Air Transport

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has launched a narrowbody passenger aircraft and freighter replacement program that will include Airbus A321neos and Boeing 777 freighters.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Privately owned Polish carrier Enter Air has agreed to acquire 49% of Germania Flug, the former Swiss charter unit of Berlin-based leisure carrier Germania.
Air Transport

The U.S. Senate voted May 8 to confirm three nominees to the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) board of directors, providing the export credit agency a quorum for the first time since 2015.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA “cannot confirm the legality” of using technologies designed to detect small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the agency states in updated guidance sent to U.S. airports.
Air Transport

The U.S. ambassador to ICAO says members of the group’s permanent Council recently learned the organization’s IT system had been compromised “for quite some time” following a November 2016 hack and alleged cover-up at the Montreal-based UN-specialized agency.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Spanish LCC Volotea will add six more 156-seat Airbus A319s this summer, as part of its planned transition to a single-type fleet by 2022.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Dutch pension investor PGGM Infrastructure Fund has agreed to take a 25% stake in aircraft lessor Macquarie AirFinance, with further funds available to support future growth.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Last year, global airline profits ended up being lower than initially expected due to higher-than-anticipated jet fuel costs.
Air Transport

Gulf Air has achieved ‘outstanding’ half-year results for the first half of 2019 comparing to the same period in 2018 with a higher seat load factor as well as the number of carried passengers.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 3.1%, compared to the same month a year ago, which was the slowest pace for any month in nine years.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The first ARJ21-based CBJ business jet will be a demonstrator. Comac is marketing it mainly in China.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Analysts offer their outlooks on fuel prices and what effect there might be on airlines and aircraft orders.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
FAA has posted the draft of revised Boeing 737 minimum training standards that incorporate the MAX’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) for a third public comment period.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
SkyWest Airlines could see converting some of its 100 Bombardier CRJ700s into 50-seat CRJ550s to support United Airlines’ push into premium-class service on small, high-yield regional routes, SkyWest CEO Chip Childs said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Asiana Airlines is taking steps to improve its financial health by cutting unprofitable routes, retiring older aircraft and increasing investment in maintenance.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group (IAG) long-haul LCC subsidiary Level will launch twice-weekly service between Paris Orly and Las Vegas from Oct. 30, IAG said May. 7, making Level the first airline to operate a direct service between the two cities.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) digital airline operations and safety platform has received final FAA approval for use in air traffic services applications, the company announced May 7.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Air Canada plans to take a deliberate approach to returning its Boeing 737 MAX fleet to service, pledging its own safety assessment and perhaps simulator training for pilots even if regulators do not require it, the carrier’s top executive said.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia’s restructuring of senior management positions has resulted in the departure of the carrier’s second-in-command Rob Sharp.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Indonesia’s new Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) opened for operations May 6; it was built to replace the over-capacity Adisutjipto International Airport and is located in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta Special Region, on Java.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopter’s CityAirbus urban air mobility (UAM) demonstrator has made its milestone first hops into the air in Germany.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed May 7 that his company has placed a non-binding offer for Thomas Cook Group subsidiary Condor.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018.
Air Transport

Senegal is once again spreading its wings with an ambitious new flag-carrier. Martin Rivers talked to the architects of the airline's business plan, Philippe Bohn and Jerome Maillet.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
While the legacy avionics business that supplies a wide array of electronics for major aircraft OEMs remains intact, execs say Collins is at a transition point.
Air Transport