SriLankan Airlines is rebuilding its passenger network in line with its cargo operations, after the carrier experienced a near-total collapse of its tourism sales last year as a result of Covid-19, chief executive Vipula Gunatilleka has disclosed. SriLankan Airlines is rebuilding its passenger network in line with its cargo operations, after the carrier experienced a...Continue Reading

Campbell Wilson’s second stint as chief executive of low-cost carrier Scoot has proven to be very different from his first. In early 2020 Singapore Airlines announced an executive rotation. One surprise announcement saw Wilson named as chief executive of Scoot. Having founded what was then SIA’s long-haul, low-cost arm in 2012, Wilson led a pioneering...Continue Reading

Boeing’s V-25B was snagged by coronavirus restrictions and a dispute with a supplier in the first quarter of 2021, causing the company to report a $318 million loss on the Presidential Aircraft Replacement programme. Boeing’s V-25B was snagged by coronavirus restrictions and a dispute with a supplier in the first quarter of 2021, causing the company to report...Continue Reading

Aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has acquired US composites MRO provider Applied Aerodynamics.  Aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has acquired US composites MRO provider Applied Aerodynamics. Spirit, which provides repairs for its nacelles and thrust reversers on Boeing 737s and 777s, says that the acquisition enables it to expand MRO activities to 747s, 757s, 767s, 787s, Airbus A320s, A321s, and other 737 equipment. Source: Spirit AeroSystems...Continue Reading

Boeing chief executive David Calhoun believes that the next generation of aircraft will distinguish themselves by the way they are engineered and constructed, rather than through increasingly efficient engines alone. Boeing chief executive David Calhoun believes that the next generation of aircraft will distinguish themselves by the way they are engineered and constructed, rather than...Continue Reading

Hawaiian Airlines says it saw a marked increase in passengers from the US mainland, which helped stem the carrier’s losses for the first quarter of the year. Hawaiian Airlines says it saw a marked increase in passengers from the US mainland, which helped stem the carrier’s losses for the first quarter of the year. Speaking...Continue Reading

Engine maker Pratt & Whitney squeaked out a $20 million operating profit in the first quarter of 2021, a period during which its deliveries of large commercial aircraft engines bumped higher. Engine maker Pratt & Whitney squeaked out a $20 million operating profit in the first quarter of 2021, a period during which its deliveries...Continue Reading

The chief executive of propulsion company Magnix has urged the US government to set ambitious electric-aircraft goals, while the head of Boom Supersonic has asked the government to throw weight behind sustainable fuel. The chief executive of propulsion company Magnix has urged the US government to set ambitious electric-aircraft goals, while the head of Boom...Continue Reading

The chief executive of Boom Supersonic has left open the possibility that the company’s supersonic demonstrator may not get airborne until next year. The chief executive of Boom Supersonic has left open the possibility that the company’s supersonic demonstrator may not get airborne until next year. CEO Blake Scholl says Boom expects the jet’s first...Continue Reading

US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded AeroVironment a $26.1 million contract to purchase the company’s Switchblade 600, a loitering munition effective against light armour. US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded AeroVironment a $26.1 million contract to purchase the company’s Switchblade 600, a loitering munition effective against light armour. The deal appears to be the first...Continue Reading