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Italy’s Ernest Airlines grounded all flights Jan. 11 in what the LCC said was a temporary measure after national aviation regulator ENAC suspended the airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC).

Airports in the Central Luzon area of the Philippines area are preparing for more disruption as local officials warn of a “potential explosive eruption” of the Taal volcano.

Growth in mainland Chinese airline passenger numbers slowed in 2019, when the industry carried 660 million people, up 7.9% on a year earlier, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

LONDON HEATHROW handled record 80.9m pax in 2019, up 1% vs 2018; cargo dropped 6.6% to 1.6m tonnes and aircraft movements increased were flat.

ALTA members flew 35.2b RPKs in November, up 0.8% vs November 2018; capacity rose 0.2% to 42.8b ASKs. PLF was 82.8%.

ACIA AERO CAPITAL, UK took over full ownership in Switzerland's IPR CONVERSIONS and IPR LEASING; it completed large cargo door (LCD) conversion of ex

QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO began twice-weekly Doha-Osaka (777F).

CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT (ATSG subsidiary) plans to offer $400m in senior notes to replay debt.

AIRASIA plans March 8 to begin three-times-weekly Penang-Chengdu (A320).

AVION EXPRESS flew 60,200 block hours (22 A320s) in 2019, up 15% vs 2018.

CHORUS AVIATION purchased two Dash 8-400s (4300/4301; leased to CROATIA AIRLINES) from Falko and two new ATR 72-600s (1545/1552) from INDIGO for

MUNICH AIRPORT handled record 47.9m pax in 2019, up 4% vs 2018.

AIR CHINA completed first flight (Beijing-Kashgar) of 737-800 equipped with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) for aircraft positioning and

DAE CAPITAL completed 35 aircraft lease transactions in 2019 vs 59 in 2018; it purchased 13 aircraft and sold 41 others, and ended year with owned

IRAN admitted to unintentionally shooting down 737-800 (38124; operated by UKRAINE INTL) with surface-to-air missile.

FAA proposed $3.92m fine against SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for allegedly operating multiple aircraft on commercial flights with incorrect calculations of

UNITED AIRLINES plans June 4 to begin seasonal Milwaukee-San Francisco (A319).

Pilots’ union BALPA is calling for urgent talks with UK regional flybe, after reports that the airline’s future could again be in jeopardy.

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The retirement of Willie Walsh from International Airlines Group marks the end of an era for the airline holding group he built.

Woodward andHexcel have proposed a stock merger to create one of the largest independent aerospace and defense supplier.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) president Yevhenii Dykhne said airlines from all over the world were sending their aircraft to and from Tehran airport on Jan. 8, when a UIA-operated Boeing 737 was shot down by missiles.

BOC Aviation has delivered the first two of five new Airbus A321neo aircraft for lease to Middle East Airlines (MEA). The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines.

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