Aviation Daily

By Kurt Hofmann
Saudi Arabian Airlines Group (Saudia) has appointed Ibrahim Koshy as its new CEO, succeeding Jaan Albrecht whose contract expired at the beginning of the year.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has signed an MOU for 50 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
LCC Norwegian’s full year financial performance tumbled further in 2019, despite the airline’s switch in focus from expansion to profitability.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering’s aerospace sector is looking to add value and synergy to its MRO capabilities by providing more customized cabin interior design solutions.

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has reportedly reiterated that it needs to reach a deal with its pilots by the end of March so it can finalize an order for Airbus A350-1000s to operate new ultra-long-haul routes.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering has signed a license agreement with CFM International to provide MRO services for the Boeing 737 MAX’s LEAP-1B engine.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Albany International, the provider of 3D-woven composite fan blades to Safran for LEAP aircraft engines, has let go workers as it tries to adjust to lower demand related to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, the company’s new executive team told analysts.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has received joint type certification from EASA and the FAA for a second model in the A330neo family, the smaller, longer-range A330-800.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Could once-hot buyer Precision Castparts be coming back to the merger and acquisition (M&A) market?
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus needs another 18 months or so to catch up with A320neo family deliveries and aims to produce 65-67 per month from 2023, up from 63 in 2021, company CEO Guillaume Faury said.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
SINGAPORE – Airbus and the government of Quebec have taken over the remaining Bombardier stake in the A220 program as the Canadian manufacturer
Air Transport

Weekly profile of a major airline.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is tightening its oversight of Southwest Airlines and plans to implement 11 recommendations made in a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) audit that concluded the agency’s surveillance of the Dallas-based carrier did not follow its regulations.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Ireland-headquartered lessor Avolon has laid solid foundations for a challenging year ahead, after posting a record $718 million net profit for 2019, up just under 1% on the prior year.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Irish LCC Ryanair has welcomed a UK appeal judgment ruling that determines labor strikes qualify as extraordinary circumstances under European Union (EU) passenger-rights rules (EU261).
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has announced a comprehensive reorganization that includes eliminating 30% of all management positions.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
More time is needed to see if the COVID-19 outbreak will be a negative effect on aircraft-backed securities transactions, according to S&P Global Ratings.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipped its 1,000th pair of wing boxes for the Boeing 787 program on Feb. 10, 13 years after the first shipset was dispatched.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron will work with Japan Airlines (JAL) to explore on-demand air mobility services in Japan with the OEM’s Nexus 4EX electric-vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Air France is adopting new methods to cut its environmental footprint, as part of a goal to cut CO2 emissions per passenger-kilometer by 50% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Bangladesh’s US-Bangla Airlines has leased two ATR 72-600s from Singapore-based lessor Avation PLC.
Singapore Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
Jeju Air reported a loss in 2019, ending a run of annual profits, but as 2020 begins the South Korean LCC is facing the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak in key markets.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, has set objectives to better handle weather-related problems to prepare for a peak summer season that has proved chaotic in recent years.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Boeing appears to be redirecting its next new airliner project to compete more directly with the long-range Airbus A321XLR rather than take on the broader 757-767 replacement market previously studied under the shelved New Midmarket Airplane project.
Air Transport