Boeing says the two largest variants of its 737 MAX program are expected to comprise up to a quarter of total sales as the MAX 9 begins its flight test program. The MAX 9, a stretch of the 737 MAX 8, took off on its maiden flight from Renton Field in Washington State at 1052
Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has used recovered cockpit voice and flight recorder data to determine an Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 flew into terrain while making an approach to refuel when it fatally crashed on March 14. The AAIU’s preliminary report, released on April 13, said in the final seconds of its controlled flight
Oklahoma is hoping its well-developed aviation industry and business-friendly conditions will entice Australian aerospace firms to say “here I come”. Representatives from The Sooner State, along with those from California, Connecticut, Maryland and Oregon, were keen to showcase their wares at the 2017 Avalon Airshow. Oklahoma Department of Commerce aerospace and defense director Vince Howie
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says its investigation into the Regional Express flight that lost a propeller en route to Sydney has found fatigue cracking that initiated in the engine’s propeller mounting flange. Saab 340B VH-NRX was operating flight ZL768 on March 17 when its right propeller separated from the engine about 19km from Sydney. The aircraft was carrying
Domestic economy airfares edged marginally higher in April while business class tickets were a touch lower, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) measure of domestic business class airfares was at 94.1 index points in April, down slightly from 94.4 points a year earlier. Meanwhile, the restricted economy index was
Cathay Pacific has promoted chief operating officer Rupert Hogg to become the airline’s new chief executive. Hogg will take over from current chief executive Ivan Chu on May 1, Cathay said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. Chu, who has been chief executive for a little over three years having been appointed in March 2014,
