Air Transport

Ticking policy boxes helps Chinese airlines on their way to starting operations. Three new ones will operate Comac regional jets.

As HNA has struggled with debts, cities have upped investment in its airlines. Now Xian is also buying more of a turboprop operator.

Joby’s quiet S4; Fuel cell UAV, TriFan ready for flight; Bell flies APT70; Jaunt’s Carter eVTOL.

Improving the safety of Part 135 air carrier operations by holding them to the same requirements that apply to airlines is one of the NTSB’s top safety priorities, the board announced Feb. 4.

A revised capacity-purchase agreement (CPA) with Air Canada gives Chorus Aviation long-term stability for its Jazz regional feeder and boosts its effort to diversify revenue streams by increasing its leasing income.

UK regional carrier Flybe has agreed to a board meeting demanded by several shareholders over the airline’s proposed takeover by Stobart Group-backed consortium Connect Airways.

Irish LCC Ryanair has posted a €20 million ($22.9 million) third-quarter net loss and announced plans to transition to a group structure, similar to that of International Airlines Group (IAG), with Michael O’Leary as group CEO.

Oneworld has “no plans” for China Southern Airlines to become a member of the alliance, according to CEO Rob Gurney.

Startup company Jaunt Air Mobility has acquired the rights to Carter Aviation Technologies’ slowed-rotor compound (SR/C) concept.

Cathay Pacific’s pilots have voted to reject a tentative contract agreement, dealing a setback to the carrier’s turnaround efforts.

Emirates Airline and China Southern Airlines have signed an MOU to pursue a codeshare agreement.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada analysis of runway incursions at YYZ led the board to recommend reconfiguring part of the airfield and put a spotlight on how inconsistent airport-design standards can present risks for flight crews.

Emirates and China Southern Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress a comprehensive reciprocal codeshare agreement, which is set to open up new destinations for passengers travelling between China and the Middle East and Africa.

In a changing environment, ATR is content to offer new versions and upgrades of its existing line.

Passive aeroelastic-tailored wing tests form first steps to proving aerodynamic and structural benefits of advanced composite design and manufacturing techniques.

New Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith has taken the next move in simplifying the organization’s brand structure, with Air France’s regional operator HOP! being brought closer to the parent company.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) aims to build a foreign civil aircraft under license beginning 2023 while developing its own 60-seat design for sale in 2030, its chief executive said, outlining a plan to start a shift away from military production in 2019.

The oneworld alliance has “a pipeline of candidates” lining up for its oneworld connect status, alliance CEO Rob Gurney said Feb.1.

South Korean LCC startup Air Premia has decided to base its fleet on Boeing 787-9s; the carrier intends to start operations in September 2020.

Qatar Airways is prepared to stay in the oneworld alliance as long as there is a chance of resolving its differences with fellow alliance members.

A move by Qantas to buy a stake in Australian charter and regional carrier Alliance Airlines has raised concerns with rival Virgin Australia, which is a long-standing partner of Alliance.

Groupe ADP, which manages Paris airports, is readying for the consultation phase of a major capacity expansion program at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.

Airbus has to become “more aggressive” in pricing the Airbus A380 if it wants to place any additional orders with International Airlines Group (IAG), the company’s CEO Willie Walsh said.

JetBlue Airways requested the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consolidate antitrust immunity (ATI) applications from the proposed oneworld and SkyTeam transatlantic joint ventures (JV).

Continued deceleration of economic growth in China coupled with sluggish environments in the U.S. and Europe will take their toll on new-aircraft demand, likely leaving Airbus and Boeing with fewer orders than deliveries this year, a Bloomberg analyst warned at Aviation Week’s Aero-Engines Americas Jan. 30.