Air Transport World

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) now expects to make a pre-tax profit for its current financial year, an improvement on earlier forecasts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has completed one of three key simulator review sessions required to validate its changes to the 737 MAX, and the US manufacturer maintains that initial regulatory approvals and resumption of deliveries could still happen by year-end 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FAA has downgraded the air safety rating of Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator after determining it does not comply with ICAO safety standards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Airlines will manage the capacity spike that the Boeing 737 MAX’s return will create, helped in part by what is shaping up to be a phased return, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has set ambitious new emission reduction targets and several other measures as it looks to ramp up its sustainability efforts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, John Gokongwei Jr., died Nov. 9.
Airlines & Lessors

Philippine Airlines Holdings’ (PAH) newly appointed president and COO, Lucio Tan Jr., passed away suddenly Nov. 11 after collapsing during a basketball match on Nov. 9.
Airlines & Lessors

Wizz Air plans to add four Airbus A320s to its Polish operations, for a total of 30 aircraft based in the country, and launch 15 new routes.
Airports & Networks

Embraer’s board of directors has elected Antonio Carlos Garcia to be its new finance chief, replacing outgoing CFO Nelson Salgado, who will take over the Brazilian manufacturer’s chief operating role on Jan. 1, 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Alaska Air Group has announced a series of leadership changes, splitting the president and COO role at Alaska Airlines and naming a new president to the group’s regional subsidiary Horizon Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines will extend their schedules without the Boeing 737 MAX through early March 2020, indicating they do not expect FAA to approve the grounded model’s return before year-end 2019.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Eight months after the collapse of WOW Air, a new Icelandic LCC has emerged with plans for services to Europe and North America.
Airlines & Lessors

After a period of accelerated expansion, Finnair said it will now focus on growing in line with the market as it updated its 2020-2025 strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

Shanghai-based Juneyao Air has announced that it has increased its stake in subsidiary LCC 9 Air from 83.3% to 95.2%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has decided to place half of the group’s Airbus A321neo orders to newly-acquired LCC subsidiary Hong Kong Express.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Indonesian LCC Lion Air has discovered cracks on two of its Boeing 737NGs, each aircraft having fewer than the 22,000 flight cycles stipulated by FAA’s threshold for inspection since cracks were discovered on other airline aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
British Airways parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) is cutting planned capacity growth by more than half over the next three years and taking over responsibility for many of its airline unit corporate functions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Travelers are increasingly considering airlines’ sustainability efforts when they select a carrier, attendees at a conference on aviation’s environmental impact were warned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Nine European finance ministers have called on the incoming European Commission to make progress on a European aviation tax as part of efforts to reduce the airline industry’s environmental impact.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus believes the A220 will be an attractive platform for carriers in Cambodia as it brings the regional airliner to the seventh leg of an Asia-Pacific demonstration tour.

By Victoria Moores
United Airlines will ensure passengers know their flight is operated by a Boeing 737 MAX when it returns to service and allow them to change flights if they are uncomfortable boarding the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A senior Air China executive lamented declining air passenger numbers between the US and China and a lack of progress in addressing bilateral civil aviation issues.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jazeera Airways increased its net profit for the first nine months of 2019, as the hybrid carrier said it continues to expand its network based on “solid” operations.
Airlines & Lessors

Air Macau is studying the feasibility of introducing Airbus A330 or A350 widebodies into its fleet, according to Chinese media reports.
Airlines & Lessors

Singapore Airlines (SIA) hopes to reap more ancillary revenue from its digital services, namely the KrisFlyer membership program and the KrisShop e-commerce platform, as the company nears the end of its three-year transformation plan.
Airlines & Lessors