July 1, 1991—Six U.S. carriers are requesting to extend service to Brazil as the result of a new bilateral agreement. The agreement allows the Transportation Department on Jan. 1, 1992, to make five carrier designations—two for combination service, two all-cargo, and one combination or all-cargo.
In observance of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing on Monday, July 4. The next issue of Aviation Daily will be dated Wednesday, June 6.
Honeywell International made its expected CEO transition plan official late June 28, announcing newly installed President and Chief Operating Officer Darius Adamczyk will succeed current chief executive Dave Cote on March 31, 2017.
The Transportation Department (DOT) denied Norwegian U.K.’s (NUK) exemption to fly to the U.S., but has not yet ruled on the carrier’s permanent foreign air carrier permit.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ program has tested the regional jet at its designed maximum speed and altitude, while preparing to fly the third and fourth prototypes within two months.
EasyJet downgraded its profit expectations following the U.K.’s June 23 vote to leave the EU, or “Brexit,” but the LCC’s CEO is confident that people will continue flying and the airline industry will adapt.
The relaunched Eastern Airlines will soon begin proving flights with the FAA, in hopes of adding domestic and international airline approvals to its scheduled and nonscheduled charter certificate this summer.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) says Tokyo’s Narita International Airport has reached capacity during peak time, but improvements planned by the airport over the next few years could create more slots.
Lufthansa and its cabin-crew union UFO have settled their longstanding dispute over company pensions and early retirement, after a mediation process that started at the beginning of the year.
The Star Alliance has unveiled a redesigned check-in system for its members at Tokyo Narita Airport, based on a model that is expected to be introduced at more Star hubs.
United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new, five-year contract, which will go to the union’s membership for a vote.
The British government needs to be “relatively bold” in order to attract investment from business and stabilize the uncertainty caused by the country’s decision to leave the EU, or “Brexit,” according to U.K. aerospace trade organization ADS.
Egyptian investigators said some parts from the front section of EgyptAir Flight MS 804 “showed signs of high-temperature damage and soot” after they were recovered from the Mediterranean seabed.
A portable gaming simulator designed to aid European airports in creating an optimal collaborative environment is also helping officials figure out how to keep the facility functioning when everything goes wrong.
United Airlines flight attendants’ union leaders have unanimously backed the terms of a proposed five-year labor contract that will now be sent to rank-and-file flight attendants for a ratification vote.
The British government has again delayed a decision on future expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport as a result of the fallout from the U.K.’s decision to leave the EU, or “Brexit.”
Materials and special-manufacturing giant Alcoa will be the sole supplier of proprietary wing skins and fuselage sheet to Embraer for its E2 family of jet airliners, under a multiyear $470 million contract unveiled June 30.
