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By Adrian Schofield
A Lockheed Martin C-130 air tanker has crashed in Australia during a firefighting mission, killing all three crewmembers on board.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
As the one-year mark of the Boeing 737 MAX grounding nears, airlines and lessors have to decide whether they want to make use of an upcoming opportunity to cancel orders for the aircraft.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Boeing plans to re-start 737 MAX production “months” before the FAA approves it to fly again, which could be as soon as early spring based on the company’s newest estimate, Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun said.
Singapore Airshow

By Ben Goldstein
New draft regulations from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) would limit emotional service animals to dogs, ending a controversial loophole that caused headaches for carriers and passengers over the last several years.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet founder and shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou plans to lodge a token vote against the re-election of easyJet chairman John Barton, putting pressure on management to pace growth and maximize shareholder returns.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Europe’s pilots’ unions, represented by blanket body the European Cockpit Association (ECA), have called for risk-analysis sharing after Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 was shot down Jan. 8 in Iran, killing everyone on board.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
UK transport and infrastructure investor Stobart Group has provided £9 million ($12 million) in additional funding to cash-strapped UK regional airline Flybe, blaming delays in securing EU competition clearance as contributing to the airline’s current plight.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
With positive operational tailwinds and asset disposals in 2019, China’s Hainan Airlines announced in a stock announcement that it is expecting an estimated net profit between CNY450 million ($65.2 million) and CNY675 million for fiscal 2019, reversing the CNY3.6 billion loss it made in 2018.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
A strong finish to 2019 helped United Airlines realize its 2020 earnings target a year ahead of schedule, as favorable demand and fuel trends continued to offset added costs from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The first converted Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft flew for the first time Jan. 22, from Seletar Airport in Singapore.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will transfer Zurich-Beijing services from Beijing Capital to the new Beijing Daxing
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Garuda Indonesia has named a senior executive from outside the airline industry as the carrier’s new head.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK budget carrier easyJet said it expected its revenue per seat to increase more than previously expected in the first half of fiscal 2020, based on ticket sales for the period ahead of last year’s level.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
New Guinea airline Air Niugini said its recent agreement to defer its Boeing 737 MAX orders will prompt a revision of its fleet replacement plans.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Alitalia’s special commissioner has told the Italian senate he wants to reorganize the struggling airline’s business structure by the end of May, Italian media reported Jan. 21.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Vienna International Airport (VIE) handled 31.7 million passengers in 2019, a 17.1% passenger increase, representing an all-time high for the airport.
Air Transport

Lori Ranson
Mexican value airline Interjet is making a push into the U.S. transborder market just as its domestic rivals have determined capacity on those routes has rationalized.
Air Transport

Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are holding discussions regarding a potential joint venture agreement between the two carriers, according to two major Asian media outlets.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford
While Air France-KLM appears to have held discussions with Malaysia Airlines’ owners, it has rejected speculation that it is bidding to buy a major stake in the Malaysian carrier.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
South African Airways is canceling some international flights and consolidating services on its domestic network in a bid to conserve cash.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese health authority has reported a threefold spike in confirmed cases of the Wuhan pneumonia, now known as the Wuhan coronavirus, prompting tighter actions from air travel stakeholders around the globe.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Boeing is conducting taxi and final system tests of the 777-9 at its Everett, Washington site where, depending on weather and other factors, it hopes to conduct the long-awaited first flight of its new long-range 777X flagship family as early as Jan. 23.
Air Transport

Air Greenland has ordered one Airbus A330-800neo, its largest investment ever.
Air Transport

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) of Kazakhstan has rejected an appeal by Bek Air, which called the suspension of the airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) illegal after its Fokker 100 crash at Almaty Dec. 27, 2019.
Air Transport