Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Thomas Cook Looking To Exit Airline Business

The European travel group seeks to sell all or some of its airlines, including Condor in Germany, to shore up its finances.

Airlines

February 7, 2019

Delta Air Lines’ First A220s Enter Service

The first of the Airbus narrowbodies to carry paying passengers in the Americas flew from New York to Boston.

Aircraft

February 7, 2019

Norwegian’s Talks To Spin Off Leasing Arm Include Airbus

Plans call for Norwegian Air Shuttle to form a leasing joint venture with a “very strong” Asian company.

Aircraft

February 7, 2019

Bombardier Launches Three-class 50-seat CRJ

United Airlines plans to deploy at least 50 of the reconfigured CRJ700s with regional partner GoJet by the summer of 2020.

Aircraft

February 6, 2019

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Pemco Launches Full Conversion Program for 737-700

Bahrain’s Texel Air plans to fly the first example of the Boeing narrowbody cargo mod.

Aircraft

February 6, 2019

Spirit Airlines Planning for Midyear Order Decision

Manufacturers have sent the first responses to an RFP Spirit issued in late 2018.

Airlines

February 6, 2019

Germania Halts Operations and Files for Insolvency

The Berlin-based airline is the latest on a growing list of recent airline failures in Europe.

Aircraft

February 5, 2019

Moscow Commits To Reviving Cubana Fleet

The Kremlin agrees to provide most of the funding to resuscitate Cuba’s airliners.

Aircraft

February 4, 2019

Canada Issues Recommendations Following Incursion Study

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation into 27 runway incursions at Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport has led to four recommendations.

Airports

February 4, 2019

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary To Become Group CEO

Europe’s largest low-cost carrier overhauls its corporate structure in an effort to deliver cost and operating efficiencies across its subsidiaries.

Airlines

February 4, 2019

Air Italy Scales Back Intercontinental Network

The airline will end services to Delhi and Bombay, postpones launch of controversial Chicago route.

Airlines

February 1, 2019

Air France-KLM Further Consolidates Airline Brands

The group abandons Hop! brand and livery to integrate it into Air France.

Airlines

February 1, 2019

ATR Surveys Growth Prospects in U.S. and China

The Franco-Italian airframer sees a bright future for turboprops, as it finalizes STOL and pure freighter variants.

Aircraft

January 31, 2019

Airbus in A380 Talks with Emirates

The European airframer confirms reports of negotiations but declines to get specific.

Aircraft

January 31, 2019

Boeing Dispatches Team to CFM to Speed 737 Recovery

Leap-1B supply deficit continues to hamper Max ramp-up effort.

Aircraft

January 30, 2019

India’s Jet Airways In Dire Financial Straits

The country’s oldest privately held airline has entered talks with lessors to avoid aircraft repossession.

Airlines

January 30, 2019

Thailand Partners With Industry in MRO Training Pact

Airbus leads a group of four companies that aim to nearly double the country’s output of aviation technicians.

Maintenance and Modifications

January 30, 2019

Mitsubishi Countersues Bombardier in Trade Secrets Spat

U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Aircraft America claims Bombardier engaged in “anticompetitive behavior.”

Aircraft

January 29, 2019

Kremlin Boosts Funding for MC-21

Western sanctions help drive up costs of the Irkutsk-built narrowbody program to more than triple its original estimate.

Aircraft

January 29, 2019

ANA To Ink Narrowbody Deals, Take Stake in Philippine Airlines

Japan's largest carrier is moving quickly to fulfill a five-year growth plan.

Airlines

January 29, 2019