All aerospace news – Page 953
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Virgin Blue to end codeshare partnership with United
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to discontinue its codeshare with United Airlines as it prepares to implement a more comprehensive partnership with Delta Air...
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Virgin America to debut new 'best of web' category on Red
A new "best of the web" category will go live on Virgin America's Red touch-screen, seat-back in-flight entertainment systems in September.
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Taiwan's EGAT to do heavy checks for Lufthansa Cargo
Germany's Lufthansa Cargo and Taiwanese maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) have signed airframe heavy maintenance...
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UGVs could be used as wildfire fighting trail blazers
Texas A&M, which doubles as the state of Texas agency for emergency response, recently completed a study on wildland robotic firefighting with Lockheed Martin...
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AUVSI: Harris showcases hand-held video receiver
At one-tenth the weight of existing tactical video receivers, the United States Marine Corps has a new battlefield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
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California lawmakers to vote on wildlife mitigation bill
The California State Assembly is soon expected to vote on legislation to grant airports immunity from state law to remove wildlife threatening passenger...
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Delta deal gives US Airways coveted access to Sao Paulo
US Airways has managed to potentially garner rights to serve a key Latin American destination - Sao Paulo - through a deal with Delta to exchange a limited...
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NewsUS Airways and Delta agree to major slot swaps in New York and Washington
US major carriers Delta Air Lines and US Airways have concluded a key slot swap at New York LaGuardia and Washington National airports that US Airways claims...
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FAA issues PMA to Lumexis IFE system
US FAA officials have issued parts manufacturer approval to Lumexis for its fibre-to-the-screen (FTTS) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.
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NewsEmergency datastreaming system may end need to recover crash recorders
Pre-deployment testing has been completed on a new communication system that enables real-time high-density datastreaming from aircraft to ground anywhere...
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SAS to slash more jobs and 'demand' pay cuts among crews
SAS Group is slashing up to 1,500 more positions through yet another cost-cutting programme, aimed at generating SKr2 billion ($273 million) in savings largely...
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Australia's John Holland to maintain Strategic's aircraft
Melbourne-based maintenance, repair and overhaul firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) has won a contract to provide line maintenance to new Australian...
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Cathay traffic in July down 8%
Cathay Pacific Airways posted an 8.2% fall in passenger traffic in July with traffic from North America the most adversely affected.
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ATA slams FAA crew training rule change
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) says the US FAA's proposal to update airline pilot, flight attendant, flight engineering and flight dispatcher...
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Advanced Electronic inks two EmPower deals
US firm Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) has sealed contracts with two Asian airlines totalling roughly $7.4 million for its EmPower line of in-seat power...
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AUVSI: IRobot collects $13.5m Navsea contract
iRobot has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity $13.5 million contract by Naval Sea Systems Command in Indian Head, Maryland. Under the...
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NewsWill Constellation live on?
This month NASA’s Orion undergoes a major design review and its launcher's solid rocket is tested but this week US president Barack Obama’s administration will be presented options that could see both cancelled...
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Delta issues request for information to bring portable IFE to 747s
Delta Air Lines has quietly issued a request for information to bring 350-plus non-embedded handheld in-flight entertainment devices on each of the 16 Boeing...
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EASA to allow four months to replace Thales A330/A340 pitots
Operators of Airbus A330s and A340s will have a four-month window to replace Thales Avionics pitot probes once Europe's safety regulator firms up the proposal...