Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
An Australian regulator has confirmed its rejection of a proposed expansion of codesharing between Qantas and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, dismissing calls from Qantas to reverse its initial decision.
Air Transport

Icelandair Group has sold a 75% stake in Icelandair Hotels and related real estate to Berjaya Property Ireland, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Berjaya Land Berhad.
Air Transport

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) will need a RUB300 billion ($4.8 billion) capital injection “to complete the financial restructuring,” Rostec Corp. CEO Sergey Chemezov said in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 22.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Airbus UK’s Bird of Prey concept will never fly, but may inspire more unconventional approaches to future aircraft design.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The Boeing 737 MAX grounding is having little measurable influence on aftermarket spending, largely because demand for lift is so strong that MRO providers already had nearly-full pipelines, a Canaccord Genuity analysis concludes.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Pilots at British Airways (BA) have voted 93% in favor of strike action, after three days of arbitration talks yielded no progress.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Industry trade association IATA is closely monitoring the potential aviation impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reiterating World Health Organization (WHO) guidance that air connectivity should be maintained.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has finalized a deal with Boeing that will see the airline significantly boost its fleet of 787s.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
A timetable has been set for applicants to bid for the remaining assets of India’s Jet Airways as the bankruptcy process begins.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Dublin-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital is spinning off part of its portfolio into a new fund aimed specifically at Japanese investors.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Italian infrastructure group Atlantia is set to join the consortium of investors led by railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) to rescue Alitalia, paving the way to relaunch the Italian flag carrier, more than two years after filing for bankruptcy.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Airbus has urged A321neo operators to implement a temporary center-of-gravity (CG) limitation to eliminate an already-remote risk of an excessive pitch-up condition while it finalizes a software update that addresses the issue.
Air Transport

China Southern Airlines is joining the trend toward provincial and local government investment in Chinese commercial air transportation, accepting capital from authorities in and around its home base, Guangzhou.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Indonesia’s Lion Air Group took delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 on July 20, becoming the first carrier in Asia-Pacific to operate the type.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has completed the acquisition of LCC HK Express, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the oneworld member.
Air Transport

Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Younes ElMasry expressed frustration in a July 21 statement responding to the British Airways (BA) decision to suspend flights to Cairo International Airport for seven days.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The pilots that flew an Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 into a lagoon on final approach to Micronesia’s Chuuk International Airport (TKK) did not follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) or respond to numerous terrain-warning alerts, a final report on the September 2018 fatal accident found.
Air Transport

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) regarding an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is coordinating closely with the WHO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with respect to potential implications for air connectivity.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Karem releases Butterfly; Spain joins eVTOL club; Ampaire targets GA; Japan’s Moonbus; Swedish drone deliveries.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
The agency is working to ensure Beijing’s new airport is a success in international operations, rewarding foreign airlines for moving there.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA is assessing how to regulate the nascent spaceport industry, including how to make it work with the current aviation traffic structure.
Space

American Airlines and Australian flag carrier Qantas have received final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate a joint business between the U.S. and Australasia.
Air Transport

CEOs of several major U.S. carriers and Qatar Airways met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence July 18 to discuss accusations that Qatar and the UAE have been unfairly subsidizing their respective state-sponsored airlines.
Air Transport

By Linda Blachly
Alaska Airlines’ 900 Airbus and Boeing aircraft technicians, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have ratified a transition agreement and an integrated seniority list that will combine the technicians into a single group.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Aeromexico is leaning on its government to reverse a decision that grants Emirates Airline fifth-freedom rights between Mexico City and Barcelona and is pledging to emphasize its own new service on the route to demonstrate its commitment, CEO Andrés Conesa said.
Air Transport