Aviation Daily

The FAA is seeking vendors of remote ATC tower systems to compete for the contract to build one at a business and general aviation facility 50 mi. north of Denver.
Air Transport

Do state subsidies for the Boeing 777X program add up to $50 million, or $8.7 billion? The answer is at the center of the World Trade Organization’s latest ruling in the seemingly never-ending dispute between Airbus and Boeing.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
European network carrier lobbying group Association of European Airlines plans to close by year-end after many of its members defect to the new cross-industry group Airlines for Europe.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines Bhd. plans to apply for a separate air operating certificate for its proposed Airbus A380 charter unit, and may announce its name soon.
Air Transport

Flight attendants at Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines overwhelmingly agree to a labor deal that will increase wages.
Air Transport

Kenya Airways launches search for a new CEO after Mbuvi Ngunze confirmed last week he will be leaving the Nairobi-based airline in the first quarter of 2017.
Air Transport

In observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 28. The next issue of Aviation Daily will be dated Tuesday, Nov. 29.

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By Jens Flottau
First flight of the Airbus A350-1000 on Nov. 24 marks the start of a flight test campaign and certification process that should be done before the end of 2017.
Air Transport

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By Jens Flottau
Etihad Aviation Group has indirectly confirmed for the first time that it is in the process of acquiring a stake in Air Berlin’s leisure business—a move that further illustrates the dramatic financial position of its German affiliate.
Air Transport

Traffic in Latin America is expected to grow, despite several countries in the region still undergoing economic and infrastructure challenges.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The fifth flight-test aircraft will stay at Nagoya, Japan, the home of the program and location of final-assembly facilities.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The rapid expansion of international slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport has created a temporary supply imbalance, although more growth at Tokyo’s airports will still be needed in the future, Japan Airlines Chairman Masaru Onishi said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier operates four 737-800s and a 737-700. Its new 737s are scheduled to arrive in 2018–19, and will be subject to a sale-leaseback arrangement with GE Capital Aviation Services.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems CEO and President Tom Gentile will not cop to a turnaround for the leading aerostructures provider, but the relatively new chief executive is happy to point out his Wichita company has entered a new moneymaking era.
Air Transport

Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines have objected to the conditions the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) seeks to impose on the airlines in order to receive antitrust immunity (ATI) approval for an intended joint-venture agreement, a regulatory filing shows.
Air Transport

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The European Commission (EC) has selected Giorgio Sacerdoti to arbitrate the dispute with the U.S. over the delay in awarding Norwegian Air International (NAI) a U.S. foreign air carrier permit.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union called a full-day strike after a longstanding dispute over pay, and the creation of the Eurowings low-cost arm, continues to get worse.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier plans to take a direct stake in Niki, Air Berlin’s Austrian subsidiary, ahead of a broader transaction involving German leisure group TUI, industry sources say.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The surprise announcement, which ends growing speculation over the choice of future leadership of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, marks the first time since the mid-1960s that it has been led by an executive from outside the company.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Although the arrangements with FlyBe would conclude on Aug. 31, 2017, the two airlines would continue to discuss “potential opportunities to work together in the future,” Loganair said.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Closure of the carrier leaves Airbus looking for new buyers for four A330-800s and six A321s that TransAsia has on order.
Air Transport