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July 12, 2019

EASA Identifies Five Requirements For 737 MAX Return To Service

List Sent To Both The FAA And Boeing

EASA has sent a letter to the FAA and Boeing outlining five major requirements the agency says need to be addressed before it will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service in Europe.

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ExpressJet Airlines Names Gerhard Dupont As Managing Director Of Crew Resources

Brings Decades Of Airline Experience To The Position

ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, announced this week that Gerhard Dupont has joined the airline as Managing Director of Crew Resources. He will be responsible for leading strategic planning and functional areas that support the airline's 2,000 flight crew members.

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CAE Inaugurates New Flight Training Center In Bogota

Avianca Holdings Will Be The Anchor Customer

CAE and Avianca Holdings (Avianca) have officially opened a new CAE training center in Bogota, Colombia. CAE and Avianca Airlines executives and employees celebrated the inauguration of the new flight training center alongside government officials. The milestone event officially marked the start of a 15-year exclusive pilot training agreement between CAE and Avianca Airlines. In addition to Avianca, the center will offer training services to airlines in the region.

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Fly Leasing To Sell 12 Aircraft

Average Age Of The Airbus And Boeing Aircraft Is Eight Years

Ireland-based Fly Leasing Limited has contracted to sell a portfolio of 12 aircraft, comprised of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s with an average age of eight years.

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AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2019-12-16

PRODUCT: Certain Airbus SAS Model A350-941 airplanes.

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AD: Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2019-12-17

PRODUCT: Certain Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes; Model DHC-8-200 series airplanes; and Model DHC-8- 300 series airplanes.

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Bipartisan 'Fair And Open Skies' Act Introduced In The U.S. House

Legislation Intended To Protect The U.S. Aviation Industry And Jobs From Unfair International Competition

The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit for U.S. operations to an airline that exploits a “flag of convenience” to avoid the regulations of its home country, or otherwise undermines labor standards.

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Airline Unions Support Bill To End Flag Of Convenience Air Carrier Schemes

SWAPA, APA, APFA All Applaud The Bipartisan Bill

Unions at Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have come out strongly in support of H.R. 3632, the Fair and Open Skies Act, which its authors say will prevent Flag of Convenience (FOC) air carriers from flying to the United States.

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DLR Tests Flexible And Actively Controlled Wing Designs

Innovative Wings For More Fuel-Efficient Aircraft

Future aircraft need to be lighter to help them be more fuel-efficient. For this reason, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen has tested two wing designs as part of an EU project. These types of wings have been impossible to manufacture until now.

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Boeing, Qatar Airways Finalize Order For Five 777 Freighters

Signing Ceremony Witnessed By U.S. President Trump And The Emir Of Qatar

Boeing and Qatar Airways finalized an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters during a ceremony at the White House on July 9. The signing ceremony was witnessed by U.S. President Donald Trump and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and included His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways Group and Kevin McAllister, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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