Aviation Daily

This time, the ban temporarily excludes citizens without already-issued visas from six countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days, starting March 16.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Aer Lingus has agreed on long-term leases for seven Airbus A321LRs with Aer Lease Corp.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Alitalia will approve its long-awaited relaunch business plan by the end of this week, after its board of directors met to hear an update about the plan, the airline said in a statement.
Air Transport

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Harris Corp., the longtime provider of the FAA’s telecommunications backbone and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast ADS-B surveillance service, will broaden its offerings.
Air Transport

The new slots are being made available as part of the new transborder joint venture between Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The crash of a vintage Hawker Hunter jet at an air show in 2015 in Shoreham, England, that killed 11 people was caused by pilot error, air accident investigators have concluded.
Air Transport

The CEOs of JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings continue to push back against American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on the issue of alleged Gulf carrier subsidies.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Successful test installations have been set up in Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, Norway and Ireland in different types of harsh environments and at various distances, the company said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia has also canceled the remaining A320ceos it ordered directly from Airbus.
Air Transport

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By Jens Flottau
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker believes Gulf carriers opening new routes from countries outside their own home bases to the U.S. poses an “enormous threat” to U.S. airlines.
Air Transport

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said preliminary accident and incident data from 2016 for its 32 member countries shows increased risks from systems failures, airborne collisions and runway excursions.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
The IATA director-general called for open borders, and for governments to not interfere with how airlines distribute their products.
Air Transport

American Airlines’ pilots union is asking for third-party arbitration to resolve what the union says are violations of pilot-fatigue regulations.
Air Transport

Testing for the remaining two satellites will begin after the vehicles drift into final positions in an adjacent orbital plane.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier has years to go on its turnaround plan, but the company is far enough along to begin thinking of its next new aircraft, CEO and President Alain Bellemare told an industry conference March 2.
Air Transport

One day after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to invest money in airport infrastructure in an address to Congress, U.S. airport directors told lawmakers that financing infrastructure projects remains difficult, and pushed for reforms by the federal government.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines, struggling with tight margins as ticket prices fall and fears of terrorist attacks take their toll on leisure travel demand, are getting creative when it comes to the all-important ancillary revenues–and for many, a digital push is helping give them an edge.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air Berlin has named Goetz Ahmelmann as its new chief commercial officer, replacing Julio Rodriguez after fewer than two years on the job.
Air Transport

The Russian airframe aftermarket specialist is aiming to further expand its base and line-maintenance service offerings.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The chief executive officers of Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have written to the EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, calling for new measures to counter what they say are unfair practices by Gulf carriers.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airport operator Royal Schiphol Group has renewed its warning that a limit on air traffic movements up to 2020 will hold back growth.
Air Transport