Aviation Daily

WASHINGTON—Southwest Airlines plans to launch daily flights Dec.
Air Transport

Alan Dron
Enter Air had one of its aircraft seized at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport for several hours, after the operator allegedly did not pay fines for a series of noise violations at the airport.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore LCC Scoot will be looking to its own network and those of its partners to help fill its proposed Athens service, although it has yet to make any deals for feed from Europe.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The first flight of Hybrid Air Vehicles’ (HAV) Airlander 10 hybrid airship—an experimental intelligence-gathering platform—was the initial step in demonstrating the aircraft’s capabilities.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Consultants Frost & Sullivan estimate it will reach $2.23 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.7%.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Embraer will keep the market informed of any new material developments on the matter and disclose any potential effects of the claim, it said.
Air Transport

View the Airline Snapshot: Air Canada chart in PDF format.

By Victoria Moores
About 8,800 BA cabin crewmembers, represented by the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) section of Unite, are calling for the airline to drop the “Dashboard Performance Management” scheme.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Regional jet operator China Express Airlines has secured a supply of Airbus A320-family aircraft or is close to doing so.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Out of more than 100 possible points assigned by an advocacy group, the average letter grade for members of Congress was a “D,” for “poor.”
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia’s Thai affiliate intends to grow its fleet and international network in the second half of this year, taking advantage of continued strong financial results.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has 71 widebody aircraft remaining on order through 2024, the carrier reported this week.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Continental Motors Group (CMG) is consolidating its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing operations into facilities in Alabama and Germany, the company said.
Air Transport

View the Leisure and Business Fares: Week Of August 8 vs. Previous Week And Year-Ago Week in PDF format.

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has launched a new €20 million ($23 million) cost-savings program after reporting a €1.1 million second-quarter net loss.
Air Transport

Delta Air Lines will introduce two new services to Nashville, Tennessee, and San Francisco from Boston, and will ramp up frequencies on some existing routes from the East Coast city.
Air Transport

Gol is heading into the second half of the year with a reduced fleet and lower capacity, as well as a key change to its senior management team.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Irish LCC Ryanair is expected to add 10 aircraft to its Italian operations and open 44 new routes in 2017.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Retirements and new deliveries are accelerating the modernization of Cathay’s passenger and cargo fleets, according to the carrier’s latest fleet update.
Air Transport

View the Airport Profile — Tampa International (TPA) chart in PDF format.

The carrier says it will operate flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to both Haneda and Tokyo Narita airports.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Modifications specialist Jetaire says aftermarket provider AerSale illegally based its design for a fuel-tank safety system on Jetaire data and is falsely claiming to have FAA certification for the product.
MRO

The Delta One all-suite business class is coming to Delta Air Lines' new Airbus aircraft first.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
LONDON—Japan has approved Iberia to be included in a Europe–Japan revenue-sharing partnership, which includes Oneworld carriers British Airways (BA), Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL). &n
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Australians should keep their red carpets cleaned and ready, because China Eastern Airlines alone may open five more routes to their country between late October and late March 2017.
Air Transport