Aviation Daily

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s testimony last week before a U.S. House panel raised “a litany of new questions” about the development of the 737 MAX, two top committee members said in a letter to House lawmakers.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM detailed plans to simplify its fleet as part of a new long-term strategy to better compete in a tough European airline industry operating environment.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Hundreds of high school educators plan to attend a two-day aviation STEM symposium in Denver to help build aviation curriculum and promote aviation careers.
Air Transport

View the Airport Profile: Sacramento International (SMF) chart in PDF format.

By Tony Osborne
Safran’s board has chosen the CEO of Safran Aircraft Engines, Oliver Andries, to be group CEO from January 2021.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
The UK and Switzerland are each planning to launch their own emissions trading systems (ETS), linked with the European Union ETS, despite industry calls for a joined-up international approach under ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme (CORSIA).
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will require that drones weighing more than 250 grams (0.5 lb.) be registered as of Jan. 2, 2020.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) has established a working group to develop standards for counter-drone systems that can be used by airports and air traffic control authorities.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong Airlines is further reducing its network and suspending a long-haul route in response to increasingly tough market conditions.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX is having a modest but “not insignificant” impact on air traffic in Europe, according to Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management on the continent.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Cebu Pacific Airways has firmed an order for 16 Airbus A330-900s, solidifying the wide-body portion of an MOU the Philippines-based LCC signed at the Paris Air Show in June.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is launching a cost-cutting initiative in response to a weaker revenue environment that contributed to a half-year profit decline.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Irish LCC Ryanair posted a flat profit and said its growth would slow in summer 2020 because of ongoing delays to its first Boeing 737 MAX deliveries.
Air Transport

A group of 11 Democratic senators is urging the Trump Administration to reverse new restrictions that ban U.S. commercial flying to all Cuban destinations besides Havana.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Aerostructures supplier Triumph Group is to cooperate with Embraer to demonstrate a thermoplastic primary structure in flight.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group (IAG) said its Spanish airline subsidiary Iberia would buy Air Europa from its current owner Globalia in a deal set to transform its Madrid base into a “true rival” to Europe’s biggest hub airports.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Over the six-month acceleration program, the startups from nine countries will receive support from Airbus and access to networking opportunities and co-working spaces.
Air Transport

View the U.S. Carriers ($20M Revenue/Yr) (Non-Scheduled Service) Fuel Cost 2018/2019 chart in PDF format.

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Nov. 4-5—AEA East Connect Conference, Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront, Daytona Beach, Florida, http://aea.net/connect/East/

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By Sean Broderick
Safran reported an unexpected dip in CFM56-7B shop visits in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), citing airlines pushing their Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft as long as possible before required maintenance to help offset not having 737 MAXs.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has directed his department to stop using drones manufactured in China or made with Chinese parts, pending a review.
Air Transport

Utah-based SkyWest Airlines grew its net income by 10% in the 2019 third quarter (Q3), as the regional carrier continued to benefit from its ongoing fleet initiatives and a more efficient footprint following the sale of ExpressJet Airlines in January.
Air Transport