Aviation Daily

Let’s toast U.S. open-skies policy on its silver anniversary and reject Delta’s invitation for U.S. consumers to sing the Canadian blues.

Airbus and Veritas Capital Fund Management, the owners of StandardAero, have started negotiating a possible sale of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Vector Aerospace.

The owner of an international hotel chain has proposed an alternative expansion plan for London’s Heathrow Airport in a bid to eliminate the risk involved in bridging the third runway over a major road.

Besides the two new services, Delta Air Lines has announced 10 new markets from Boston this year.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has installed a drone detection radar, following a sighting that forced London Gatwick Airport to divert flights.

Airbus’s July 5 announcement of a contract with the Chinese government for 140 commercial aircraft appears to include already ordered aircraft.

Eurowings will base three Airbus A330-200s, which currently reside at Cologne Bonn Airport, in Munich.

This will mean passengers will not have to manually enter passport information.

While Thailand is pushing the ICAO to conduct a follow-up audit to address safety concerns, the agency will first undertake a review of the country’s aviation security.among

The airline will be renamed Samoa Airways, and will use the certificate of existing turboprop carrier Polynesian Airlines.

Cathay Pacific has reached an agreement to buy DHL’s minority stake in cargo carrier Air Hong Kong, which would shift it from a joint venture to a full subsidiary of Cathay.

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The facility will be able to handle up to 6 million passengers a year, said Stefan Schulte, CEO of airport operator Fraport.

Qatar Airways has made the first cancellations to its large Airbus A350 orders, as Airbus continues to struggle with significant delivery delays.

The decision sent shares down by almost 10%, reflecting investors’ concerns over the move.

LONDON—Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and Indonesia’s PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and regional aircraft.

Qatar Airways announced July 6 that passengers can once more carry onboard their laptops, after U.S. authorities approved new security arrangements at Doha Hamad International Airport.

Advanced specialty materials and parts provider Allegheny Technologies and GE Aviation on July 5 unveiled a joint venture (JV) for the development of a new meltless titanium alloy powder manufacturing technology for 3D printing.

Thai Airways is grounding some of its Boeing 787-8s, due to delays in fixing engine problems also affecting other operators of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.

A new report from the Conference Board of Canada warns that the Canadian aerospace and defense industry must no longer be content with supplying its larger U.S. counterpart and should try to harness A&D growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

The new airline, Norwegian Argentina, would serve the domestic market and connect Argentina with Europe.

Qatar Airways is the last of the four big carriers in the Middle East that still falls under the U.S. electronics ban.

Virgin Australia is signaling that it has further ambitions in the greater China market following the July 5 launch of its first flight to Hong Kong.