Aviation Daily

By Alan Dron
Oman Air and Kenya Airways have expanded their codeshare cooperation, increasing destinations covered by the agreement.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
Thai long-haul LCC NokScoot has expanded its fleet to seven aircraft, commissioning two more Boeing 777-200s on Oct. 3.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
After close to a week of dispute, Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air have agreed to put their differences aside, with intervention from the government’s Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises.
Air Transport

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Five people were reported killed and three injured when a Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov An-12 freighter crashed Oct. 4. in Sokilnyky, a village near Lviv.
Air Transport

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Oct. 3 tentatively approved an agreement for Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) to operate a joint venture (JV) between Hawaii and Japan, although it declined to grant the pair anti-trust immunity (ATI).
Air Transport

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By Bill Carey
Delta Air Lines is seeking an exemption from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) performance requirements for its Airbus A350-900s, which fail to meet navigation accuracy specifications when transmitting their position during surface movements outside of the runway area.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The investment vehicle that wanted to take over French airline Aigle Azur has submitted a last-minute bid to save low-cost, long-haul carrier XL Airways with a plan to take on two of its four-strong Airbus A330 fleet and around half its staff.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Most U.S. airlines would see minimal near-term fallout from tariffs on Airbus deliveries, though JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines could face notable challenges offsetting added costs, a Bernstein analysis concludes.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation concluded a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for three new Airbus A350-900s with the Sept. 27 delivery of the third aircraft.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Scotland-based regional Loganair is continuing its rapid expansion with the announcement of two further groups of new routes.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Qantas has revealed new details of research plans for its Project Sunrise ultra long-haul commercial services initiative from Australia which includes a series of supporting test flights.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has received valuable support from regulatory and tourism bodies as it vies with Qantas for new access to Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boeing and Embraer on Oct. 3 formally acknowledged that they do not expect their commercial aircraft joint venture deal to close until “early 2020” after the European Commission indicated its competition review will extend into a Phase II.
Air Transport

Irish LCC Ryanair’s German pilots have voted in favor of a four-year collective labor agreement (CLA) to cover all Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Germany until March 2023.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will begin using time-based separation of landing air traffic, as part of a suite of new tools being introduced to assist air traffic controllers.
Air Transport

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By Bill Carey
Detecting rogue drones on or near airport property should be a shared responsibility of airports and federal governments, a high-level industry group focused on the threat of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has concluded.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission and Airbus doubled down on calls for the U.S. and Boeing to negotiate an end to the 15-year-old airliner subsidy dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) after a WTO arbitrator green-lighted the U.S. to collect up to $7.5 billion in punitive tariffs on European imports.
Air Transport

Shares in Delta Air Lines slumped after the company revised its expectations higher for third-quarter (Q3) and full-year non-fuel unit costs.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Convincing more women to pursue careers as pilots would help ease a supply crunch that could soon threaten even the largest airlines in the U.S., two pilot-workforce experts said.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Star Alliance partners Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plan to increase their presence in Ljubljana, Slovenia, after Adria Airways filed for bankruptcy Sept. 30.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Italian manufacturer Tecnam has delivered the first two of up to 100 nine-passenger P2012 Travellers to U.S. regional carrier Cape Air.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Thai Airways’ plans to place major aircraft orders has been put on hold by the board, although the airline will still proceed with plans to lease three more widebodies in the short term.
Air Transport