Operations & Technology

Boeing is standing up an organization to leverage its research into autonomous flight and advanced propulsion and explore new transportation markets.

As the US and Europe diverge over regulations for future supersonic transports (SST), a report by an environmental research group suggests such aircraft would dramatically increase carbon emissions, airport noise and fuel burn compared with subsonic airliners.

Thales has evolved its Avionics 2020 cockpit electronics demonstrator into a still-unnamed conceptual flight deck that will make the most of growing data processing capabilities.

International Airlines Group’s (IAG) low-cost, long-haul carrier Level launched flights from Vienna July 17 to Palma de Majorca and London Gatwick.

L3 Commercial Aviation will provide three Chinese airlines with flight simulator and training equipment—with the first of seven L3 RealitySeven full-flight simulators (FSS) set for delivery by the end of this year—the UK-based division of L3 Technologies said at the Farnborough Air Show July 17.

Ryanair said it would cancel 24 flights July 20 as pilots in Ireland go ahead with a second one-day strike over an ongoing conflict with management about working conditions.

Spain’s Air Nostrum and Irish carrier CityJet have announced plans to come together under a new holding company, creating Europe’s largest regional airline group.

An increasing number of airlines are starting to create their own training programs to establish new pipelines for pilots in the face of an anticipated global shortage, training integrator CAE said.

Long-time US FAA executive John Duncan will assume the role of deputy associate administrator of Aviation Safety (AVS) on a permanent basis, following six months that saw several agency officials serve in the position on an acting basis.

China Southern Airlines and the UK’s British Airways are reportedly discussing a joint venture to enhance flight connectivity between the two countries.

Mitsubishi has been forced to withdraw the MRJ90 from the Farnborough Air Show flight-display line up, after the test aircraft was damaged in a ground collision at the show.

A combined effort by the airlines, governments and training providers will be needed to address the looking global pilot shortage, L3 executives believe.

Air France-KLM, China Southern Airlines and XiamenAir said they were streamlining their two existing agreements into a single joint venture carrying some 1.25 million passengers per year between Europe and China.

Training provider L3 Technologies is investing $100 million in a new London Training Center near Gatwick Airport, which will open in the first quarter of 2019.

Some 30 people were treated for minor injuries after a Ryanair Boeing 737 lost cabin pressure, made a descent and did an emergency landing in Frankfurt July 14.

Two Air China Boeing 737-800 pilots have been suspended and had their contracts terminated after the co-pilot allegedly smoked during a flight, leading to an incident in which their aircraft rapidly descended.