Air Transport World

By Adrian Schofield
Vietnam’s Vietjet Air has revealed another profit increase the fast-growing LCC says puts it well ahead of its earnings target for the past two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-April 10, 2019
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
Collins Aerospace is taking the next step with its aerospace additive manufacturing activity, with aspirations to develop 20 production-ready metal parts in 2019, according to executive director-additive design and manufacturing Paula Hay.
Maintenance & Training

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s leasing arm has reached an agreement with Airbus to postpone deliveries of Airbus A320neo and A321LR aircraft as part of an ongoing drive to reduce costs and boost profitability, cutting capital expenditure by $570 million over two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
German air navigation service provider DFS expects air traffic control (ATC)-related delays to become worse in the upcoming summer as more flights must be handled by fewer controllers.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Airbus officially confirmed Guillaume Faury as CEO at its annual shareholder assembly April 10. Faury succeeds CEO Tom Enders who retired after seven years in the position.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
A rapid expansion effort and high-profile brand campaign is “turning Berlin orange” since European ultra-LCC easyJet—famous for its bright orange livery—acquired the Tegel Airport assets of former airline airberlin.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
LOT Polish Airlines will launch a number of new long-haul routes this year, including Warsaw-Miami in June, but its strategy remains to focus on Central and Eastern European markets.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
As the investigation continues into the causes of last month’s Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX accident, sources close to the probe say flight data recorder (FDR) data firmly supports the supposition that the aircraft’s left angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor vane detached seconds after takeoff and that, contrary to statements from the airline, suggests the crew did not follow all the steps for the correct procedure for a runaway stabilizer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A body representing French airports has criticized a decision by a French airport watchdog to cut airport charges at Nice Cote d’Azur airport, saying it calls into question the French airport model and regulation of the sector needs to be overhauled.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Airline maintenance operations, conscious of the need to keep the pipeline of technical workers flowing, are putting effort into attracting and retaining mechanics, but opportunities exist to expand efforts by combining them, a top Delta executive said.
Maintenance & Training

By Lee Ann Shay
Spirit Airlines is planning a fleet expansion and is “in the market for a fleet order,” according to Spirit VP-technical operations Kirk Thornburg.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce has agreed to a new inspection regime for its Trent 1000 TEN engines powering the Boeing 787.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines (SIA) subsidiary SilkAir is cutting frequencies on two routes this month because of the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft; the airline is also postponing the transfer of some Boeing 737NGs to LCC Scoot.
Airports & Networks

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

American Airlines is trimming its revenue outlook for the first quarter, citing financial costs and disruptions related to the grounding of the company’s fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and the temporary removal of 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft for maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Walk-through of Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A350 Upper Class cabin mock-up with the airline's VP customer experience Daniel Kerzner.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has redesigned its upper class cabin to include an eight-seat lounge called “The Loft” on its new Airbus A350-1000 fleet, replacing its existing upper class bar area.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft Briefs-April 9, 2019
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
ATR is working on potential launch orders for its proposed short takeoff and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600, estimating a market of 800 aircraft over 30 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The Trump administration’s international trade representative has released a proposed list of European products to be hit with US sanctions, including Airbus aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has selected Francisco Gomes Neto, president of street bus body supplier Marcopolo, to be its next CEO and president, the company announced April 9.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Delta CEO Ed Bastian expressed confidence in the US aviation regulatory system in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, calling industry-regulator partnerships key to achieving unprecedented safety levels.
Maintenance & Training

By Jens Flottau
The European Union (EU) plans to retaliate against the US—in the long-standing dispute over state support of aircraft development—in front of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pilots of Spanish regional operator Air Nostrum have planned six 24-hour strike days from April 15-17 and April 22-24, during the European Easter travel high season.
Safety, Ops & Regulation