Aviation

Bloomberg Boeing Co’s chief executive officer will testify before a Senate committee next week to answer questions about the planemaker’s design and certification of a jet involved in two deadly crashes. Dennis Muilenburg will appear at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing next Tuesday, a day before his expected appearance before the House’s Transportation committee, according to two people familiar with ...

Bloomberg “Flight shame” — flyers feeling guilty about their carbon footprint — is a real phenomenon and will raise costs for airlines, consumers and companies, while catapulting emission offsetting into a big business, Citigroup predicts. The cost of offsetting planes’ carbon emissions could become as much as 10 times higher than the airline industry currently estimates, Citi analysts including Mark ...

Bloomberg Three airlines in South Africa took the unusual step of grounding some planes on October 22 after a regulator flagged compliance issues and ordered maintenance checks. Things got weirder when no one would publicly say exactly what needed checking. The groundings by state-owned South African Airways and its Mango unit, plus Comair Ltd, which operates British Airways domestic flights ...

Bloomberg Europe’s top aviation regulator expects to take longer to get Boeing Co’s 737 Max back into service than the projected timeline being taken by the US, which would likely push the grounded plane’s return into next year on the continent. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) chief Patrick Ky met with officials from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ...

Bloomberg Four airlines operating in South Africa were forced to delay flights and ground some planes after inspections were carried out overnight. State-owned South African Airways and Mango were affected as was Comair Ltd, which operates Kulula and British Airways domestically, according to statements. It’s not routine for airlines in South Africa to suffer simultaneous groundings, but it’s not yet ...

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd cut its earnings outlook after passenger traffic fell for a second month as protests that have put intense pressure on the carrier continued to disrupt travel and business in Hong Kong. Second-half financial results will be lower than those of the first half, Hong Kong’s flag airline said in a statement, reversing previous forecasts. Cathay ...

Bloomberg Gulfstream is angling to reclaim bragging rights as builder of the world’s biggest private jet. The planemaker unveiled plans to make a roomier version of its flagship G650, which was unseated last year as the largest luxury jet by Bombardier Inc’s Global 7500. Gulfstream’s new G700, with an expected debut in 2022, will be capable of flying 7,500 nautical ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co said it told US regulators “multiple times” that it had expanded the role of flight-control software later linked to two fatal crashes, and that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel observed the system operating in flight tests before the 737 Max was certified for service. The statement provided a broader explanation to the bombshell revelation that a former ...

Bloomberg It’s all about that new plane smell. Private jets that can fly faster and go longer distances are causing a surge in new corporate-jet deliveries from General Dynamic Corp’s Gulfstream unit, Bombardier Inc and Textron Inc’s Cessna. Innovations that have spurred sales include better fuel-efficiency, roomier, quieter cabins and gadget-packed cockpits that can predict the weather and smooth out ...

Bloomberg Routine drone deliveries of medication, snacks and other small items from a drugstore began in a small Virginia town. Alphabet Inc offshoot Wing, which just received an expanded certification to act as a small air carrier, is starting the nation’s inaugural delivery service via a small civilian aircraft with partners Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and FedEx Corp. “This is ...