Ryanair, Spain’s No.1 airline, today (29 Oct) announced it will open a new base at Ibiza (No. 76), from March 2016, with 1 based aircraft (an investment of $100m), 2 new routes to Turin and Venice Treviso, and extra flights to a further 10 European destinations, which will deliver 350,000 new customers p.a. (1.8m in total) and support 1,400* “on-site” jobs, as Ryanair’s Ibi...
CFM International has delivered the first advanced LEAP-1B engines to Boeing to support factory rollout of the first 737 MAX airplane before year end and first flight in early 2016. “The entire team has done an outstanding job getting the LEAP-1B engine to this point,” said Allen Paxson, executive vice president of CFM International. “We have put...
After a year of quiet development, Stellar Labs of Palo Alto, Calif., will launch its air charter marketplace platform and app on November 16 at the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas. Stellar aims to bring air charter the same ease of online business-to-commerce (B2C) seen in the hotel and airline industries. Several similar efforts have faltered since the rise and demise in 2009 of V...
Improper crew response to an off-center nosegear orientation was the primary factor in the July 2012 fatal runway excursion of a Gulfstream IV at Le Castellet Airport on the French Riviera, according to a final report released yesterday by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA). Investigators blame the accident, in part, on lack of training...
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has given its approval for Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to conduct the first flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). The clearance was the final regulatory hurdle before the MRJ’s first flight could take place. After repeated delays, the MRJ’s first flight is now scheduled for the week of Nov. 9. Mitsubi...
Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed today that it has canceled the Learjet 85 program, citing “lack of sales following the prolonged market weakness” and ending months of speculation that the midsize jet was doomed since being “paused” in mid-January. The Canadian OEM took a $1.2 billion writedown on the program during the third quarter, it said...
Airbus and Boeing each announced significant new order commitments today, as persistently strong sales in the commercial airplane sector continue to boost the balance sheets of the world’s top airframe makers. In Airbus’s case, China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the acquisition of 30 A330 Family aircraft and 100&nb...
Bombardier gave updates on both of the business aircraft programs after announcing the cancellation of the Learjet 85 project. The company confirmed that the engines have been fitted on the first Global 7000 Flight Test Vehicle (FTV1). All structural components have been joined on FTV1, including the rear, centre and forward fuselage sections, the wing, the landing gear and vertical and horizon...
Jet Aviation and Kurz Aviation Service are cooperating to provide a total network solution within Germany. The companies manage a combined total of seven FBOs in Germany. The seven FBOs include Berlin Tegel and Schönefeld, Dusseldorf and Munich (Jet Aviation) and Cologne, Egelsbach, Frankfurt and Stuttgart (Kurz Aviation Service). “Our decision to share resources will offer sign...
The Canadian government has become a partner in Bombardier’s C Series airliner, funding the remaining development costs. The Canadian manufacturer made the announcement during the company’s third quarter investor relations call. Under the terms of the deal, the Canadian government will enter into a limited partnership with Bombardier, with the government taking a 49.5% equity sta...
The move upmarket of Air France’s products and services is gaining momentum. This week, the Company is increasing the number of destinations served by its new long-haul cabins by introducing them on 5 additional routes on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Customers can now enjoy optimum comfort during their trips to Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Boston, Bangalore and Osaka. These except...
With existing services to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, Montreal, and San Francisco, Turkish Airlines adds Miami to its network as the 12th destination in the Americas. “We’re thrilled to name Miami as the newest gateway in the U.S. and proud to serve to one of the most influential tourism centers in the world. Our glo...
