Subscription Required

 

Aviation Daily, March 18, 2019 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, March 18, 2019

VOL. 415 NO. 52 March 18, 2019
Download PDF

Airlines

article

European MAX Operators Scramble To Keep Schedules

Mar 15, 2019
As the ban on Boeing 737 MAX flights takes effect, European carriers that have been operating the aircraft are scrambling to find replacements to shore up their schedules.
article

Etihad Annual Losses Mount As ‘Transformation’ Continues

Mar 14, 2019
Etihad Airways recorded another major loss in 2018, although the company pointed to gradually improving results from its five-year transformation project.
article

Garuda, Lion Air Reassess MAX Orders; JT610 Report To Be Sped Up

Mar 15, 2019
Flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia and LCC Lion Air are reconsidering their orders for the Boeing 737 MAX, following the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crash and the worldwide grounding of the aircraft. The Indonesian transport safety committee (KNKT) also plans to accelerate the release of the accident report for Lion Air Flight JT610, which crashed in October 2018.
article

Norwegian To Seek 737 MAX Grounding Compensation From Boeing

Mar 14, 2019
Norwegian Air Shuttle will seek compensation from Boeing over the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, the low-cost airline’s CEO Bjorn Kjos said.
article

Ryanair Rebrands Its Polish Airline ‘Buzz’

Mar 15, 2019
Ryanair plans to rename its Polish leisure carrier Ryanair Sun as ‘Buzz,’ reviving the name the Irish LCC acquired from KLM in 2003.
article

China Eastern Plans 200 Aircraft At New Beijing Airport

Mar 14, 2019
China Eastern Airlines plans to eventually station 200 aircraft at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport set to open this year, Chairman Liu Shaoyong said.

Regulatory/Legislative

article

U.S. Rep. Graves: ‘Emotion’ Pushed Europe To Ground MAX

Mar 15, 2019
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri), the ranking member of the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, said the decision by countries in Europe and Asia to ground Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash was premature, adding “up until [Mar. 13], there was no reason to ground these planes from the U.S. point-of-view.”

Editorial

Calendar of Events

article

Upcoming Events

Mar 15, 2019
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.)