Engineering Talent That Allows Ideas To Take Flight
Aviation Maintenance Technician Day is on May 24, a day first celebrated in the US but, because of the global nature of the aviation industry, one that is increasingly recognized…
ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi Shelving The M100 And What It Means
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) decision to shelve plans to develop the M100, gives a fillip to Embraer. The Brazilian aircraft-maker is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the only regional…
Nepal Airlines Seeks Govt Funding To Buy STOL Aircraft
Nepal Airlines is again requesting government funds to purchase aircraft so it can develop the domestic market given the collapse in international tourism. The country’s flag carrier is holding off…
De Havilland Canada Focuses on Aircraft Deliveries as Some Work Resumes
Activities focusing on fulfillment of aircraft deliveries have resumed at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s Dash 8-400 production facilities as the manufacturer adjusts to the impact on industry of COVID-19….
Japan’s MHI Completing Acquisition of CRJ Programme
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is completing its acquisition of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) programme on 1 June, with both sides agreeing that all transaction conditions have been met. The…
Bangkok Airways Introduces New Safety Measures For COVID-19
Bangkok Airways – which plans to resume its first domestic air service on 15 May – has notified passengers about new safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. The…
Australia’s GAM Air Flying Essential Freight During Pandemic
Australian freight and charter operator GAM Air is providing regional and remote towns with air services for time-sensitive and essential freight throughout the pandemic period. The priority now is flying…
Embraer Looking To Asia To Drive Growth
Embraer’s CEO is hoping to get more sales from Asia now that income levels in some countries in the region are higher. “For the first time – pragmatically – I…
Airlines Will Utilize RJs In Current Crisis: Embraer’s Slattery
Embraer argues that smaller aircraft will be utilized more during the current crisis and recovery phase, than larger aircraft, and that it will take the aviation industry three to five…
Embraer Making No Effort To Seek New Partner
Embraer is focusing on how to compete on its own rather than actively seeking a new partner, now that it has been left alone by Boeing. “I am very disappointed,…
Embraer Scraps Plan To Develop Commercial Turboprop Aircraft
Embraer has put on hold indefinitely plans to develop a new commercial turboprop aircraft, arguing that now is a bad time to be embarking on a new aircraft program and…
Regional Airline Crisis Round-up
At least ten regional aircraft operators, as of 30 April, have gone into voluntary administration or some equivalent form of restructuring process as a result of the impact of the…