Aviation Daily

A story in the Aug. 1 issue of Aviation Daily misstated the number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft being ordered by Malaysia Airlines.

Canada’s two biggest airlines continue to focus on growing international business, despite recent challenges.

The FAA is chartering an Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) to address issues raised by growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations.

The EU will fund the next stage in a plan to ease congestion in Northern Europe’s crowded skies.

American Airlines said the Transportation Department’s (DOT) award of a daytime Minneapolis–Tokyo Haneda flight to Delta Air Lines does not serve the public interest.

A slate of donated required navigation performance (RNP) procedures for Tacloban City Airport (Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport) in the Philippines may set the stage for further improvements in the island nation’s ground-based aerial infrastructure.

Airbus Group has provided a glimpse into its research on air taxis as an answer to growing surface gridlock in the world’s largest cities

Garuda Indonesia saw its first-half financial performance plummet in the wake of the airline’s major international expansion efforts.

Lufthansa Cargo is preparing further cuts to its fleet because of its much-deteriorated performance in the first half of 2016.

IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said the airline is considering slowing the delivery of Airbus A320neos “to allow Pratt & Whitney to catch up with the production and deliveries” of engines.

Austrian Airlines CEO Kay Kratky said pricing pressure on the carrier’s North Atlantic routes is “extreme."

Virgin Australia has succeeded in significantly boosting its balance sheet through a series of share issues to airline groups and other owners.

25 Years Ago Aug. 1, 1991—Eastern Air Lines stopped flying in January, but its lawyers and financial consultants keep on billing. To prevent insolvency, a New York bankruptcy judge refuses payment on $19 million of the nearly $86 million in professional fees run up since Eastern declared bankruptcy in March 1989.

Spirit Airlines says demand for its leisure fares remain high, as do load factors, but yields in the second quarter were lower than expected.

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Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) posted a $1.27 billion net profit for the second quarter of 2016.

Qatar Airways has strengthened its position as International Airline Group’s (IAG) single largest shareholder.

Embraer has posted a net loss for the second quarter of 2016, and has set aside a $200 million loss contingency in connection with an investigation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Allegiant Air is breaking with its longstanding practice of buying older aircraft with an order for 12 new Airbus A320s.

AUCKLAND—Japan Airlines (JAL) is concerned about signs of weakness in several international markets, and traffic declines related to earthquakes earlier this year have hurt its domestic operations.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is considering further fleet acquisitions in the wake of this week’s order for up to 50 aircraft from the Boeing 737 MAX family.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has become the latest European airline company to revise its profit forecast downwards, as it feels the effect of slowing demand and strong currency fluctuations.