Aviation Daily Roundup: Feb. 3

Boeing’s HorizonX startup incubator has made a strategic investment in Spanish inflight entertainment provider Immfly.

SkyTeam members Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines have announced that their transatlantic joint venture with UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic will take effect from Feb. 13, bringing together a network of 110 non-stop routes.

SkyWest Airlines will invest in additional maintenance on its fleet of several-hundred Bombardier CRJ-series aircraft during the first half of the year, motivated by continued demand for small airliners amid ongoing scope-clause restrictions in the U.S.

Multiple countries including Singapore and the Philippines are denying entry to travelers who have recently visited China in a bid to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak after the World Health Organization declared it an international public health emergency.

VietJet Air is attributing its 2019 double-digit profit growth to robust ancillary revenue and the introduction of new technologies to manage its flight crew operations and fuel use.

Ireland-based LCC Ryanair said its passenger numbers will grow more slowly than expected as a result of worsening Boeing 737 MAX delays.

United Technologies Corp. says its commercial aftermarket business is being hit by ramifications from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding and could see additional headwinds linked to the coronavirus outbreak, but executives are confident that any dip will be short-lived.

Using data to flag engine reliability issues is a promising tool for predictive analytics, but the ongoing probe into a GE Aviation GE90 engine failure shows how precise analysis can help isolate engines for checks linked to airworthiness issues.