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Aspiring U.S. airline start-ups face a daunting challenge finding a niche and loyal customers in the current marketplace, but the right strategy combined with new, more versatile narrowbodies could help level the playing field.

The prolonged delay in closing Embraer’s sale of 80% of its commercial aircraft business to Boeing is eating into the Brazilian aerospace company’s finances in more ways than one, Embraer executives acknowledged Nov. 12 as they released their latest quarterly earnings.

Establishment of a planned base for Juneyao Airlines at Beijing Daxing International Airport will bring service rights that could justify buying more Boeing 787-9s, the carrier’s chairperson said.

South African Airways (SAA) is embarking on a restructuring process that may lead to cutting approximately 944 out of 5,149 jobs.

Norwegian Air Shuttle will add seasonal nonstop routes from Chicago to Paris and Rome, and from Denver to Rome in summer 2020.

American Airlines and Royal Air Maroc have submitted a joint application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to offer codeshare services on flights between the U.S. and Morocco.

A consortium including Korea’s Hyundai Development Co. has been selected as the preferred bidder to take control of Asiana Airlines.

Malaysia’s aviation authorities are preparing to take the steps needed to convince the U.S. FAA to restore Malaysia’s aviation safety rating.

Aerostructure and wiring specialist Latecoere has conducted an inflight demonstration of Li-Fi—light signal transmission via optical fiber and LEDs—as the infrastructure for faster inflight entertainment (IFE) systems.

Greek regional Astra Airlines has not operated any flights since Nov. 9, a consequence of ongoing financial problems.

The FAA and Southwest Airlines are at odds over the carrier’s alleged lack of due diligence on 88 used Boeing 737s it has added to its fleet, and the slow pace that the airline is taking to address significant airworthiness issues identified in follow-up inspections.

International Airlines Group (IAG) of late has left little doubts about its strategic intentions.

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) now expects to make a pre-tax profit for its current fiscal year, an improvement on earlier forecasts.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company has settled a lawsuit with the Teamsters union representing its pilots over changes to the carrier’s crew-scheduling system.

The FAA has downgraded the air safety rating of Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator, after determining it does not comply with ICAO safety standards.

Boeing has completed one of three key simulator review sessions required to validate its changes to the 737 MAX and maintains that initial regulatory approvals and resumption of deliveries could still happen by year-end 2019.

Airlines will manage the capacity spike that the Boeing 737 MAX’s return will create, helped in part by what is shaping up to be a phased return, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly said.

Philippine Airlines Holdings (PAH) newly appointed president and COO, Lucio Tan Jr., passed away suddenly Nov. 11 after collapsing during a basketball match Nov. 9; he was 53.

Qantas has unveiled ambitious new emission reduction targets and several other measures as it looks to ramp up its sustainability efforts.

The founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, John Gokongwei Jr., died Nov. 9; he was 93.

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Southwest Airlines is set to extend its Boeing 737 MAX-less schedule through Mar. 6, 2020, a strong indication that it does not expect FAA to approve the grounded model’s return before year-end 2019.

Eight months after the collapse of WOW Air, a new Icelandic LCC has emerged with plans for services to Europe and North America.