Air Transport World

By Alan Dron
South African Airways (SAA) has clarified its financial position, after a series of media reports that it was seeking more government bailouts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged the European Commission to ensure continuity of services in the aftermath of the UK leaving the European Union (EU), or Brexit, on March 29, 2019.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) removed its last Bombardier Q400 from service Nov. 30 as the airline phases in ATR turboprops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Mesa Air Group, the holding company for Phoenix-based regional carrier Mesa Airlines, reported net income of $33.3 million for FY2018, up 1.5% from the $32.8 million recorded during FY2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific Air has confirmed its first Airbus A321neo is scheduled to arrive in January, to be followed by more new-generation Airbus narrowbody aircraft in 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kerry Reals
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is taking enforcement action against Ryanair over the airline’s refusal to compensate passengers affected by strikes earlier this year, but the Irish LCC is standing its ground.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kerry Reals
British Airways (BA) faces the prospect of fresh industrial tensions with pilots and cabin crew after three unions submitted a joint pay claim to the carrier, requesting that improvements in its financial results trickle down to staff.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) posted an increased net profit for its 2017-18 fiscal year, citing a combination of strong passenger demand, nimble capacity allocation and increased internal efficiencies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Former Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber died Dec. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Airservices Australia has switched to a new voice communication system at three facilities, a move the air navigation services provider (ANSP) called a milestone in its effort to modernize the country’s air traffic management (ATM) system.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
A new agreement between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
Airports & Networks

Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) relaunched its Bandar Seri Begawan-Taipei route Dec. 3 after a nearly 15-year hiatus in a codeshare agreement with China Airlines (CAL).
Airports & Networks

Kerry Reals
Saarbrücken Airport has become the first in Germany to have its air traffic controlled remotely from a control center located 450 km (280 miles) away in Leipzig.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (SIAF) has issued several recommendations resulting from the Dec. 3, 2017, evacuation of an Embraer E190 regional jet that revealed “serious deficiencies” in the response by Finnish airport operator Finavia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is allowing passengers to calculate and offset their carbon footprint when booking a flight online.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Alaska Air Group—parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air—plans to grow capacity 2% next year and accelerate its expansion rate soon after, but will carefully monitor the competitive environment before making firm commitments, the company’s top executive said.
Airlines & Lessors

Kerry Reals
Icelandair Group has announced its interim president and CEO, Bogi Nils Bogason, will assume the role permanently, days after the airline pulled out of a transaction to acquire LCC rival WOW Air.
Airlines & Lessors

Kerry Reals
Ryanair has reached an agreement with its German pilots' union after a tumultuous few months characterized by industrial action across Europe as unions seek to apply national labor laws to employee contracts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2, which arrived at Nursultan Nazarbayev International airport in Astana Dec. 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Dubai-based LCC flydubai has moved flights to 11 of its destinations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Passenger-door seal damage caused by a catering truck caused unnerving onboard noise that led the pilots of a Qantas Airbus A380 to return to Sydney two hours into a scheduled flight to the US, an Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) report found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The US and Argentina signed a new bilateral aviation safety agreement Nov. 30 during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, FAA announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Curb-to-gate biometric facial recognition at Delta Air Lines’ Terminal F at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) became fully operational Nov. 29.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is broadening its US network with new codeshare destinations via Seattle through an expanded partnership with Alaska Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Latin American carriers Avianca Holdings and Copa Airlines have reached an agreement with Chicago-based United Airlines on a proposed joint business agreement (JBA) plan.
Airlines & Lessors