Air Transport

Ben Goldstein
Florida-based ULCC Spirit Airlines has announced plans to launch a new crew base at Orlando International Airport (MCO).
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines is supporting the promotion activities of “’The Year of Troia’ with its "Troia” themed aircraft. The aircraft, which was was introduced to the press with a special event in the Hangar of Turkish Technic, will promote the region during the whole year.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Staged deployment of an ADS-B network will bring new capabilities to the country’s ATC system, although some aircraft operators are concerned about cost.
Connected Aerospace

By Victoria Moores
Chilean ULCC JetSMART is pushing ahead toward meeting its growth ambitions, agreeing to take five Airbus A320neos from Irish lessor SMBC Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Icelandair has started talks with bondholders of $190 million in company debt, cautioning that following a recent profit warning, it may not be able to meet the original terms of the financing.
Air Transport

Modernization of New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) will be centered around two new terminals that will be designed to increase the airport's annual passenger capacity by 25%, part of a $13 billion plan unveiled by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Oct. 4.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Canadian ULCC Swoop will add service to its first Mexican destinations early next year, announcing service to Cancun, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
As Virgin Atlantic’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 arrived at Delta TechOps’ new 127,000-ft.2 engine center on Oct. 1, it not only became the first engine to enter the new shop for maintenance, but it also launched Delta’s operation as a Rolls-Royce Authorized Service Center.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Safran is to provide the turbine engine for startup Zunum Aero’s ZA10 hybrid-electric small regional aircraft.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Reducing maintenance expenses and making them more predictable are key parts of JetBlue Airways’ long-term cost-cutting strategy, with several initiatives expected to help keep total annual unit-cost growth flat or slightly up in the next few years, the airline's executives say.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa said it is expanding its U.S. network with a new flight from Frankfurt to Austin, Texas, and a daily service from Munich to Bangkok.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Netherlands-based aircraft lessor AerCap said that in the third quarter it signed leases for 62 aircraft: nine widebodies and 53 narrowbodies.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dublin-based aircraft lessor Avolon said on Oct. 4 that it sold 16 aircraft during the third quarter and delivered 14 while its customer base of airlines grew.
Air Transport

The Airbus Global Market Forecast predicts passenger traffic from and to Africa will increase by 4.9% annually over the next 20 years. It also forecasts African carriers will need more than 1,100 new passenger and freighter aircraft to meet this demand.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Alitalia’s employees say they are ready to strike if they do not receive reassuring answers about the carrier’s future by Oct. 31, the deadline for a sale of the bankrupt airline.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air received its country’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Oct. 4, arriving at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport after a delivery ceremony Oct. 2 at Boeing's South Carolina final-assembly facility.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Ten European airlines and two groups that join Europe’s pilot and transport workers’ unions have called on EU regulators on Oct. 2 to take action on atypical-employment structures, arguing the practices distort competition.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 3 passed the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 by a 93-6 vote, clearing the way for the bill to be signed into law by President Donald Trump.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has presented to unions a restructuring plan for its regional subsidiary HOP!, under which it would simplify its fleet to three aircraft types, switch HOP! flights to Air France codes, cut 120 jobs and merge support functions into one location.
Air Transport

Ben Goldstein
Congress has passed a bill to reauthorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) through 2021, marking the first such action in the agency’s 17-year-history.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways today signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Boeing, to purchase five 777 Freighters, valued at $1.7 billion at list prices.
Air Transport

Saudi Arabia’s leading low-cost carrier, Flynas, has signed an agreement with CFM International for the purchase of 160 LEAP-1A engines to power 80 Airbus A320neo aircraft, along with a long-term services agreement on a pay by-the-hour basis.
Air Transport

Commercial pilots can now benefit from the noise cancellation technology that changed the whole communication scene for general aviation pilots following the launch of a new premium headset from Bose.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Safran will develop a version of the Ardiden 3 helicopter turboshaft to drive the electric generator in the startup’s 12-seat, 700-mi.-range ZA10.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Legislation reauthorizing the FAA requires rulemaking to pave the way for a return of commercial supersonic aircraft.
Aerospace