EASA Issues Emergency AD After A350 Cockpit Liquid Spills

Credit: AirbusEASA published an emergency airworthiness directive Feb. 6 requiring a liquid-prohibited zone in Airbus A350 cockpits, following two inflight engine shutdown incidents.

Dominican ULCC Startup Flycana Works Toward Late 2020 Launch

Credit: flycanaDominican Republic-based ULCC Flycana hopes to launch operations during the 2020 fourth quarter and has ambitions to more than double the destinations it serves from the Dominican Republic by its fifth year of operations.

Korean Air Divesting Stakes To Improve Its Finances

Credit: Rob FinlaysonKorean Air is taking steps to improve its financial position, which include selling an idle property and a development company.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Again Defers SpaceJet First Delivery

Credit: Mitsubishi Aircraft CorporationMitsubishi Aircraft has deferred first delivery of the SpaceJet by at least nine months—from mid-2020 until no earlier than the fiscal year beginning April 2021.

China Holiday Traffic Plummets; Flight Suspensions Extended

Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Chinese Lunar New Year is traditionally one of the strongest periods for Chinese airlines, where millions of Chinese citizens travel across the country to return home for the festive season.

Aeroflot To Focus On Europe-Asia Transfer Traffic

Credit: AirbusRussia’s Aeroflot Airline will launch 5X-weekly Moscow Sheremetyevo-Singapore service from Oct. 25, the first step in a strategy to develop its Europe-Asia network.

Spirit Airlines To Focus On Increasing Network Connectivity In 2020

Credit: Rob FinlaysonSpirit Airlines will prioritize increasing network connectivity over adding new destinations in 2020, marking a shift in strategy amid signs of route maturation across its network.

FAA Envisages Post-MAX Changes To Certification Process

Credit: BoeingFAA Administrator Steve Dickson has hinted of a new regulatory regime around aircraft certification leaning on lessons learned from the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX debacle.