Air Transport World

US lawmakers are waiting to get a 290-vote supermajority before bringing a bill to the House floor that would fund the FAA during future US government shutdowns, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation chairman Rick Larsen (D-Washington) said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has hinted that the company’s Japan air operator’s certificate AirAsia Japan could be another way for the LCC to continue expansion into the US.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The European Parliament (EP) has greenlighted Romanian parliamentarian Adina-Ioana Vălean, to succeed Violeta Bulc as Transport Commissioner.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Training specialist CAE has signed a long-term agreement to train 1,000 new cadet pilots for UK LCC easyJet on a multi-crew pilot license (MPL) program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French airline Air Caraibes is boosting frequencies in its winter schedule, with the arrival of an Airbus A350-1000 set for January 2020.
Airports & Networks

Thai AirAsia (TAA) reported a THB416.6 million ($13.5 million) net loss for the 2019 third quarter, attributable to sluggish tourism growth in the Kingdom.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded type certification to the Airbus BelugaXL, the latest generation of custom-built freighters used by the European manufacturer to transport major components between its factories.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Colombia’s Avianca Holdings recorded its first quarterly profit of 2019 despite a slight dip in revenues, as the company continues to cut costs in the face of weak regional economic conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

Panama-based Copa Holdings posted a net profit of $104 million in the 2019 third-quarter, up 80% from $58 million in the same period last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has completed the second of its three planned ultra-long-haul trials by operating a non-scheduled flight from London to Sydney in 19 hr. 19 min.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
Pilot training specialist CAE sees enough pent-up demand for Boeing 737 MAX training that the Canadian company has created an unspecified number of unsold “white tail” simulators, executives revealed Nov. 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Allegiant Air plans to open its 20th operations base—in Des Moines, Iowa—to enable it to add routes from that destination, which it says has been “a highly successful station for us over the years, with steady growth.”
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Utair Aviation will lease two additional 186-seat Boeing 737NGs from Carlyle Aviation in 2020 while the Boeing 737 MAX grounding drags on.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A smarter way to address wake turbulence separation can increase runway capacity, tests conducted by Eurocontrol—the Brussels-based organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe—and Lufthansa Aviation Training have shown.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Fuel distributor Shell Aviation will support development of Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant, planned to be built in the Netherlands by SAF supply-chain developer SkyNRG.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Air traffic controllers at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport effectively corrected the trajectory of a Ukraine International Airlines (AUI)-operated Boeing 737 after the crew chose the wrong procedure for departure and came dangerously close to another aircraft, investigators of the French BEA said in a recent incident report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) does not expect simulator training to be part of the 737 MAX return-to-service (RTS) requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines plans to adjust its US network from summer 2020, by adding 4X-weekly Vienna-Boston Logan International (Massachusetts) Boeing 767-300ER services from the end of March.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
A union representing Jetstar pilots is asking regulators for permission to ballot its members to gain approval for strike action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

South African Airways (SAA) has canceled “nearly all” domestic, regional and international flights scheduled for Nov. 15-16 after the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced industrial action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

LATAM Airlines Group’s earnings rebounded in the third-quarter, as the company’s moves to trim international capacity helped produce its first quarterly net profit of 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Cathay Pacific Group will defer some aircraft deliveries and accelerate the retirement of others as it responds to a sharp drop in demand caused by the civil unrest in Hong Kong.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) announced Nov. 13 that the annual assembly of presidents—scheduled for Nov. 21-22 in Hong Kong—will be canceled.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Aero Engines has shipped the first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G from the plant that will act as a second assembly line of the engine, which powers the Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet regional airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Volotea—the Barcelona-based carrier that specializes in linking secondary and tertiary European cities—expects to carry between 8.5 to 9 million passengers in 2020, up from the estimated 7.7 million anticipated this year, the company said Nov. 12.
Airports & Networks