NewsGulf Air CEO: CS100 orders are canceled Gulf Air has confirmed to ATW that it has canceled an order for 10 CSALP CS100 regional jets. Following reports on several European aviation spotters’ websites that the Bahraini national carrier had dropped its longstanding order for the Canadian aircraft, the newly inaugurated Airbus-Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) issued a brief statement July 6 that it still had a contract in place with the airline.
LinkCanadian North, First Air will merge to serve Canadian arctic Calgary-based Canadian North and Ottawa-based First Air airlines have announced plans to merge—the latest step in the carriers’ efforts to combine air services to best meet the needs of communities in the Canadian arctic. The two carriers plan to operate under the Canadian North name with an administrative headquarters in Ottawa. “By merging these airlines, we look forward to new economic opportunities in Canada and internationally, and to better air services for Inuit across the circumpolar region,” the carriers said.
LinkFrance: EgyptAir MS804 crash ‘most likely’ caused by fire, not crime France’s aircraft accident investigation unit, BEA, has voiced its differences with Egyptian authorities over the May 2016 crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea. All 66 people on board the Paris-Cairo flight died in the incident.
LinkAllegiant Air pilots threaten strike action over crew schedulingPilots at Las Vegas-based ultra-LCC Allegiant Air are threatening to strike over what they claim is foot-dragging by the company on installing a new crew schedule-bidding system, while the airline insists the process is moving along. As part of a five-year contract ratified in July 2016, the pilots and the airline agreed to hammer out the specifics of a new preferential bidding system (PBS) and implement software within six months. But nearly two years later, the current, in-house PBS remains in place, and pilots say the airline is to blame.
LinkBeijing’s new airport scheduled to open in September 2019 Beijing’s new airport, at Daxing on the southern side of the city, will go into operation Sept. 30, 2019, officials have decided.
LinkFAA slow to resolve DataComm security risks, DOT IG says FAA is lagging in resolving security risks that could affect the availability of data communications (DataComm) linking pilots and controllers, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General (IG) has reported.
LinkEurope ATM sees rise in air traffic, delays for 2017Air traffic and en-route delays both increased last year in Europe, according to an annual review of air traffic management (ATM) performance.
LinkBOC Aviation takes 15 aircraft in 2QBOC Aviation took delivery of 15 aircraft while selling 10 owned and one managed aircraft in 2Q 2018, the Singapore-based lessor said in an operational data update July 9. BOC expects to take on 58 aircraft this year, all of which have been committed for lease and six of which have been, or are expected to be, acquired by airline customers on delivery.
LinkScottish regional Loganair posts annual loss on Flybe splitScottish regional carrier Loganair recorded its first annual loss for 17 years in 2017-18—the cost of a breakup with larger regional partner Flybe. Its chairman said the loss had been predicted, but that made it no less painful.
LinkRussia’s Rostec, Italy’s Atitech to build JV MRO center Russia’s state-owned Rostec, its subsidiary Technodinamika, and Italian MRO provider Atitech plan to launch a joint venture (JV) to build an MRO center in the Moscow region. According to Rostec, the new hangar will be built within the next two years. The center will perform line maintenance, base maintenance, component repair and maintenance; landing gear and engine maintenance could be added later.
LinkANA to cancel additional 176 787 services for Trent checksAll Nippon Airways will cancel an additional 176 Boeing 787 services in the coming weeks, as it grapples with inspections for part of the fleet’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplants. The cancellations will take place up to 22 July, and adds to 113 cancellations from 6-12 July the carrier announced last week, says ANA.
LinkChina Airlines 737 in low fuel emergency landing at NagoyaA China Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport on 8 July at 13:09 local time, due to low fuel warnings. China Airlines says the aircraft, bearing registration B-18667 (MSN 61777), was operating flight CI-170 from Taipei Taoyuan to Toyoma when the aircraft failed to land "due to weather factors".
LinkWellington confirms deal for four P-8A PoseidonsNew Zealand’s defence ministry has approved an order for four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The four aircraft, based on the 737 airliner, will replace the country’s aging fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3K Orions, says the ministry.
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