Subscription Required

 

Aviation Daily, January 25, 2017 is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aviation Daily through your company? Login with your existing email and password

Not a member?  Learn how to access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the air transport community.

LoginLearn How
Magazine Issue

Aviation Daily, January 25, 2017

VOL. 407 NO. 16 January 25, 2017

Airframers/Suppliers

article

Mitsubishi Enlarging Delayed MRJ Prototype Fleet

Jan 24, 2017
Mitsubishi Aircraft will build at least one more MRJ flight-test aircraft for verification of design changes that have caused an additional, two-year delay to the regional jet program.

Airlines

article

Hogan, Rigney Leaving Etihad As Board Reviews Strategy

Jan 24, 2017
FRANKFURT – Etihad Aviation Group is undergoing a strategy review and will soon be under new management, after it announced the departure of CEO James Hogan and finance chief James Rigney in the second half of the year.
article

Emirates’ Athens Route Sparks Fierce U.S. Response

Jan 24, 2017
U.S. legacy carriers and organized labor are appealing to the Trump administration to block Emirates Airline’s newly announced fifth-freedom route between Athens, Greece, and Newark Liberty International Airport.
article

AirAsia X Cleared To Operate U.S. Flights

Jan 24, 2017
AirAsia X has been granted the final approvals it needs to begin operating to the U.S., likely opening the way for the carrier to launch Hawaii flights. The airline stressed that the clearances from U.S. regulators allow it to “operate to any destination” there. AirAsia X said it is “currently considering flights to several U.S. states, including Hawaii, as part of its route expansion plans.”
article

IATA: Airline Profitability Cycle Momentum Weakens

Jan 20, 2017
IATA’s quarterly survey of airline chief financial officers and cargo heads, released Jan. 19, reveals a slight uptick in optimism for profits in 2017.

Safety

article

Lights-Out Error Instigated Southwest Accident

Jan 24, 2017
Taxiway lights inadvertently turned off by an air traffic controller were a key factor in a December 2015 excursion of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 at the Nashville International Airport.

Industry Data

article

Leisure and Business Fares: Week Of Jan. 16 Vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week

Jan 25, 2017
View the Leisure and Business Fares: Week Of Jan. 16 Vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week chart in PDF format.