Air Transport

The new chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation is “highly skeptical” of Qatar Airways’ financial support of Air Italy, a Milan-based carrier that is preparing to launch new routes to the U.S.
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Mark Nensel
Panama-based Copa Airlines plans to introduce a new route to Paramaribo, Suriname from July 6, bringing the northern South American country its first new international service in over a decade.
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By Alan Dron
Logistics specialist DHL Express will make a DKK1 billion ($150 million) investment in Copenhagen Airport to create a major new European hub.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Aer Lingus has unveiled a major brand identity update, as it seeks to maintain its position as the self-described leading value carrier on transatlantic routes.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Dublin-based LCC Ryanair has blamed lower-than-expected winter fares for its second profits warning in three months and warned that a further drop in income might materialize if unexpected events intervene.
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By Tony Osborne
With fewer than 70 days before Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), aerospace still has no real sense of the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
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By Adrian Schofield
Philippine LCC Cebu Pacific expects to receive its first Airbus A321neo in coming days, and under a revised delivery timetable another five are due to arrive this year.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is seeking local sources to substitute imported composites for its MC-21 narrowbody.
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By Thierry Dubois
Air France KLM CEO Benjamin Smith asked the French Senate for improvements at Paris CDG and Orly airports, hoping the ongoing privatization process will be an opportunity.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Embattled Indian airline Jet Airways appears to be closer to gaining the bailout funding it needs to ensure its survival, although some important details still need to be resolved in talks between the major lenders and investors.
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By Sean Broderick
The partial shutdown at FAA is likely to delay several major airspace-modernization and safety initiatives, including implementation of new approach procedures at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the roll-out of taxiway-landing warning systems at major U.S. airports.
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The launch of Uganda Airlines has been delayed following a dispute between the start-up's interim board and its implementation team, reports ch-aviation.
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Air Algérie will wet-lease a B737-800 from fellow Algerian carrier Tassili Airlines during the summer of 2019, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Some industry stakeholders are leaving nothing to chance, making moves to mitigate the fallout from a prolonged political stalemate.
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By Graham Warwick
Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner will be as quiet on takeoff and landing as subsonic aircraft flying similar routes today, the startup says, providing more insight into its efforts to reconcile the high-speed and low-speed requirements for its Mach 2.2 commercial aircraft.
Program Management

By Bill Carey
The White House has resubmitted four nominations to fill vacancies on the board of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank that have prevented the export credit agency from approving transactions greater than $10 million.
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By Graham Warwick
Longview Aviation Capital, which has agreed to buy the Q400/Dash 8 program from Bombardier for $300 million, plans to establish a new company in Ontario, called de Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada, to produce the Q400 and support the in-service Dash 8 regional-turboprop fleet.
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Wait-times at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints leveled off Jan. 16, although U.S. lawmakers remain anxious that the respite won’t last if the ongoing partial federal government shutdown drags on into February.
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By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has operated its first flight powered by a mix of standard kerosene and bio-fuel produced in the emirate.
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By Victoria Moores
U.S. lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC) is to raise $700 million through a public offering, which may be used for commercial aircraft purchases.
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By Kerry Reals
European pilot representatives have accused Ryanair of using the threat of base closures as a “weapon” to force pilots and cabin crew into signing collective labor agreements (CLAs).
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By Kerry Reals
Scandinavian budget operator Norwegian will close several crew bases in Spain, Italy and the U.S. this year in a bid to improve profitability.
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By Graham Warwick
Collins Aerospace is to supply avionics for NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator, now under development by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works.
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By Sean Broderick
United Airlines (UAL) reported fourth-quarter 2018 net income of $462 million and pre-tax earnings of $556 million, year-over-year (YOY) declines of 20.2% and 10.3%, respectively.
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William Franke, Air New Zealand, airBaltic, Spirit Airlines, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Airlink and the Airbus A220 airliner have been announced as among the top winners of the ATW 45th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
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