Air Transport

80c2 PARTNERS purchased last (474) of six A340-300s with CFM56-5C4s from Philippine Airlines as part of deal signed in 2018 (SPNWS; April 27, 2018)

Tallinn-based Regional Jet is relaunching itself with a new identity, Xfly, as it seeks to capitalize on the growing requirement for capacity providers in Europe.

More than 45,000 respondents have commented on the FAA’s draft regulation for remote identification of drones as of the March 2 deadline.

Chinese mainland airlines could lose almost CNY100 billion ($14.3 billion) if the coronavirus epidemic lasts 4-5 months, local aviation data company VariFlight said.

BRUSSELS—IATA wants slot rules to be suspended worldwide for the entire summer season, giving airlines more flexibility in cutting flights while not

Luxemburg-based SES, which operates and is planning a multi-orbit constellation of satellites including the medium Earth orbit O3b system, will look to spin off its data business with a remaining, restructured company to focus on video services to airliners, ocean liners and the direct-to-home market, executives said March 2.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) conducted a complete sterilisation and disinfection procedure to its aircraft that returned from Wuhan to Amman on Saturday morning.

Ghana’s aviation authorities see huge growth potential in Africa’s air transport industry and have taken giant strides to position the sector to serve as the nation’s economic driver, with the mission of developing a regional aviation hub. Chukwu Emeke reports.

The aircraft leasing industry has been booming over many years, but now has too many players in the market to sustain good lease rates.

The Greener Air Traffic Operations (GreAT) project aims to reduce “gate-to-gate” fuel consumption and emissions by developing and assessing an environment-friendly air traffic operational concept, adaptive airspace and trajectory optimization as well as supporting avionics.

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United Airlines became the first North American carrier to reduce service to Japan and Singapore on Feb. 28, reflecting intensified concerns about the spread of COVID-19 beyond China.

WICHITA—Spirit AeroSystems missed 2019 fourth quarter profit expectations, marred by production cuts on the Boeing 737 MAX and a loss on the 787 widebody jet pr

Lufthansa will further reduce capacity to contain the financial damage incurred by the continuing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

AER LINGUS leased fourth new LEAP-powered A321LR (9187) from Air Lease Corporation; four more are planned.

AVENTURE AVIATION acquired ex-La Campagnie 757-200 (27208) from Aerolease for part out by AERSALE in Goodyear, AZ. It says planned retirements of 757s

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health and Federal Ministry of Economics have canceled the ITB Berlin tourism trade fair, which was scheduled to run Mar. 4-8, because of concerns about the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

ACI reports year-over-year world airport passenger traffic increased 4.9% in December and 3.4% in 2019; cargo fell 0.1% in December and 3.5% in 2019.

Mexican ULCC Volaris is bracing for significant delays in Airbus deliveries for 2021 and has already baked in potential delays into its 2020 capacity forecast.

Avianca executives are confident that the carrier’s financial performance will trend toward profitability this year, following a challenging 2019 that saw the Bogota-based airline realize a net loss of close to $900 million.

Finnair issued a profit warning Feb. 28 and withdrew its previous capacity guidance of 4% growth for 2020, as it adjusts network capacity over the next several months to better fit demand related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The South African government is planning a new cash infusion to try to put financially troubled South African Airways (SAA) on a sound footing.

UK LCC easyJet is taking steps to cut back on discretionary costs in a bid to offset the expected impact of the COVID-19 virus on operations as demand slows.