Air Transport

Lufthansa and Munich Airport operator FMG plan to intensify their strategic cooperation in the sustainable development of the Star Alliance carrier’s Munich hub.

AIR CORSICA leased second LEAP-powered A320neo (9392) from ICBC Leasing (SPNWS; December 6).

US DOT says top US carriers reported on-time arrival rate of 82.2% in October.

Angeliki Vourlioti to Executive Vice President and Head of Pricing, Analytics & Strategic Finance of Amedeo, Dublin (effective Jan 1).

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it will launch commercial flights to Brussels, Belgium, starting Oct. 25, 2020

Gabriella Lapidus to Executive Vice President and Head of Sales, Trading & Strategic Partnerships of Amedeo, Dublin (effective Jan 1).

GARUDA took delivery of two ex-Azul ATR 72-600s (966/988) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital for operation by CITILINK.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has further extended 737 MAX cancellations to April 13.

British Airways (BA) pilots have voted in favor of a new pay deal, ending months of tension at the oneworld carrier, which led to a September strike that brought operations to a virtual standstill.

NORWEGIAN is moving all Northern California Bay Area operations to SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; it will cease operating at Oakland.

All-Boeing operator Icelandair has pushed back its planning for the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to operational service by five months to May 2020, prompting a delayed phase-out of some of its 757s.

Copa Airlines plans to densify its Boeing 737-800s starting in 2021 and will add a net total of three airframes in 2020 as it catches up on 737 MAX

Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a deepening slump in passenger demand as the Hong Kong protests continue to affect inbound travel.

Southwest Airlines says fourth-quarter (Q4) unit revenue will be flat up to 2% year-over-year on the strength of solid bookings and yield trends, likely boosted by ongoing capacity pressure created by the 737 MAX groundings, the carrier reported.

Boeing has confirmed it will be suspending its 737 MAX production in January due to certification moving into 2020.

Economic and political uncertainty clouds outlook but air cargo operators look to growth sectors

Boeing, citing “uncertainty” in when the 737 MAX will be cleared to return to service as a key factor, will suspend 737 production in January 2020.

BOEING plans in January to suspend 737 MAX production as certification moves into 2020; no layoffs/furloughs are expected and affected employees will

Canada Jetlines, a Vancouver-based start-up ULCC, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to combine with Delaware-based Global Crossing Airlines (GLOBALX), a developing charter airline backed by two Miami-based private equity firms.

JetBlue Airways is arguing that the proposed transborder joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines and WestJet could dash its hopes for an eventual expansion into Canada.

Michael Rosso to Director of Systems Operations Control (SOC) of CommutAir, Cleveland.

FAA issued proposed rule (NPRM) on improving regulations for accessibility of lavatories on narrowbodies with >125 seats, including but not limited to

AZUL began three-times-weekly Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte-Fort Lauderdale (A330).

SINGAPORE AIRLINES plans October 25 to begin four-times-weekly Singapore-Brussels (A350).

FLYONE, Moldova plans April 6 to begin twice-weekly Chisinau-Frankfurt Hahn (A320).