Aviation Daily

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus’ data sharing and analysis platform Skywise has built-in security and the airframer’s partners have given guarantees on data protection, Airbus digital transformation officer Marc Fontaine said.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways has no immediate plans to join the SkyTeam alliance—despite its pending transatlantic joint venture with SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Malaysia-based AirAsia Group inked a MOU with Vietnamese businessman Tran Trong Kien Dec.6 to reaffirm the joint venture (JV) agreement to set up a LCC in Vietnam with local partners.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines adjusted its fourth-quarter (4Q) guidance Dec. 5, reflecting slightly weaker unit revenue and lower unit costs ex-fuel.
Air Transport

Geneva-based carrier PrivatAir filed for insolvency Dec. 5, including its German subsidiary PrivatAir GmbH.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Wing—Google parent Alphabet’s drone delivery service—is planning to begin a small service trial program in Helsinki, Finland in the spring of 2019.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Aviation aftermarket giant AAR and Napier Park Global Capital are backing a joint venture that will focus on acquiring late-life commercial aircraft.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
The oneworld global alliance announced Dec. 5 that Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will become its 14th full member airline, an expansion likely to be inaugurated in mid-2020.
Air Transport

A group of 11 senators have called on the U.S. federal government to examine whether Qatar Airways’ financial support for Air Italy may violate a commitment by the state-owned airline not to conduct fifth freedom flights to the U.S.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and UK-based ELG Carbon Fibre have partnered to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites, a move that potentially could monetize the hard-to-reuse leftover material and cut down on environmental waste.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Further tests of a collaborative process aimed at improving arrival management at major airports have been successful at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), according to DSNA, France’s air navigation service provider (ANSP).
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
South African Airways (SAA) has clarified its financial position following a series of media reports in its home country that SAA was seeking more financial bailouts from the South African government.
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
British Airways faces the prospect of fresh industrial tensions with its pilots and cabin crew after three unions submitted a joint pay claim to the carrier, requesting that improvements in its financial results trickle down to staff.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific confirms that its first Airbus A321neo is scheduled to arrive in January, to be followed by more new-generation Airbus narrowbody aircraft in 2019.
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
Ryanair has responded defiantly to the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to initiate enforcement action against the carrier over its refusal to compensate passengers affected by strike-hit flights.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Japan Air Commuter (JAC) has completed its large-turboprop fleet transition with the removal of its final Bombardier Q400 from service at the end of November.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
A combination of strong passenger demand, nimble capacity allocation and increased internal efficiencies steered Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to an increased net profit for fiscal 2018.
Air Transport

Mesa Air Group, the holding company for Phoenix-based regional carrier Mesa Airlines, reported net income of $33.3 million for fiscal 2018, up 1.5% from the $32.8 million recorded during fiscal 2017.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Two French airlines, Aigle Azur and Air Caraïbes, have signed a codesharing arrangement.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Canadian airline WestJet said Dec. 4 that it has expanded its codeshare relationship with Australia’s Qantas by adding Qantas-operated flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer and Danish leasing firm Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) signed a firm contract for three E190 regional airliners, valued at $156 million at list price, the parties announced Dec. 4.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
A new agreement reached between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
French all-business class transatlantic airline La Compagnie will begin operating seasonal flights between Nice and New York-Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) from May 5, 2019.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Airservices Australia has achieved a major step in its program to modernize the country’s air traffic management system, as it has switched over to a new voice communication system, the government-owned air navigation service provider said Dec. 4
Air Transport