WASHINGTON—Airbus said it will continue to build the A380 for at least another decade following a commitment from Emirates Airline to add at least 20 aircraft to its backlog.
WASHINGTON—Industry, government and academia should start research into the requirements of a comprehensive “in-time aviation safety management system” (IASMS) that would continuously monitor all components of the U.S. national airspace system (NAS), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommends in a NASA-funded study released Jan. 18.
SEOUL—The opening of a new terminal complex at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport is expected to dramatically improve Korean Air’s connections with prospective partner Delta Air Lines and other SkyTeam members. Incheon’s Terminal 2 (T2) opened for service on Jan. 18, with Korean Air moving out of the existing Terminal 1 and into the new facility along with Delta, Air France and KLM. Korean and Delta are awaiting final approvals to initiate a joint venture on transpacific routes.
BEIJING—Tianjin Airlines plans to connect Los Angeles with two Chinese secondary cities beginning in December. With this move, the HNA Group carrier will have three long-haul routes at Zhengzhou, a city of 9.7 million people 660 km (410 mi.) southwest of Beijing. Sichuan Airlines proposed in March 2017 to open the route between Zhengzhou and Los Angeles in October, but failed to follow through.
Hawaiian Airlines expects to gain more feeder traffic in Japan and New Zealand thanks to a new interline deal with the Jetstar LCC group. Under the arrangement, Hawaiian will interline on Jetstar’s domestic New Zealand routes, and Jetstar Japan’s domestic routes. These will help funnel traffic to Hawaiian’s gateways in both countries. Jetstar’s core operation is based in Australia, although it has units in other Asia-Pacific countries. Hawaiian Airlines already has a partnership with Virgin Australia in the Australian market.
Snohomish County, Washington, is partnering with Propeller Airports to build a new passenger terminal at the airport for a planned opening in the fall.
Ryanair’s December decision to change its policy and recognize unions, a step it was forced to take after a flight cancellation crisis brought tensions with its workforce to a head, is one factor that has made the establishment of French bases possible.
The Italian government has bankrolled the continued operations of Alitalia since May, when it filed for bankruptcy after its workforce rejected the labor agreement that would have been needed to unlock funding for a restructuring plan.
Considering the increasingly relaxed attitude to the onboard use of mobile phones in other countries, other Chinese airlines are likely to quickly follow China Eastern’s lead.
The new review comes after GE had to unveil a $6.2 billion after-tax charge in the recently ended fourth quarter of 2017 due to GE Capital’s health and life insurance work.
Enders used the example of Boeing’s ongoing trade dispute against Canada’s Bombardier, which has resulted in the U.S. government imposing 219% tariffs on the C Series jets ordered by U.S. airlines.
All passengers and crew onboard a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 were evacuated after the aircraft exited the runway and rolled down a muddy cliff at Turkey’s Trabzon Airport.
Embraer delivered 101 commercial aircraft in 2017, down 6.5% from 108 in 2016, and the Brazilian manufacturer already has warned of a further drop for 2018.
The Libyan capital of Tripoli remained effectively without an international airport Jan. 16 after fighting in the ongoing civil war caused Mitiga International Airport to shut down.
American Airlines and China Southern Airlines have almost halved the scale of codesharing planned under a cooperative relationship they established in 2017.
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In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be published on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The next issue will be dated Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Outgoing sales chief believes the A380 is an “aircraft whose time will come,” but it needs to go through a period of low demand before additional orders emerge.
