Air Transport World

Boeing remains confident the Boeing 737 MAX will be cleared to fly in at least some parts of the world by year-end, even as it acknowledges that regulatory reviews of required changes are taking longer than its return to service timeline assumes.

Numerous delays in the rollout of FAA’s remote identification rulemaking for unmanned aerial vehicles have caused the agency to fall behind EASA in efforts to implement a comprehensive UAV traffic management (UTM) system, an industry expert said.

Aircraft Values; Airport Traffic, Jan-Sept. 2019 and Airline Traffic, Jan-Sept. 2019

Bhutanese flag-carrier Drukair has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600 turboprop, equipped with new avionics tailored to handle the challenging Himalayan environment.

The biggest shock this year was that of Thomas Cook, whose collapse prompted the largest peacetime repatriation exercise in UK history.

Airports and airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are strengthening their business continuity plans to help mitigate disruptions when the unexpected happens.

Preclearance of international travelers to the US is a boon for participating airports.

When Air Belgium’s initial plans stalled, the fledgling airline made a pivot to ACMI services.

A call to step up sustainable aviation fuel production, a Scandinavian collective eco-effort, and new electric aircraft and engine initiatives feature in this month’s ATW sustainability report.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian cemented his company’s reputation as both industry transformer and a ruthless pursuer by taking a 20% stake in LATAM Airlines.

Viva Aerobus, the fast-growing Mexican ultra-LCC, wants its passengers to feel like they are taking a bus trip in the air.

Logistics giant DHL is pursuing ambitious green and digital initiatives to keep up with increasing demand in the Americas.

Unlike in the US—where airlines have merged—Europe has seen carriers go out of business.

Cobham is Australia’s largest provider of contract aviation services, including passenger flights and air freight operations

Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, talks about the current business climate and his plans to formally launch the airline’s new direct hotels partnerships later this year.

Flyadeal CEO Con Korfiatis spoke to ATW at the World Aviation Festival in London.

CSA Czech Airlines has ordered four Airbus A220-300s and upgraded a previous order for three A320neos to A321XLRs.

Weaker demand and program delays have created a perfect storm for Boeing’s widebody business, which continues to see downward pressure on 777 and 787 production rates and a slower-than-planned ramp-up of the 777X.

Hawaiian Airlines reported a net profit of $80.1 million for the third quarter, down 14% from $93.5 million for the same period last year, despite the extra competitive capacity that has come into some of its core markets and put pressure on yields.

Ryanair subsidiary LaudaMotion is expected to widen its losses this year and further postpone profitability as a result of growing its network faster than originally planned.

Air Astana’s LCC FlyArystan will launch its first international route with daily service between Kazakhstan’s capital and Moscow in December.

Air New Zealand plans to launch nonstop flights to New York and end its long-running Los Angeles-London service in October 2020.

FAA is on target to transition to an international format and a more streamlined system for distributing notices to airmen (NOTAMs) by summer 2020, according to a senior agency official.

GE Aviation has delivered the first flight-compliant GE9X engine to Boeing, marking the restart of preparations for 777-9 flight tests.

New aircraft and engine technologies are making ultra-long-haul flights feasible with widebodies like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787.