrate cargo unitSingapore Airlines (SIA) will re-integrate its SIA Cargo subsidiary as a division of the mainline carrier, in a move intended to improve its operating efficiency. SIA says that the wholly-owned unit was separated out in 2001, when it intended to grow into a standalone all-cargo carrier.
LinkUS government to investigate Bombardier for aircraft dumpingThe US Department of Commerce has launched an investigation to determine if Bombardier received unfair subsidies and sold CSeries aircraft to a US customer at artificially low prices, the department announces on 18 May.
LinkComlux delivers first EASA-certificated Sukhoi Business JetComlux has delivered the first EASA-certificated VIP cabin completion on a Sukhoi Business Jet, and is preparing for the imminent entry into service of its largest aircraft – a VIP-configured Boeing 777-200LR that it will operate on behalf of an upmarket tour company.
LinkSaab counts down to Gripen E debutSaab is counting down to performing the first flight of its Gripen E combat aircraft before the end of June, as it also strives to finalise a slew of potential new sales of the earlier C/D version in Europe and Africa.
LinkExport version of Z-19 conducts maiden flightThe AVIC Harbin Z-19E attack helicopter has conducted its maiden flight in China's north-eastern Heilongjiang province. The first sortie included hovering, ground-effect manouevring, and low passes, says China's official Xinhua news agency, in a report posted on the defence ministry's web site.
LinkOPINION: Why Stockholm must dig deep for defenceIt is astonishing to think that at the height of the Cold War, the world’s fifth-largest air force belonged to non-aligned Sweden. Spurred on by the threat of imminent invasion by Soviet hordes, its industry became a pioneer in developing aircraft and other systems that were perfectly adapted to its national defence needs.
LinkRyanair begins trialing connecting flights through RomeIrish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair began trialing connecting flights through Rome Fiumicino, May 17, in a move away from point-to-point services. The LCC offers connections on 10 of its flights through Rome, linking Alicante, Barcelona, Bari, Brussels, Catania, Comiso, Malta and Palermo via the Italian capital.
LinkLondon City Airport to install remote ATC towerLondon City Airport (LCY) will be the first in the UK to have its air traffic control (ATC) functions controlled remotely. From 2019, control of aircraft using the airport will be handled from 70 miles away at the Swanwick, Hampshire HQ of the UK’s air navigation service provider, NATS. Controllers there will use 360-degree high-definition cameras and sensors mounted on a newly constructed ATC tower at LCY.
LinkKuwait Airways implements new ticketing systemGulf airline Kuwait Airways will undertake its long-awaited cutover to a new ticketing and reservations system this weekend. The national carrier will put nine months of preparation, data transfers and staff training to the test as it switches to Amadeus Altéa.
LinkLATAM Airlines Group posts $66 million 1Q net profitSouth America’s LATAM Airlines Group reported a first-quarter 2017 net profit of $65.6 million, down 35.9% from the company’s $102.2 million net income in 1Q 2016. Operating revenue for the quarter increased 6.4% year-over-year (YOY) to $2.5 billion.
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Southwest to open more international flightsSouthwest Airlines plans to launch new international flights from Fort Lauderdale, Nashville, and St. Louis beginning in November. All flights are subject to government approvals. The Dallas-based carrier will offer nonstop services from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to San Jose (Costa Rica) and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) starting in November. Also, from Nov. 11, Southwest will begin nonstop flights to Cancun (Mexico) from Nashville (Tennessee) and St. Louis (Missouri).
LinkSingapore Airlines Group annual net profit down 55%Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) reported a FY2016-17 net profit of S$360 million ($259 million) for the fiscal year through March 31, down 55% from S$804.4 million in the previous year. SIA attributed the loss in part to the fourth-quarter net loss of S$138 million, reversed from a net profit of S$225 million in the FY2015-16 period.
LinkUzbekistan Airways launches 787-8 operations to New YorkUzbekistan Airways launched 2X-weekly Tashkent-Riga-New York JFK Boeing 787-8 services, replacing a 767-300ER on the route, May 18. The Uzbekistan flag carrier plans to eliminate the stop in Latvian capital Riga in July.
LinkLufthansa Technik Middle East opens new Dubai facilityLufthansa Technik Middle East (LTME) has become fully operational in the Aviation District at Dubai South, near Dubai’s Al Maktoum International. The new facility is audited by the Federal Aviation Office of Germany and different customers from the region.
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