Aviation Daily

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

By Bradley Perrett
Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines has proposed establishing what will likely be the second new mainline passenger carrier to be approved in China since authorities stopped accepting applications for new airlines in 2016.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Air Wisconsin Airlines is setting up a maintenance facility at Appleton International Airport (ATW) to support its expanding schedule in the eastern Wisconsin city.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Long-haul LCC Norwegian introduced a Boeing 737 MAX with a cabin featuring new slimline seats the airline said are designed for more comfort on transatlantic routes and will give taller passengers more space.
Air Transport

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is enacting new restrictions from June 30 limiting the amount of powdered materials international travelers can bring into the cabin on flights bound to the U.S.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aigle Azur is experiencing strong demand for its first long-haul flights, to Sao Paulo Viracopos Airport in Brazil, CEO Frantz Yvelin told Aviation Daily.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Air China has trimmed frequencies on four intercontinental routes from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, including a service to the Frankfurt hub of Star Alliance partner Lufthansa.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that its former chairman Masaru Onishi will work with the carrier in an external advisory role after his official retirement.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The main airport for Bali, Indonesia reopened after a temporary closure because of a volcanic ash cloud, but airlines are taking different views on whether to resume operations.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS—The mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been widened to include drones and urban air mobility under a new regulation due to come into force in the coming weeks.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is achieving strong growth in passenger and aircraft traffic, as it undertakes construction on major runway and terminal projects.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
NASA has laid out a three-phase program to collect data on public acceptance of reduced sonic booms using the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works-developed low-boom demonstrator, which has been designated the X-59A QueSST.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines is adding about 15 daily flights, including nonstop service to six new markets, out of Dallas Love Field (DAL) early next year, crediting schedule-optimization for creating room to fly out of its already-crowded headquarters airport.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Over 23,000 commercial aircraft will offer connectivity to their passengers by 2027, up from 7,400 in 2017, a report by satellite market research specialist Euroconsult said, consolidating forecasts made by connectivity service and hardware providers.
Connected Aerospace

By Alan Dron
The Norwegian government has sold its remaining stake in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The UK government urgently needs to hammer out a withdrawal agreement from the European Union to avoid massive disruption to the aerospace industry on both sides of the Atlantic, said Michael Huerta, the former FAA administrator.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
China Southern Airlines has received approval to fly to London from Beijing’s new airport, to be opened next year, the company told shareholders.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The number of Bombardier C Series deliveries in the first half of the year is well short of the pace needed to hit the company’s full-year target of 40, but recent improvements suggest the mark could still be within reach.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Leigh Clifford, the long-serving Qantas chairman, plans to step down in October and will be replaced by Richard Goyder.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Airline flight operations have been disrupted by the eruption of the Mt. Agung volcano on the popular resort island of Bali, Indonesia.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European aviation industry groups gave a cautious welcome to news that the ICAO Council has agreed on a set of standards for the planned Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Air Transport

Aviation Week Network staff
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has made a financing agreement with lessors GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Novus Aviation Capitol to cover the acquisition of four Airbus A321neos.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM’s temporary management is expected to choose an air transport industry professional to replace Jean-Marc Janaillac as CEO.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian reaffirmed his interest in Boeing’s potential new mid-market aircraft (NMA), which he referred to as the 797, but is far less certain of the need for another potential new airliner that Boeing unveiled this week—a Mach 5 hypersonic aircraft.
Air Transport