Air Transport World

By Victoria Moores
Express-cargo startup CargoLogic Germany (CLG) has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the German CAA and is ready to begin commercial operations with two converted Boeing 737 freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Climate-campaign group Heathrow Pause is “considering escalating” its protest at London Heathrow Airport, after three days of illegal unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity within the airport’s exclusion zone failed to keep flights grounded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines will continue its aggressive growth for as long as it helps meet fundamental goals the airline sets, such as margin and earnings-per-share targets, president Scott Kirby said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The co-pilot of an Airbus A319 on approach to land left the flightdeck after experiencing an anxiety attack, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has revealed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
London Heathrow Airport remained fully operational Sept. 13 despite attempts by climate change activists to disrupt flights by flying small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the airport’s exclusion zone.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached a codeshare agreement with Aircalin, giving JAL access to New Caledonia and Aircalin an improved network in Japan.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have been granted draft approval for their proposed partnership in the Australia-UK market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based lessor AerCap has signed an agreement to sell a second portfolio of aircraft to Saudi Arabia’s NCB Capital and will provide new aircraft to long-term customer Air Macau.
Airlines & Lessors

Frontier Airlines was the most fuel-efficient US carrier in 2017-2018, boosted by large investments in Airbus A320neo aircraft, according to a study released Sept. 12 by the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The ramp-up in Boston Logan International Airport by both Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways could end up benefitting both carriers as they gain loyal customers and other operators scale back, Cowen & Co. analysts suggest.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren plans to formally launch the airline’s new direct hotels partnership later this year and sees opportunities to expand existing bases to create economies of scale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman has started the process of setting up another airline in the US in addition to the planned Airbus A220 operator Moxy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Azul Brazilian Airlines plans to double in size over the next five years as the carrier continues to grow its Embraer E2, Airbus A320neo and A330 fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
More than 20 European aerospace stakeholders have urged European Union (EU) institutions and member states to finally fulfill long-held plans to implement the Single European Sky (SAS) air traffic control initiative.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Tunisair Express, the regional subsidiary of the North African nation’s flag carrier, has ordered three ATR 72-600 regional turboprops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Groupe Dubreuil, the parent company of Air Caraïbes and French Bee, is interested in the Paris Orly slots belonging to Aigle Azur, the company’s top executives said Sept. 12.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
After an initially flurry of interest in blockchain, the secure database that underpins Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, panelists at the World Aviation Festival in London last week said relatively few aviation use cases actually justify the complexity of blockchain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be taking over the 4X-weekly Singapore-Busan route from its regional subsidiary SilkAir.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Environment protest group Heathrow Pause plans to disrupt flights at London Heathrow Airport for at least five days from Sept. 13 by illegally flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, within the airport’s exclusion zone.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s S7 Airlines has named Vadim Klebanov as CEO to succeed Vladimir Obyedkov, who has stepped down from the position.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing is warning that escalating trade tensions between the US and China—the US manufacturer’s largest single market—may soon threaten prospective aircraft sales, particularly the company’s lucrative twinjet 777 and 787 families.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg remains confident regulators will clear the 737 MAX to fly again this year, but suggested the volume of requests and growing variance between regulators is making that target more difficult to meet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A US federal appeals court has revived a class action lawsuit against Florida-based Spirit Airlines that alleges the ultra-LCC deliberately misled passengers about whether carry-on items were included within the price of airfare.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group has announced longtime CEO Enrique Cueto will step down March 31, 2020, to be replaced by current chief commercial officer (CCO) Roberto Alvo.
Airlines & Lessors