Air Transport

WestJet said Jan. 25 it will move its nonstop seasonal service between Whitehorse, Yukon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, to Calgary International Airport (YYC) in Alberta, effective June 29.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
The long-awaited opening of the intra-African air transport market is slated to become a reality on Jan. 28, when African Union (AU) heads of state plan to approve the final rulemaking after a renewed push for liberalization.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Cargo airlines and lessors see a recovery in the all-freighter market and expect additional types to be converted in larger numbers.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group plans to harmonize specifications for all Airbus A320neos and A321neos for all of its airlines.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
LCC Ryanair has launched its latest tool to drive ancillary revenues: Travel Credit, an incentive program that gives customers a 10% credit to spend on flights if they book their hotel rooms through the recently upgraded Ryanair Rooms website.
Air Transport

American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker has vigorously defended the carrier’s plans to expand system capacity 2.5% year-over-year in 2018, as he encouraged investors to distinguish among varieties of airline growth.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA and U.S. Defense Department (DOD) have not approved any fixes to address security and operational risks to military aircraft associated with transmitting their positions by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out technology, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airports Council International Europe has renewed its warnings about the risks of Britain’s planned exit from the EU, saying airlines are in the dark about what will happen.
Air Transport

EgyptAir was named as Africa's most punctual airport in OAG's annual punctuality league results which is drawn from a database of approximately 57 million flight records.
Air Transport

The Ministry of Transport in the Republic of Congo has signed an order for two ARJ21-700s, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Boeing needs to be able to offer what is likely to become a small twin-aisle aircraft at a very low price in order to capture some of the market.
Air Transport

Alan Dron
ATR delivered eight aircraft to Iran Air in 2017, and plans to deliver a further 12 by the end of this year as part of Iran’s effort to replace its antiquated civil air fleet.
Air Transport

Alan Dron
LCC Wizz Air’s Central and Eastern European backyard will continue to provide strong growth for the carrier, but the market’s durability is providing a lifeline for some airlines that should no longer still be in business, the carrier’s chief financial officer (CFO) said Jan. 24.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Avolon CEO Domhnal Slattery seeks to reassure the aircraft finance industry that liquidity issues at HNA Group are not impeding the lessor’s business, while other lessors say the group’s airlines are not showing signs of financial struggles.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Johan Lundgren, the new CEO of UK LCC EasyJet, has axed the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) and is prioritizing data after two months leading the airline.
Air Transport

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is adjusting parts of its Australia and New Zealand operation, changing the routing of flights to each country’s capital.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
As a major milestone in a long-term strategy to expand its customer base in North America, aerostructure specialist Daher has signed its first contract with Boeing, for thermoplastic composite components.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
HNA’s Lucky Airlines is again working to build up its fledgling long-haul operation after failing to hit expansion-plan targets announced in 2017.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Hainan Airlines proposes to connect Hamburg with Beijing beginning in August, as the Chinese carrier continues to hunt for small but profitable European routes that its larger rivals eschew.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced a transition in its senior leadership which sees Yuji Akasaka appointed as the carrier’s next president.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways will finally transfer its first Airbus A350-1000 in February after a delay of several weeks.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
New Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier Flybondi plans to grow its fleet to around 30 aircraft by the end of 2021, even as it prepares for its first commercial flight.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine describes a domain-wide system that would continuously monitor the airspace to identify risks.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier has made a last-ditch attempt to reopen the U.S. investigation into pricing of the C Series, but may have been misled by reporting on the increased range Embraer is now quoting for the E190-E2.
Program Management

By Bradley Perrett
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has put its first Airbus A321neo into service on domestic and international routes, including some to Dubai and Amsterdam.
Air Transport