Firm Order Includes Options For Up To 20 Airplanes
Air New Zealand selected the GEnx-1B engine to power its eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft with options for up to 20 aircraft. The airline announced the order earlier this week at a ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand. The firm engine order is valued at more than $480 million at list prices. Aircraft delivery will begin in 2022.
CertifyNation, a division of The Angelus Corporation, an aerospace engineering and certification services company, has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) validation from EASA for retrofit installation of Honeywell's TRA-lO0B Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out ATC Transponder System on Boeing 737 aircraft.
Says Questions Remain Among European Pilots Concerning The 737 MAX
As aviation regulators from around the world met in Texas last week, the European Cockpit Association (ECA) said that it is "deeply disturbing" that both the FAA and Boeing are considering a return to service, but failing to discuss the many challenging questions prompted by the MAX design philosophy. ln particular, how can a design and regulatory setup that originally failed by approving a flawed aeroplane’s entry into service, credibly provide the solution without significant reform?
Line Blurs Between Low-Cost And Traditional Carriers
In its most recent North America Airline Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power has found that a combination of newer planes, better ticket value and improved customer touchpoints have driven overall satisfaction with airlines to its highest point in history, up 11 points (on a 1,000-point scale) from last year's record-setting performance. The surge is driven by significant improvements among traditional carriers, while satisfaction slowed with low-cost carriers.
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