Air Transport

Niki Lauda, who bought former airberlin subsidiary NIKI in January and rebranded it into Laudamotion, plans to team up with Lufthansa LCC Eurowings and German leisure carrier Condor when enough aircraft become available.

Oneworld member carrier Finnair has posted a €169 million ($202.4 million) net profit for 2017, driven by rapid growth and buoyant demand, almost doubling the €99 million profit that it recorded for 2016.

LONDON—LCC Norwegian will offer free Wi-Fi on long-haul operations, mirroring the service on its short-haul European fleet, although there will also be a faster, paid option.

Israeli national airline El Al plans to launch a new scheme under which it will carry out pilot training in the U.S.

Russia’s Saratov Airlines resumed Antonov An-148 operations Feb. 16 after additional technical inspections were completed following the earlier grounding of the fleet.

Passengers traveling through the non-public, post-security area of Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 in coming weeks will be met by a humanoid robot offering airport directions and information.

FRANKFURT—Ryanair is allowing connections on 27 additional routes through its bases in Bergamo and Rome-Fiumicino, Italy.

Republic Airline pilots who are members of Teamsters Local 357 have ratified a contract extension of their 2015 collective bargaining agreement, the union said.

Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) reached a tentative merger agreement for the airline’s 5,400 flight attendants, the organizations announced.

Airline industry stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to allow the FAA to regulate small drones that are flown for recreation.

Airbus is in the middle of advanced studies to raise single-aisle production to 70 aircraft per month, and is also looking at increasing output of the A350.

Hong Kong Express is expecting significant delays to the delivery of its remaining Airbus A320neo orders due to further problems with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines.

Bombardier expects to begin delivering C Series aircraft to Delta Air Lines this year, saying there is no longer any impediment to delivering CS100s straight from its Mirabel, Canada, final assembly line to the Atlanta-based airline.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said he is reasonably confident that Pratt & Whitney can find a quick resolution for the latest technical glitch on its PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engine powering A320neo-family aircraft.

Rolls-Royce North America CEO Marion Blakey will leave her position at the end of June, the company announced Feb. 15.

Closer study of Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s PFC confirms projected fuel savings from BLI, with wind-tunnel testing, higher-fidelity analysis and optimization next.

Data-driven strategy set to go beyond engine support and production, to design and closer integration between future propulsion systems and airframes.

Air Peace has taken delivery of its second Embraer 145 jet in a bid to end the travel difficulties of the nations’s unserved and underserved cities, reports The Afritraveller.

Japan-based low-cost carriers are planning to grow their fleets and expand to new international markets.

The company said it can no longer deliver new GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft to customers until Pratt’s fix has been approved and implemented.

While the ramp-up problem in particular has affected both A320neo-family and Bombardier C Series delivery schedules, Pratt’s string of GTF challenges has hurt the engine manufacturer most on the A320neo-family program.

The flights are geared toward business travelers and pilgrims to Islamic holy sites.

Since the program is still in flight testing, it has time to make minor changes to improve the aircraft.

The ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards recognize excellence across a broad range of airline operation.

Administration support of so-called ATC reform revives a proposal that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced in 2017.