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By Bradley Perrett
HNA Group is setting up a freight airline in partnership with the city government of Tianjin, China, with a business plan based partly on taking over transfer business from congested Beijing Capital International Airport.
Air Transport

Under the auspices of its Centers of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in New Mexico and North Dakota, the FAA is asking operators of small UAS for feedback on technologies and methods used to avoid collisions with other aircraft, both for visual line-of-sight and beyond visual line-of-sight operations.
Air Transport

Delta Air Lines is interested in the Bombardier CS300, the larger variant of the C Series.
Air Transport

Kathryn Young, [email protected]
Utah-based SkyWest, parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, reported first-quarter net income of $27 million, nearly triple the $9.6 million reported in the year-ago period.
Air Transport

The European Commission has obtained a mandate to initiate arbitration under the U.S.–EU open skies agreement, in order to resolve the impasse over a U.S. foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian Air International (NAI), Aviation Daily has learned.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Embraer’s commercial aviation division delivered 21 aircraft during the first quarter, including 19 Embraer 175 and two Embraer 195 aircraft, compared to 20 during the same time a year ago.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
CFM56 aftermarket work continued its steep climb with solid first-quarter numbers, as both overhaul volume and per-shop-visit parts consumption posted solid gains.
Air Transport

ATLANTA—On the heels of a landmark Bombardier C Series order (Aviation Daily, April 29), Delta Air Lines announced it will order 37 more Airbus A321 aircraft to support its fleet-renewal efforts. &n
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
International Airlines Group (IAG) is revising its combined capacity growth for 2016 downward, lowering expansion from 5.2% to 4.9%.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has put together draft guidance aimed at helping maintenance providers tackle on-the-job fatigue, taking into account the specific challenges that a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) environment presents.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
A coalition of Australian aviation groups is calling for the government to privatize the country’s air traffic management (ATM) organization, following the Nav Canada model.
Air Transport

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Airlines operating at Brussels Airport (BRU) will have to change their schedules once again, as the temporary check-in has neared or exceeded capacity during peak hours.
Air Transport

Virgin America likely will not engage in joint marketing, frequent flier reciprocity or code sharing with Alaska Airlines until after the two carriers close their proposed merger, Virgin America CEO David Cush said April 28.
Air Transport

U.S. carriers are continuing to unwind jet fuel hedges as the price of fuel remains below $1 per gallon, an analysis by research firm Platts reveals.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The official opening of a new airport serving the British territory of St. Helena has been postponed, due to concerns about wind shear and turbulence affecting operations.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air Berlin is shifting its focus to becoming a premium airline and offering connecting services and more long-haul routes, as part of its ongoing strategic repositioning.
Air Transport

Confusion between the crew of an Iberia Airbus A320 and ground control at Munich Airport appears to be behind a Jan. 20 incident in which two deicing vehicles were nearly knocked over, according to an interim report by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU).
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 20 Airbus A350-900s and 15 Boeing 787-9s.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
A strategy of rapid international growth is continuing to pay off for All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA), helping the company double its annual net profit.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has underlined its remarkable rebound since its emergence from bankruptcy protection by raising annual net profit to ¥174.4 billion ($1.6 billion).
Air Transport