Air Transport

AIRASIA THAILAND and SMARTLYNX MALTA completed IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and were placed on register.

NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL leased/delivered new ATR 72-600 (1555) to SILVER AIRWAYS; second new ATR 72-600 (1621) to TAROM as part of overall deal for

Nina Öwerdieck to Chief Financial Officer of Brussels Airlines.

CARGOJET, Canada plans to increase limit of foreign ownership to up to government-allowed 49% from current 25%.

The first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine to be assembled in Japan has been flown, installed in a Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet prototype, the airframe company said.

Considering the caustic relationship between the CEOs at American Airlines and Qatar Airways in recent years, the language in the two carriers’

Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter aircraft, the DAX19.

A key leader on civil aviation issues in the U.S. House introduced legislation Feb. 26 that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to study, track and assess the sector’s efforts toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

David Byrne to Director of Asset Remarketing, based in Dublin, of GA Telesis.

AIR CANADA leased second ex-Singapore A330-300 (1149) with Trent 700s from AerCap.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS has suspended change/cancel fees for new flight bookings due to Coronavirus outbreak.

FLY LEASING had $225.9m net income in 2019 (vs $85.7m in 2018) on 16% higher revenues; it ended year with 89 aircraft.

AIR NEW ZEALAND had NZ$101m net income for six months ended December 31 (vs NZ$150m a year ago) on 3% higher revenues, reflecting the slower demand

Plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport are in tatters after judges sided with a group of climate campaigners and ruled against expansion over environmental concerns.

Europe has launched a research project to develop technologies and configurations for a hybrid-electric 50-seat regional airliner that could enter service in 2035-40.

AirAsia Group recorded a MYR286 million loss for fiscal 2019 ending Dec. 31, dragged down by its Indian subsidiary and a host of other costs.

Garuda Indonesia has set aside its turnaround plans and gone into survival mode to weather the fallout from COVID-19.

Grappling with sliding profits and slowing demand due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Air New Zealand will now take delivery of a number of aircraft later than planned.

The next three months could be decisive in the 16-year World Trade Organization dispute between Airbus and Boeing.

A proposed law targeting changes in U.S. aircraft certification calls for tweaks to the FAA’s delegation system, but the bill’s more significant elements include adding operational data, such as minimum training requirements, to type certificates (TCs) and prohibiting aircraft sales to countries that do not pass the FAA’s international safety audit.

Spirit Airlines’ newly announced expansion from Austin, Texas is a “natural fit” to the carrier’s 2020 route strategy of connecting existing points within its network, VP-network strategy John Kirby said in an interview.

The Canadian government will provide $3 million to LAUAK Canada to establish a high-technology manufacturing center in Mirabel.

Shifts in exchange rates and accounting standards doubled Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) fiscal first quarter (Q1) net loss, but the airline has secured a labor agreement for a new operating platform and is maintaining its guidance after minimal impact from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Delta Air Lines became the first North American carrier to announce service reductions to South Korea on Feb. 26, citing plummeting demand caused by the largest outbreak of COVID-19 outside of China.