Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines was recently crowned Company of the Year by All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) on 29 November 2018 in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Aerospace

Mesa Air Group, the holding company for Phoenix-based regional carrier Mesa Airlines, reported net income of $33.3 million for fiscal 2018, up 1.5% from the $32.8 million recorded during fiscal 2017.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Two French airlines, Aigle Azur and Air Caraïbes, have signed a codesharing arrangement.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Canadian airline WestJet said Dec. 4 that it has expanded its codeshare relationship with Australia’s Qantas by adding Qantas-operated flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer and Danish leasing firm Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) signed a firm contract for three E190 regional airliners, valued at $156 million at list price, the parties announced Dec. 4.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
A new agreement reached between the UK and Canada means air services between the two nations will remain intact following Brexit, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
French all-business class transatlantic airline La Compagnie will begin operating seasonal flights between Nice and New York-Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) from May 5, 2019.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Airservices Australia has achieved a major step in its program to modernize the country’s air traffic management system, as it has switched over to a new voice communication system, the government-owned air navigation service provider said Dec. 4
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
Ryanair has signed a framework agreement with its German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) covering pay and benefits.
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
Saarbrücken Airport has become the first German airport to have its air traffic managed remotely from a control center located 450 km (280 mi.) away in Leipzig.
Air Transport

Kerry Reals
Icelandair Group’s interim president and chief executive, Bogi Nils Bogason, will assume the role officially, days after the airline pulled out of a transaction to acquire low-cost rival WOW Air, the company said Dec. 4.
Air Transport

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is to be the launch customer of a new high speed connectivity system launched at the Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg last night.
Space

Kuwait Airways says it is halting all flights to Beirut from today for an indefinite period. This followed a security warning from the Cyprus government, it said on a Tweet.
Air Transport

The last couple of years could have not have been a more difficult time to run an airline in Egypt and even now, it’s a tough job, says the managing director of Nesma Airlines, Ashraf Lamloum.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Devised with Palantir Technologies, Airbus’ Skywise data-sharing and analysis platform enables connecting information that used to be found in silos.
Connected Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Saab and Swedish air navigation service provider LFV will assume responsibility for remote-tower control of two airports through their Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS) joint venture.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (SIAF) has issued several recommendations resulting from the Dec. 3, 2017 evacuation of an Embraer 190 regional jet in Finland that revealed “serious deficiencies” in the evacuation response.
Air Transport

Dubai-based LCC flydubai, as of Dec. 2, has relocated flights to 11 of its destinations from their current operating base of Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Alaska Airlines plans to grow capacity 2% in 2019 and accelerate its expansion rate soon after, but will carefully monitor the competitive environment before making firm commitments, the airline’s top executive said.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
In the latest in a series of recent European airline failures, Lithuania-based leisure operator Small Planet Airlines has ceased operating.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Passenger-door seal damage caused by a catering truck created an unnerving onboard noise that led a Qantas Airbus A380 to return to Sydney 2 hr. into a scheduled flight to the U.S., an Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) report found.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) will increase its U.S. network with new codeshare destinations via Seattle, thanks to an expanded partnership with Alaska Airlines.
Air Transport

For a decade, Sudan Airways has struggled to maintain services in the face of US sanctions against the African nation. Those sanctions have now been eased, but the airline still faces problems, as deputy general manager, Yasir Timo, explained to Alan Dron.
Air Transport

Nouvelair, a Tunisian private company operating charter and scheduled flights, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2019. Deputy general manager, Chokri Zarrad, shared his ambition for the company with Vincent Chappard.
Air Transport

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market's dynamism and growth.
Air Transport