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FAA acting administrator Dan Elwell has appointed former FAA official D. Kirk Shaffer to serve as FAA associate administrator-airports, effective Dec. 17.
Air Astana officially unveiled its first Embraer E190-E2s on lease from Netherlands-based AerCap, making the Kazakhstan flag-carrier the first operator of the type in Central Asia.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended regional carrier CemAir from operating, following what it called “unacceptable and intolerable behavior” that posed a threat to safety.
The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)—the body responsible for implementing intra-African Open Skies—has chosen former Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) director general Tefera Mekonnen as its next secretary general (SG).
IATA is signaling that global cargo revenue is forecast to rise more than 5% year-over-year to $116 billion in 2019, driven in part by a continued robust (albeit slower) global economic outlook, as well as the recent substantial fall in oil prices.
A group of 35 U.S. senators have signed onto a bipartisan letter urging FAA to implement a provision from the FAA Reauthorization Bill that will enhance funding for air traffic control (ATC) facilities at rural and small airports across the U.S.
IATA unveiled a data-sharing platform to help airlines avoid turbulence during flights and named Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines as the first contributor.
Colombia-based Avianca—which reported load factors of nearly 90% in the third quarter on hub routes to Europe—plans to add a second daily Bogota-London Heathrow service if slots are available.
Amsterdam-based specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the delivery of four ATR 72-600s to Indonesian regional carrier PT Wings Abadi.
Taiwan’s EVA Air plans to add three more destinations in Japan in 2019 and boost capacity by 10% as it reshapes its Japanese market and global network.
The African Development Bank is studying the creation of an aircraft-leasing company for the continent, with further news expected in the first semester of 2019.
Transport Canada on Dec. 12 announced amendments to Canadian Aviation Regulations that prescribe new flight- and duty-time limits for airline pilots that align with current scientific data and international standards.
The Big Three U.S. carriers plan a “strong retort” to Air Italy’s planned service additions, calling the recent and planned moves into U.S. gateways a “clear violation” of an agreement between U.S. and Qatari government officials, United Airlines’ top executive said.
The decision by Mexico’s newly-installed government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates IATA cited.
LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) is monitoring developments at Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), because of “business and operational challenges” that could impact its equity investment, the Polish carrier said.
Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines, eager to build on its recent airline launches in Chad and Mozambique, remains interested in creating a new national carrier in Nigeria despite delays caused by the country’s impending elections, the carrier’s CEO told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
