Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 15

Ryanair subsidiary Laudamotion is expected to widen its losses in 2020 as a result of increased competition at its Vienna base and in Germany.

The European Commission has released a new study highlighting a pressing need for EU passenger rights (EU261) reform, which has been on hold since 2015.

As operators report an increasing number of GNSS signal losses related to radio frequency interference, Airbus is reminding pilots of the consequences and required action in the cockpit.

International Airlines Group has protested to the UK government over assistance to cash-strapped regional carrier Flybe, describing the rescue effort for the Exeter-based airline as “a misuse of public funds.”

Malaysia Airlines will not take delivery of any Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2020, citing uncertainty surrounding the timing of the aircraft’s clearance by authorities.

Chinese private carrier Loong Air has moved to set up a freight airline in association with a district government at Chengdu in southwestern China.

Etihad Airways is targeting halving its net carbon emissions by 2035 and achieving net zero emission status by 2050, the airline said Jan. 15.

Air Canada unveiled its first Airbus A220-300 to reporters at the company’s headquarters in Montreal Jan. 15.

The near silence on Boeing’s new midmarket airplane program from the manufacturer in the last year has expanded to one of the project’s most supportive customers.

Woodward, Hexcel, United Technologies, Raytheon, L3 Technologies and Harris at first glance have relatively little in common, except they are mostly midsize suppliers and specialists primarily serving the aerospace and defense market.

Boeing will study the certification challenges of its Transonic Truss-Braced Wing ultra-efficient airliner concept as part of a new phase of work following wind tunnel tests that prove the basic viability of the 737-class aircraft design for typical airliner cruise speeds of Mach 0.8.