Air Transport

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will wet-lease up to eight Embraer E190-E2s from Zurich Airport-based regional carrier Helvetic Airways, expanding the airlines’ partnership.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
British Airways, Iberia and Vueling parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) said it was confident an agreement on air transport would be reached, after Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Nov. 12 that IAG was holding talks with the Spanish government to protect its EU ownership rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey, Sean Broderick, Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois, Adrian Schofield
Faced with a long-term pilot employment gap, airlines are stepping up recruitment and unveiling new career-path programs.
Air Transport

By Bernie Baldwin
Crossover narrowbody jet manufacturers eye Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and parts of northeast Asia as a key sales battlegrounds.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Multi-engine hybrid electric; Transcend picks VerdeGo hybrid; Plummet-proof blimp; Capillary ice protection.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS – France’s civil aviation authority the DGAC seized a Ryanair aircraft at Bordeaux-Merignac airport in a bid to force the LCC to pay back public
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Safran said Nov. 9 the companies had received regulatory approvals to begin operations of their new auxiliary power units (APUs) joint venture (JV). Etienne Boisseau was named CEO of the JV.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
FAA is implementing a new controller staffing policy after a tower controller became incapacitated while working the midnight shift at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
Air Transport

The U.S. FBI investigation of the Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crash has concluded the airline employee who stole the aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport deliberately crashed it into the ground.
Air Transport

Jack Wittman
Global passenger traffic growth and manufacturer delivery delays helped Air Lease Corp. (ALC) post a 48% net profit increase of $146.6 million for the third quarter (3Q) compared to the year-ago period.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Flight operations at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) will be reduced Nov. 15-20, 2018 as the airport upgrades its radar and air traffic management systems.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce introduced an Engine Change Service for its Trent XWB Nov. 9, with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO Hong Kong) as launch partner.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas and aviation IT provider SITA are trialing a new biometric identification system at Brisbane Airport that will allow passengers to store their passport details on smartphones.
Air Transport

The new CEO of Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines said the carrier needs more financial strength if it is to make needed investments in fleet renewal.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Panelists at the Aviation Carbon conference voiced confidence that airlines are ready to start monitoring and reporting their international-flight emissions from Jan. 1, 2019 when the first stage of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) comes into force.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) inspector general (IG) has initiated an audit of the FAA and industry program to provide timely, automated authorization of drone flights near airports.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines reported a $755 million net profit for the first nine months of 2018—nearly tripled from a net profit of $263 million for the year-ago period.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s announcement that it will cut about 5,000 jobs in the next 12-18 months came as a “shock” to the Machinists Union, which represents 20,000 Bombardier workers in Quebec.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) has taken the first step in its planned widebody fleet transition with the commercial debut of its first Boeing 787-9.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French civil aviation authority DGAC seized a Ryanair aircraft at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Nov. 8 in a bid to force the LCC to pay back public funds that were judged illegal by the European Commission in 2014.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Barcelona-based Volotea, a LCC specializing in point-to-point service between Europe’s secondary cities, is planning on steady growth in fleet, network and revenues.
Air Transport

Former Air Burkina and Air Mali CEO, Abderahmane Berthé, took leadership of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in January, succeeding Elijah Chingosho. Victoria Moores caught up with Berthé to hear about his experience as secretary general so far, as he prepares for the organisation’s biggest event of the year.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett, Steve Trimble
A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Longview Aviation Capital entered the picture in 2016, when it was formed to manage a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Nightmarish flight delays underscore vulnerabilities of airlines to a range of operational and regulatory constraints.
Air Transport