The decision by Mexico’s newly-installed government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates IATA cited.
LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) is monitoring developments at Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), because of “business and operational challenges” that could impact its equity investment, the Polish carrier said.
Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines, eager to build on its recent airline launches in Chad and Mozambique, remains interested in creating a new national carrier in Nigeria despite delays caused by the country’s impending elections, the carrier’s CEO told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
Hawaiian Airlines said its fleet refresh is making good progress despite Airbus A321neo delivery delays earlier this year, and the carrier is already looking to the next stage when its Boeing 787 deliveries begin in 2021.
Air France has appointed Anne Rigail as its new chief executive, taking over from Air France-KLM Group CEO Benjamin Smith who temporarily led the French unit following the resignation of Franck Terner in September.
Supported by strong demand for travel and a decline in fuel costs, IATA expects airline industry profits to rise again in 2019 following a dip this year.
European and U.S. regulators have expanded a software-upgrade mandate to CFM International Leap-1B engines that ensures Boeing 737 Max-powered aircraft will not experience engine-fan-speed issues caused by extremely cold weather.
Russia’s Superjet 100 is no longer part of the Sukhoi product line as parent company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) re-arranges its structure to separate its commercial and military aircraft manufacturing assets.
A Brazilian appeals court has reversed a lower, provisional decision that would have prevented Embraer and Boeing from finalizing terms of their proposed joint venture (JV).
A group representing U.S. airport executives has renewed calls for airlines to end their “short-sighted opposition” to raising the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) cap, arguing that record high revenues from ancillary fees undercut the carriers’ stance against lifting the PFC.
The FAA has extended a ban on flights over Syria until 2020, citing the “threat to civil aviation from the multifaceted conflict and extremist threat, and militant activity.”
The Hong Kong Air Accident Investigation Authority is investigating a serious incident Oct. 20 involving an Air India Boeing 787-8 that descended rapidly and deviated from the glide path on approach to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) before pilots performed a go-around.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a pilot cadet training program jointly developed by Airbus and Toulouse-based civil aviation university ENAC, Airbus said Dec. 6.
Hartford, Minneapolis/St Paul and Montreal will be among the first routes operated by Aer Lingus’ Airbus A321neo long-range (LR) aircraft, scheduled for delivery from June 2019.
Kuwaiti LCC Wataniya Airways’ Air Operators Certificate (AOC) has been revoked by Kuwait’s aviation regulator, effectively rendering Wataniya as out of business.
As it enters the final stage of a five-year turnaround plan, Bombardier’s aerospace focus going forward will be on the high end of the business-jet market and building up its aerostructures division around contracts with Airbus, executives outlined to analysts Dec. 6.
