Aviation Daily

FAA said it has found no evidence that current airliner seat dimensions pose a safety issue that requires new standards.

Two members of the U.S. Congress criticized FAA for failing to implement mandatory drug and alcohol testing for workers at foreign aircraft repair stations.

The first meeting of FAA’s rechartered Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will be held July 17, 2018 in Santa Clara, California, a location that attests to the level of interest in drones in the high-tech Silicon Valley.

The owners of Irish lessor Intrepid Aviation will take a stake in widebody lessor Amedeo Capital, which will in turn buy a minority shareholding in Intrepid, creating a strategic partnership between the widebody specialists.

Air Serbia posted a €15.7 million ($18.3 million) net profit for 2017 and announced that Etihad Airways plans to continue as a 49% equity partner.

Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer appears to be anticipating considerably lower sales this year than in 2017, based on a briefing here ahead of the Farnborough Airshow in mid-July.

Philippines flag carrier Philippines Airlines (PAL) is introducing four new domestic routes within the archipelago, operating from Clark International Airport.

African LCC fastjet appears to have staved off imminent financial collapse by raising $10 million from investors.

Star Alliance carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a letter of intent with Swedish biofuels supplier Preem, with the aim of firming this into a binding cooperation agreement by September.

Los Angeles will get two extra connections to Chinese secondary cities in December if plans by Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines go ahead.

The significant increase in flight hours required to become a U.S. airline pilot—mandated by Congress in 2010 and cemented into regulation by FAA in 2013—has had the “side effect” of “reducing the number of pilots” and should be revisited by Congress, said Elaine Chao, the U.S. transportation secretary.

AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes is holding discussions with Airbus about confirming A330neo deliveries, and he signaled the carrier may be interested in further Airbus orders.

Etihad Aviation Group has decided to make significant changes to its corporate structure, reflecting a strategy shift from its previous partnership model to a focus on its core business.

International Airlines Group (IAG) subsidiary Level, a long-haul LCC, made its first flight from Paris on July 2 with Airbus A330-200 service to Montreal.

Dubai-based LCC flydubai has deepened its partnership agreement with local full-service carrier Emirates Airline by adopting the Emirates Skywards product as its loyalty program.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, to intervene after ICAO agreed to consider neighboring Qatar’s complaints of being shut out of their airspace.

China Southern Airlines will open a route between Los Angeles and the northeastern Chinese city Shenyang this year, the local government said.

Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific announced July 2, 2018 that it has signed a deal with Switzerland-based IPR Conversions Ltd to convert two ATR 72-500s into freighters.

Airbus and Bombardier confirmed the transaction transferring majority control of the C Series program to Airbus was completed as scheduled July 1.

Jin Air has signaled it will cooperate with the South Korean government’s move to hold hearings on its future, and has committed to improvements in various management and operational areas.

European turboprop manufacturer ATR is applying to the U.S. government for a new license that will allow it to deliver the remaining aircraft from its order from Iran Air.

The development of a second airport in Sydney has reached a major milestone with the awarding of contracts for the preliminary earthworks and for project management.