Air Transport

Aerospace suppliers are taking different approaches on whether to cut employees as they wrestle with the fallout of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, with some already doing so while others announce they will not.

UK regional carrier Eastern Airways plans to launch a network of new services from the under-used Teesside International Airport in northeast England.

The airport serving the capital of Slovakia will close completely in late April to allow major work to its runway intersection.

Brazil’s Azul plans to operate a fleet of 75 Embraer E-Jets E2s by 2024, part of an accelerated transition that will see its total fleet grow to over 200 aircraft by the middle of the decade.

AZUL agreed to sublease up to 32 E195s (18 firm/14 options; in addition to seven already acquired) to LOT POLISH AIRLINES and 28 E195s to US-based

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS has RwandAir order to provide NetLine/Sched and ProfitLine/Price solutions to optimize its complex flight scheduling needs.

ACI reports year-over-year pax growth of 1.8% in November; cargo dropped 2%.

SAS placed its first A350-900 (358) into service on Copenhagen-Chicago. It says it plans by end of 2023 to take delivery of 80 A320neos, five A330

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP agreed to acquire BLUEBIRD NORDIC, Iceland, which operates five 737-400Fs and one 737-300F (it recently sold two 737-300s and is

AZUL is accelerating its fleet transformation strategy and now plans to take delivery of 21 A320neos/E195-E2s in 2020 (vs previous plan of eight) and

Approval of the Boeing-Embraer tie-up by staff at Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) leaves a European Commission (EC) sign-off as the deal’s last major regulatory hurdle.

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Airbus has reached an “agreement in principle” with France’s financial prosecutor (Parquet National Financier or PNF), the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and U.S. authorities, the company confirmed Jan. 28.

Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster, while reporting on the Kazakhstan-based airline’s 2019 performance, is acknowledging the growing Wuhan coronavirus outbreak may have imminent adverse effects.

Japan Air Lines is to conduct a drone delivery demonstration with Yabu City, in Hyogo Province, and service provider Terra Drone.

Governments around the globe are planning special charter flights to repatriate their citizens from Wuhan, China, as the city lockdown nears its first full week.

Thai Airways is preparing to submit revised fleet plans—including aircraft acquisitions—to its board and the government for approval.

Acquisition of Eastar Jet would help Jeju Air dominate South Korean LCC market and spur overdue consolidation in this sector.

EASA has published a bulletin giving guidance on how airlines and airport operators can limit the risk of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections spreading on flights, among crew members and in spaces they control.

Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.

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Southwest Airline’s launch of operations to Hawaii in 2019 has reaped big gains for the flying public, as higher travel demand has led to falling fares, Southwest president Tom Nealon said on the company’s recent 2019 fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call.

The French ministry of transports has set successive targets for the use of sustainable jet fuels in commercial aviation, along with an effort to create a production industry for the fuel within the country.

A new mandate to de-pair high-time Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s related to unexplained engine compressor surge issues is not expected to lead to more Boeing 787 groundings, the manufacturer said.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is considering setting up a new operation dedicated to mid-sized jets, with a final recommendation expected during 2020.