Colombia-based Avianca—which reported load factors of nearly 90% in the third quarter on hub routes to Europe—plans to add a second daily Bogota-London Heathrow service if slots are available.
Amsterdam-based specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the delivery of four ATR 72-600s to Indonesian regional carrier PT Wings Abadi.
Taiwan’s EVA Air plans to add three more destinations in Japan in 2019 and boost capacity by 10% as it reshapes its Japanese market and global network.
The African Development Bank is studying the creation of an aircraft-leasing company for the continent, with further news expected in the first semester of 2019.
Transport Canada on Dec. 12 announced amendments to Canadian Aviation Regulations that prescribe new flight- and duty-time limits for airline pilots that align with current scientific data and international standards.
The Big Three U.S. carriers plan a “strong retort” to Air Italy’s planned service additions, calling the recent and planned moves into U.S. gateways a “clear violation” of an agreement between U.S. and Qatari government officials, United Airlines’ top executive said.
The decision by Mexico’s newly-installed government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cancel further construction of its new international airport will cost over MXP100 billion ($5 billion), according to estimates IATA cited.
LOT Polish Airlines (LOT) is monitoring developments at Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), because of “business and operational challenges” that could impact its equity investment, the Polish carrier said.
Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines, eager to build on its recent airline launches in Chad and Mozambique, remains interested in creating a new national carrier in Nigeria despite delays caused by the country’s impending elections, the carrier’s CEO told Aviation Daily sister publication ATW.
Hawaiian Airlines said its fleet refresh is making good progress despite Airbus A321neo delivery delays earlier this year, and the carrier is already looking to the next stage when its Boeing 787 deliveries begin in 2021.
Air France has appointed Anne Rigail as its new chief executive, taking over from Air France-KLM Group CEO Benjamin Smith who temporarily led the French unit following the resignation of Franck Terner in September.
Supported by strong demand for travel and a decline in fuel costs, IATA expects airline industry profits to rise again in 2019 following a dip this year.
European and U.S. regulators have expanded a software-upgrade mandate to CFM International Leap-1B engines that ensures Boeing 737 Max-powered aircraft will not experience engine-fan-speed issues caused by extremely cold weather.
Russia’s Superjet 100 is no longer part of the Sukhoi product line as parent company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) re-arranges its structure to separate its commercial and military aircraft manufacturing assets.
A Brazilian appeals court has reversed a lower, provisional decision that would have prevented Embraer and Boeing from finalizing terms of their proposed joint venture (JV).
A group representing U.S. airport executives has renewed calls for airlines to end their “short-sighted opposition” to raising the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) cap, arguing that record high revenues from ancillary fees undercut the carriers’ stance against lifting the PFC.
The FAA has extended a ban on flights over Syria until 2020, citing the “threat to civil aviation from the multifaceted conflict and extremist threat, and militant activity.”
