Air Transport World

By Polina Montag-Girmes
A Yamal Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) hit a lamppost while taxiing after landing at Moscow Domodedovo International Airport Feb. 6, at 8:30 p.m. local time.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Brussels Airlines has scrapped its entire schedule of 222 flights for Feb. 13 because of industrial action across various stakeholders operating at Brussels Airport, as part of a wider national strike in Belgium.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

At least 24 China Airlines (CAL) flights have been canceled after 500 pilots—represented by the Taiwan Taoyuan Pilot Union—staged a strike Feb. 8, citing poor fatigue management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The top executive at Spokane International Airport (CEG) in Spokane, Washington, called on the US Congress to lift the cap on Passenger Facility Charge Program (PFC) funds, saying that “the status quo is not working when it comes to funding airport infrastructure.”
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Latvian carrier airBaltic has appointed New York-headquartered investment bank Greenhill to advise on financing possibilities, which would be used to begin firming 30 Airbus A220 options by mid-2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Executives at All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA HD) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) began their new strategic partnership Friday after completing signing ceremonies in Tokyo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon announced Feb. 7 that it has formally received control from Iridium Communications of the final six receiver payloads it has placed on new Iridium Next satellites, completing its space-based aircraft surveillance network.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Bill Carey
Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright Corp. have partnered to develop a new generation of cockpit voice and flight-data recorders (CVR/FDR) that comply with an upcoming 25-hour CVR mandate and allow inflight access to data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines on Feb. 7 became the first airline in the Americas to debut the Airbus A220, operating flights between New York LaGuardia (LGA) and both Boston Logan and Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW).
Aircraft & Propulsion

The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the purchase of shares in Romania’s LCC Blue Air by Berlin-based logistics group Zeitfracht in an expansion bid.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group has shown an interest in buying Condor’s Frankfurt-based long-haul operation, industry sources said Feb. 7.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kerry Reals
Spanish charter and wet-lease carrier Wamos Air has been operating flights from the UK on behalf of Turkmenistan Airlines, which was recently suspended from flying to and from the European Union (EU) for safety reasons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Further unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, incidents at major airports are inevitable and the civil aviation sector must be prepared to deal with them, London City Airport CEO Robert Sinclair said Feb. 7.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific Air has confirmed the Philippine LCC has begun the process for deciding on a new widebody aircraft order, a move it has often discussed in recent years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kerry Reals
UK LCC easyJet has detailed the steps it has taken to Brexit-proof its operations and says it has a plan in place to ensure it meets European Union (EU) ownership and control regulations, regardless of whether or not airlines are given an adjustment period after the UK departs the bloc.
Airports & Networks

By Kerry Reals
LCC Norwegian will slash capacity and divest 13 additional aircraft this year in a bid to stem losses, which widened to NOK3 billion ($350 million) in the 2018 fourth quarter from NOK713 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline chief digital and transformation officer Christoph Mueller has resigned from the airline and plans to return to Europe, the group said Feb. 7.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has canceled its remaining eight Airbus A380 orders, after stating for years that it did not intend to take delivery of these aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jack Wittman
Boosted by higher fare and ancillary revenue, Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines posted a fourth-quarter (4Q) net profit of $92 million and saw revenue increase for the period, despite higher fuel and personnel costs.
Airlines & Lessors

Global air cargo demand weakened in 2018, pressured by a slowdown in freight volumes in the final months of the year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Iridium Communications declared its new Iridium Next satellite constellation operational following more than a decade of planning and a two-year launch program.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines has unveiled a major increase to its premium-cabin inventory that includes introducing reconfigured Bombardier CRJ700s as 50-seat, two-class aircraft that the airline sees as ideal, scope-clause-compliant replacements for its 50-seat regional jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) unveiled an upgraded concourse in Zurich Airport’s Check-in 1 on Feb. 5 with a fresh new look and check-in desk concept, waiting zones and screen displays for passengers in all travel classes.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines will wet lease two Bombardier CRJ900s from Slovenia-based Adria Airways from March 31 to secure and stabilize operations for the summer 2019 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Baltic maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Magnetic MRO has raised €8 million ($9.1 million) from a bonds issue, which it plans to use to acquire one of its competitors.
Maintenance & Training