Aviation Daily

By Adrian Schofield
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected other Asia-Pacific airlines.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France unions will meet to discuss the next steps they will take to continue their fight for bigger pay increases as the Air France-KLM group prepares for the arrival of new CEO Benjamin Smith by the end of September.
Air Transport

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A new congressional report on the U.S. travel insurance industry accuses airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) of pressuring customers to purchase travel insurance that offers insufficient coverage.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Corrosion that led to fatigue-cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on Oct. 28, 2016, the NTSB announced.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
British Airways and Air France’s hybrid carrier airline Joon said they would no longer fly to Iran’s capital Tehran starting September for commercial reasons.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Ryanair hopes its long-considered tie-up with Aer Lingus will be in place by the March 2019 end of the LCC’s current financial year.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is beginning the formal stage of the competition between Boeing and Airbus for its ultra-long-range aircraft order, and the airline believes both manufacturers have strong candidates.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
LCC Ryanair is set to increase the size of its base at London Luton Airport, the home hub of rival easyJet.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is adding another leased aircraft and cutting back parts of its schedule as it attempts to avoid more disruption resulting from engine issues on its Boeing 787 fleet.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin is planning to open air services in 2019 and 2020 to as many as six North American cities, according to the provincial government of Heilongjiang.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Hainan Airlines proposes to add extensions from Chongqing to its Shanghai services to Boston and Seattle.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) said they reached an agreement Aug. 23 after lengthy negotiations, marking a step forward for the LCC, which is facing conflict with its workforce in several of its European markets.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Airline associations from around the globe have jointly called on the European Commission (EC) to align the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) with ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia) initiative.
Air Transport

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By Karen Walker
Boom Technology is fully funded to get a demonstrator of the supersonic airliner it is developing in the air by the end of 2019, the Denver-based company’s CEO said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The FAA sent a team to Vietnam earlier this month to conduct a safety assessment, according to regulators there.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The airport authority of Manila, Philippines, will seek at least PHP15 million ($280,000) from XiamenAir to cover costs of a runway overrun at the city’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Aug. 16.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Shanghai Airlines plans to introduce its first Boeing 787-9s on routes to Singapore and Melbourne, Australia. Both routes will be new to the carrier, though parent China Eastern Airlines flies them.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines is suspending its route from Honolulu to Beijing, which is its only Chinese service, although the carrier insists it intends to return to that market.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have started pre-registration for the Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT) service—a means of providing the last known position of an aircraft in distress.
Air Transport

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By Mark Nensel
Santiago, Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group narrowed its second-quarter 2018 net loss to $113.6 million, improved from 2Q 2017’s $138 million net loss, and despite a $79 million foreign exchange loss during the quarter mainly attributable to the 12.2% year-over-year (YOY) depreciation of the Brazilian currency.
Air Transport