Aviation Daily

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific plans to introduce its first Airbus A350-1000 to commercial service on July 1 on the carrier’s route from Hong Kong to Taipei.
Air Transport

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By Sean Broderick
American Airlines has offered to pay $45 million to end its role in a long-running class-action lawsuit against several carriers, making the move to avoid what it feared could be costly litigation—not an admission of guilt.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air said it will start flying to Eilat, Israel; Grenoble, France; Tromso, Norway; and Verona, Italy, from London Luton Airport, where it has eight aircraft based.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French airline Aigle Azur has taken delivery of its second Airbus A330, and continues implementing its plan to expand by growing its medium-haul network and launching flights to long-haul destinations.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The Japan Airlines (JAL) Group is considering its options for replacing turboprops at its Hokkaido Air System regional subsidiary.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japanese carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has elected to temporarily halt all operations after it discovered a discrepancy in maintenance records for one of its freighters.
Air Transport

Jens Flottau
Norwegian said it has received expressions of interest from several parties to acquire shares, explore a full takeover, financing or various forms of partnerships, demonstrating “the attractiveness of our business.”
Air Transport

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By Bill Carey
Rockwell Collins has started production of head-up displays (HUD) using diffractive waveguide optics technology developed by DigiLens, of Sunnyvale, California, the latter company announced June 13.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
China and the United States on June 15 formally moved to apply more tariffs on each other, including over aerospace-related products, revving up a trade spat between the world’s largest economies and aviation marketplaces.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines on June 15 launched flights from three new airports—Calgary International (YYC), Halifax Stanfield and Victoria International—stretching its all-domestic network coast to coast, and setting up more direct competition with other carriers.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Chinese narrowbody and regional-jet operator Chengdu Airlines has applied for permission to fly internationally, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
FAA safety inspectors approved aircraft for Part 135 charter operations without first reviewing exemptions that in some cases would have prohibited their operation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found in response to a whistleblower’s allegations.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines signed a codeshare agreement with Nile Air, Egypt’s largest private airline.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Irish LCC Ryanair’s mass cancellations of flights because of personnel rostering problems in autumn 2017 and early 2018 has led to a €1.85 million ($2.1 million) fine from the Italian Competition Authority.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will switch its current Stockholm Arlanda-Hong Kong route to Copenhagen from Oct 28.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has started the next phase of a multi-year capital improvement program that includes a much-needed expansion of its Pier D international terminal.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Comac’s C919 flight-test aircraft have been grounded for modifications, costing about three months in the flight-testing schedule.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) have taken a major step in expanding their partnership by applying to operate a revenue-sharing joint venture (JV) in the busy Hawaii-Japan market.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Deliveries of CFM Leap-1 engines are about to overtake those of the CFM56 for the first time, marking a watershed moment in the 44-year history of CFM International, the GE Aviation-Safran Aircraft Engines joint venture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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