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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Aireon, Irish Authorities Ready Emergency Tracking Service

Partners announce they have begun accepting registration for free service

Airlines

August 22, 2018

Primera To Launch Transatlantic Max 9 Flights from Brussels

The Nordic European airline plans to deploy Boeing narrowbodies to Newark starting next May

Airlines

August 22, 2018

Damage Control at India’s Cochin Airport in Full Swing

Indian navy called in to aid recovery from worst flooding in a century

Airports

August 21, 2018

A380 Dismantling Should Yield Positive Returns, Says Scope

Ex-Singapore Airlines A380-800 first of the type to be sold as spare parts

Aircraft

August 21, 2018

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Ethiopian Defers A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition

Africa’s largest airline now considering extending the mission profile of its Boeing 737 Max 8s

Aircraft

August 20, 2018

South Korean LCCs Aspire To Long-haul Overseas Routes

To compete in a crowded market they are also emphasizing product differentiation.

Airlines

August 17, 2018

German Pax Traffic Growth Slows, Domestic Air Traffic Dips

Lufthansa Group ahead of Ryanair in terms of seats capacity in EU/ Switzerland

Airlines

August 16, 2018

Brazil Pushes Bilateral Open Skies Deals with EU Countries

Norwegian snaps up traffic rights for services between UK and Brazil.

ATC

August 15, 2018

AVIC Harbin Sees Big Market for Y-12 in Brazil

The Chinese aircraft manufacturer's Y12 twin-turboprop could see a market for 220 aircraft in Brazil.

Aircraft

August 15, 2018

Canaccord: Industry Confidence Bolstering M&A Activity

The first half of 2018 was extremely busy for Canaccord Genuity's aerospace and defense M&A business.

August 14, 2018

Europe’s Pilots Are Stepping Up Demands

After Ryanair now also KLM pilots are threatening to strike; Air France pilots meddle in nomination new CEO.

Airlines

August 14, 2018

Mexico’s OMA Reports 8.8 Percent Traffic Uptick

Most of the increase comes from domestic traffic

Airports

August 13, 2018

EC Eyes Traffic Distribution between Schiphol and Lelystad

Dutch government also looking at allowing secondary slot trading at Schiphol

Airports

August 13, 2018

Airlines Struggle To Respond to Alaska Air Tragedy

Calls for enhanced ramp security and mental health screening raise troubling issues

Airlines

August 13, 2018

Horizon Airlines Worker Steals, Later Crashes Q400

Richard Russell stole a parked regional airliner Friday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and flew more than an hour before crashing.

Accidents

August 12, 2018

Cambodian Airlines Charts Its Expansion

The new airline will add routes in Southeast Asia before eventually looking to add routes in Europe.

Airlines

August 10, 2018

India Aviation Experiences Downturn

Overcapacity cited as a cause. Reduction could help industry recover

Airlines

August 10, 2018

France Continues Judicial Probe into MH370 Disappearance

Final safety investigation report released by Malaysian government last month.

Accidents

August 10, 2018

Air Lease Corp Releases Q2 Results

Profits and margins are up for airline leasing company

Airlines

August 9, 2018

CAE Highlights Latin America Training Capabilities

While Latin American and Brazil in particular aren't growing training markets, CAE remains committed to the region.

Training and Workforce

August 7, 2018