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Protesters Close Hong Kong Airport

Cathay Pacific warns its employees not to participate in protests or face firing.

August 12, 2019

Desaer ATL-100 Aims To Replace Bandeirante

Start-up Desaer is working on a low-cost light transport project that has commercial and military uses

August 12, 2019

Airbus Net Order Tally Drops, YTD Deliveries Climb

The European OEM’s delivery rate slowed again in July, though the year-to-date total exceeds last year's.

Airspace Congestion in Middle East Poses Major Costs

IATA expects average flight delays in the Mideast to double by 2025 without urgent action.

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Japan-Korea Trade Crisis Bites Deeper into Airline Operations

Having lost its position as a trusted partner of Japan, South Korea has initiated a boycott of Japan and its products, a move affecting its airlines.

India’s Domestic Carriers Reach Abroad for Growth

Vistara, Spicejet, and IndiGo all have used slots gained with the closure of Jet Airways to expand internationally.

Cathay Pacific Warns of Effects of Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong's flagship carrier records strong first half amid rising trade tensions and citywide unrest.

Airbus Eyes Toulouse for Further A321 Production

The largest member of the A320 family now accounts for 40 percent of Airbus’s narrowbody backlog.

Latest Kashmir Crisis Threatens Pakistani Airspace Closure

Pakistan’s airspace may close again, after reopening in July following five months of disruption.

Global Air Freight Volumes Continue To Decline

IATA cautions that its air freight forecast for zero average growth in 2019 now “looks optimistic.”

Rolls Trent 1000 Fixes Progressing, Though Problems Persist

The UK engine maker has cut the loss per large engine sold to £1.3 million.

Airbus Starts Building First A220s in Mobile

The European manufacturer expects Delta Air Lines to take the first U.S.-built A220 in the third quarter of 2020.

IAG Looking To Bring Max Deliveries Forward

The group inked a letter of intent with Boeing for 200 units at the Paris Air Show in July .

IATA Focus on CORSIA as Air India Takes Pole Position

India is gathering information as it works through political challenges CORSIA faces in the nation.

How Spirit Is Dealing with Max Grounding

Spirit AeroSystems has been storing completed 737 Max fuselages for 10-20 days before shipping them off to Boeing.

Avianca Brasil Left without Slots, Future, or Identity

Brazil’s civil aviation agency awards idle takeoff and landing rights at Congonhas Airport to three airlines.

Tariffs, Brexit Threaten Airbus as A321 ACF 'Challenge' Persists

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury raises the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and the prospect of tariffs leveled by the U.S.

Air France Pilots Greenlight Expansion of Transavia France

A new deal allows the Paris Orly-based low-cost carrier to grow beyond the 40 Boeing 737-800 cap imposed in 2014.

Airlines Feel Effects of Japan-Korea Trade and Economic Row

Boycotts by South Koreans prompt carriers to cut services to Japan.

Embraer Commercial Shipments Dip in First Six Months

Deliveries finished flat overall as executive jets offset commercial shipments.

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