Aviation Daily

By Sean Broderick
Transport Canada (TC) and the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) remain at odds over whether a flight crew procedure change would reduce runway incursion risks on a particularly tricky area at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France and Groupe Dubreuil may make a joint offer to take over Aigle Azur’s activities, a French minister said.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Express-cargo startup CargoLogic Germany (CLG) has secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the German CAA and is ready to begin commercial operations with two converted Boeing 737 freighters.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Environmental activist group Heathrow Pause is “considering escalating” its protest at London Heathrow Airport.
Air Transport

A surge in the price of jet fuel after weekend attacks at several Saudi Arabian oil facilities appears likely to pressure airlines’ margins in the 2019 fourth-quarter (Q4) and beyond, analysts say.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Budget carrier China United Airlines will be the sole commercial aircraft operator at Beijing Daxing International Airport for the first few weeks after the opening of the facility, which is scheduled to happen by the end of September.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
The German government is nearing a decision on key measures tackling climate change that include a massive increase in the country’s aviation tax for short-haul flights.
Air Transport

View the Global Jet Fuel Prices As of September 12, 2019 chart in PDF format.

View the All Nationals Fuel Cost 2018/2019 chart in PDF format.

By Alan Dron
The co-pilot of an Airbus A319 on approach to land left the flightdeck after experiencing an anxiety attack, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has revealed.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
ADS-B surveillance for transatlantic flights is not only freeing up capacity in the increasingly busy oceanic skies but is also paving the way for greener crossings.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Suppliers are prepared to support Boeing’s planned rapid production-line ramp-up once the 737 MAX is cleared to fly, but many are expecting a further rate cut before the program’s headwinds begin to calm, a Canaccord Genuity survey found.
Air Transport

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Air Transport

Doug Lavin
Opinion by Doug Lavin, Vice President, Member and External Relations, for the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Industry is requesting more time to weigh in on the FAA’s proposed set of sweeping changes to aircraft interiors flammability standards, citing the time needed to review both the rule and draft guidance.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines plans to continue its aggressive growth for as long as it helps meet fundamental goals the airline sets, such as margin and earnings-per-share targets, United president Scott Kirby said.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
London Heathrow Airport remained fully operational Sept. 13 despite attempts by environmental activists to disrupt flights by flying small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the airport’s exclusion zone.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have been granted draft approval for their proposed partnership in the Australia-UK market.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Tunisair Express, the regional subsidiary of the North African nation’s flag carrier, has ordered three ATR 72-600 regional turboprops.
Air Transport

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By Sean Broderick
The ramp-up in Boston Logan International Airport by both Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways could end up benefitting both carriers as they gain loyal customers and other operators scale back, Cowen & Co. analysts suggest.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren plans to formally launch the airline’s new direct hotels partnership later in 2019 and sees opportunities to expand existing bases to create economies of scale.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
More than 20 European aerospace stakeholders have urged European Union (EU) institutions and member states to finally fulfill long-held plans to implement the Single European Sky (SAS) air traffic control (ATC) initiative.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
The proposed tie-up of Raytheon and United Technologies is being billed publicly as a potential catalyst for new technology some day in the future, but executives are acknowledging the deal may be better known as a cash generator for investors in the nearer term.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Groupe Dubreuil, the parent company of Air Caraïbes and French Bee, is interested in the Paris Orly slots belonging to Aigle Azur, the company’s top executives said Sept. 12.
Air Transport