Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
More than 600 UK-based aerospace firms have applied to the European Aviation Safety Agency for third-country OKs in preparation for a potential no-deal Brexit.
Air Transport

The much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)—which is still on track to open in October 2020—has begun final technical tests, a prerequisite for opening.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has appointed Gilbert Santa Maria as its new president and COO.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM confirmed its transformation plans for the Air France fleet July 30 by signing an MOU for at least 60 Airbus A220s while also announcing it will retire the airline’s 10 A380s by 2022.
Air Transport

Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline
It was no surprise last week that U.S. President Donald Trump told the CEOs of the “big three” U.S. airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airline—either to file a complaint under the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (IATFCPA) or stop their relentless, multi-million dollar lobbying campaign against Gulf carrier competitors such as Emirates Airline.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The top 10 airlines by ancillary revenue worldwide generated $35.2 billion from non-ticket sources in 2018, compared to $2.1 billion in 2007, according to a new report from IdeaWorksCompany.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Leveraging Europe’s long-running Lapcat program, Stratofly is taking sustainable hypersonic commercial transport research to the next level.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing 737 MAX operators are betting on late-2019 return-to-service approvals.
Air Transport

Canada’s WestJet reported a return to profitability in the 2019 second quarter (Q2), the same day an Alberta superior court approved its proposed takeover by Toronto-based private-equity firm Onex Capital.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Shifting macro trends will combine to keep Airbus and Boeing from raising production rates past currently-announced levels and hold book-to-bill rates below 1 for the next few years, analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) have concluded.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic plans to end its Airbus A340 operations by the end of 2019, a spokeswoman told Aviation Daily July 29.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Start-up carrier Uganda Airlines expects to launch initial services in August 2019, following the awarding of its airline operator’s certificate (AOC) by the country’s aviation regulator July 26.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
European air traffic management organization Eurocontrol is working with NATO’s Allied Air Command in a bid to reduce communications loss (ComLoss) incidents that prompt costly military fighter scrambles.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM is reportedly set to announce a large order for new narrowbody aircraft as CEO Ben Smith moves forward with a long-awaited revamp of the airline group’s short- and medium-haul fleet.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair reported a 21% fall in its fiscal 2020 first-quarter profits to €243 million ($382 million), as average fares declined by 6% and costs rose, hit by a higher fuel bill.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF) has filed a lawsuit against HNA Group’s Tianjin Airlines, seeking to freeze CNY89 million ($13 million) of the carrier’s funds.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Singapore-based LCC Scoot will add 16 Airbus 321neos to its fleet, starting in the 2020 fourth quarter.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
U.S. regional airline Cape Air has accepted its first two Tecnam P2012 Travellers following inspection of the nine-passenger aircraft at the manufacturer’s production facility in Capua, Italy.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
XTI picks Catalyst; Continental joins VerdeGo; Vision-assisted autoland; Archinaut makes in space; Sunlight powers LightSail 2
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As electric technology advances, carriers partner with industry to explore its viability and likely effects on the airline business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jack Wittman
With its integration of Virgin America largely complete, Alaska Airlines is shifting into growth mode, targeting its Pacific Northwest stronghold and now larger California presence as priorities.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA’s NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) will reconvene after a nine-month hiatus with a new industry chairman and under the direction of a new FAA administrator.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed merger of Spain’s Air Nostrum and Ireland-based CityJet, a move that advances the creation of what will be Europe’s largest regional airline.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
Europe will use “all legal means” to defend its carriers’ rights within the transatlantic air agreement, the head of Europe’s transport ministry warned a Washington audience.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
French security company IDEMIA hopes Asian airports can quickly embrace new facial recognition and identity technologies as passenger traffic in the region multiplies.
Air Transport