NewsBombardier CEO: CSeries is ‘largely a US product’The Bombardier CSeries is “already largely a US product” and contains more US-produced content than the Boeing 787, Bombardier president and CEO Alain Bellemare said.
LinkAir France-KLM 3Q results reflect long-haul premium traffic growth Stronger performances in Asia and Latin America were two of the main factors behind the Air France-KLM group of airlines posting net profits of €552 million ($643 million) for 3Q 2017, up 1.5% on the year-ago period.
LinkClark sees potential for 200 A380s at new Dubai airportThe new Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) would allow Emirates Airline to operate 200 Airbus A380s – twice as many as it has today, the carrier’s president said Friday. Speaking to ATW in Hamburg on the sidelines of ceremonies for the delivery of Emirates’ 100th A380, Tim Clark said the new airport will have 100 gates capable of handling very large aircraft (VLA) like the A380 and Boeing 747-8i, which would “easily” facilitate the operation of 200 A380s.
LinkSAS contemplates modest capacity growth for fiscal 2017/2018Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) issued preliminary financial results Nov. 3, prior to releasing its full-year financial figures on Dec. 12. The carrier’s financial year ended Oct. 31. The airline anticipates full-year revenue for 2016/17 to amount to roughly SEK42.5 billion ($5.2 billion), compared to SEK39.5 billion for the preceding 12 months, with pre-tax income of around SEK1.7 billion, up from SEK1.4 billion for the previous year.
LinkTSA buys three Analogic CT machines, funds algorithm developmentThe US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Analogic a $4 million contract to enable the Boston-based technology firm to further develop its ConneCT computed tomography (CT) airport checkpoint screening machines.
LinkCzech Airlines increases traffic to RussiaTraffic between Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) and Prague increased in January—October 14.6% year-over-year (YOY). According to the airport forecast it will reach 720,000-750,000 passengers at the end of 2017.
LinkHainan Airlines 3Q profit down; poor Tianjin Airlines results citedHainan Airlines reported a net profit of CNY1.6 billion ($240.3 million) in the third quarter—down 5.9% over net income of CNY1.7 billion in the year ago quarter—because of the poor financial performance of its subsidiary Tianjin Airlines.
LinkRussia´s MC-21-300 makes first test flight at Zhukovsky airfieldIrkut´s MC-21-300 test aircraft performed its first flight from the flight research institute at Zhukovsky airfield in Moscow region Nov.3. “The flight lasted more than three hours,” aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corp. said in a statement. “The characteristics of stability and controllability were assessed at altitudes varying from 6,000 to 12,000 meters. All aircraft systems operated normally.”
LinkGogo looks to faster air-to-ground speeds in 2018As inflight connectivity provider Gogo continues the rollout of its latest satellite-based inflight internet technology, it is also working to upgrade its air-to-ground system with faster speeds. Gogo said it logged a successful test flight equipped with its latest air-to-ground inflight internet offering, ATG-NG. It uses a network designed to provide faster speeds to customers flying throughout North America on regional and business aircraft, and will be available next year.
LinkSupersonic airliner advocates push for new boom standardsSince the Concorde was retired in 2003, industry has believed supersonic air travel will not return until technology can mute sonic booms sufficiently to allow high-speed flight over land.
LinkLast BA 747-400 to leave fleet in early 2024British Airways is aiming to withdraw its last Boeing 747-400 in February 2024 under its latest strategic fleet plan. The airline remains the largest operator of passenger 747-400s with 36 in service.
LinkSerious Utair 737 upset involved excessive pitch and rollRussian investigators have detailed a serious loss-of-control incident last month involving a Utair Boeing 737-500 on approach to Moscow Vnukovo. Federal air transport regulator has revealed that the aircraft was subjected to excessive pitch – up to 45° – and bank of 95° before the crew regained control.
LinkJAL open to mutually beneficial partnershipsJapan Airlines (JAL) is willing to partner with various carriers — both independent and from rival alliances — on the condition that it is mutually beneficial to the parties involved. Speaking to FlightGlobal at the recent Association of Asia Pacific Airlines assembly of presidents in Taipei, JAL's executive officer for international relations and alliances Hideki Oshima is of the opinion that bilateral relationships with other airlines are just as important as those with alliance partners.
LinkEASA proposes Trent 1000 IP compressor blade checksEuropean safety regulators have proposed interim measures to address possible blade cracks in the intermediate pressure compressor on Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s, while the manufacturer is developing a modification. The European Aviation Safety Agency states that cracking has been discovered in Trent 1000s with the Pack C performance enhancement measures.
LinkSaudi testing precedes Scorpion's Dubai debutTextron AirLand's production-standard Scorpion light-attack aircraft appears set to make a debut appearance at the Dubai air show from 12-16 November, with the aircraft currently being flown in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Registered N532TX, the Scorpion was photographed as it transited through Glasgow airport in Scotland late last month.
LinkNew long-range missile project emerges in US budgetThe existence of a two-year-old project to develop a new air-to-air missile capable of intercepting targets at great distances has emerged in US budget documents. The Office of the Secretary Defense (OSD) launched a two-year engineering assessment of a new long-range engagement weapon (LREW) designed with the goal of “maintaining air dominance”, according to budget documents released last March.
LinkRAAF to assist in development of next generation jammerThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Navy to jointly develop the of the Raytheon AN/ALQ-249 next generation jammer mid-band capability (NGJ-MB). The MOU defines the scope of communication, coordination, and cooperation during the engineering and manufacturing of NGJ-MB, says Australia's department of defence in a statement.
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