Aviation Daily

By Molly McMillin
Spirit AeroSystems is looking to outsource some of its supply chain work here in a move to save $5 million to $7 million.
Air Transport

WestJet is considering adding new destinations and widebody aircraft, following pilots’ recent decision to keep its long-haul ambitions alive.
Air Transport

Julia Haywood is leaving United Airlines to return to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), just six months after she took the chief commercial officer job at the Chicago-based airline.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
In the last week of the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed that airlines and ticket agents be required to disclose specific baggage fees when providing airfare information.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Safran has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Zodiac Aerospace.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Australian LCC Jetstar Airways plans to introduce nonstop routes to Vietnam, improving its links with fast-growing Vietnamese affiliate Jetstar Pacific.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Tigerair Australia has resolved a dispute with the Indonesian government that forced the LCC to suspend service on popular leisure routes to Bali.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Dozens of Western aerospace suppliers are on the verge of hiring thousands of workers in Morocco, according to U.S. trade officials—so much so that they are quickly organizing a trade mission to the North African country in April.
Air Transport

United Airlines has seen business bookings increase since the November U.S. presidential elections, but forecasting the behavior of the macro-economy remains difficult, executives said during the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call Jan. 18.
Air Transport

View the Leisure and Business Fares: Week Of January 2 Vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week chart in PDF format.

American Airlines will introduce a basic-economy fare option as part of the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier’s effort to better compete with ultra-low-cost carriers, such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce hopes it can restore customer faith after agreeing to pay fines worth £670 million ($824 million) to settle fraud and corruption cases with the Brazilian, UK and U.S. authorities.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has revealed the broad outlines of a major internal restructuring, although many details of its plans are yet to be announced.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The AirAsia LCC group will ramp up its fleet growth this year, with many of its new additions consisting of Airbus A320neos for its Malaysian and Thai operations.
Air Transport

James Baumgarner, a longtime Aviation Daily reporter, has died. He was 78.
Air Transport

U.S. Transportation Security Administration head Peter Neffenger will resign Jan. 20, the day President-elect Donald Trump assumes office.
Air Transport

As planned, the governments of Australia, China and Malaysia on Jan. 17 terminated the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, after scouring the sea floor along a 120,000-km2 (46,000-mi.2) arc in the southern Indian Ocean.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is continuing to improve its financial performance as it targets a return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
China Southern Airlines has underscored its determination to build up at Beijing, the home of rival Air China, while planning new long-haul services from its own base in Guangzhou, China.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
HNA low-cost subsidiary Lucky Air is moving into widebody aircraft operations, arranging to take two Airbus A330-300s from the fleet of the group’s leading carrier, Hainan Airlines, according to an industry source.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air Berlin will launch a new Berlin-Hong Kong service, company sources said.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Kunming Changshui International Airport has leaped two places to become China’s fifth-busiest airport in 2016, driven by government support and local tourism attractions.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Norway's Wideroe has placed an order for up to 15 Embraer E2 jets, in a bet that it can fill large regional jets while sticking to its niche airline model.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Irish low-cost carrierRyanair is adding nine routes from London Stansted Airport for summer 2017, which could lead to further aircraft being based at the airport.
Air Transport

Boeing may have reacted too late to be able to recover market share in the single-aisle segment back to a 50/50 split, Air Lease Corp. (ALC) President and CEO John Plueger believes.
Air Transport