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June 4, 2019


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US aviation groups defend Qatar as Congress probes Air Italy support

Ben Goldstein

A petition circulating on Capitol Hill calling on the Trump Administration to take action on Qatar Airways over its support for Air Italy has generated a backlash from a US industry coalition including airports, cargo carriers, US travelers and New York-based JetBlue Airways.


Hawaiian Airlines accuses DOT of favoring US majors

Ben Goldstein

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Hawaiian Airlines is objecting to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) decision to award it just one of 12 available daytime slot pairs to Tokyo Haneda Airport, arguing the route allocation proceeding revealed a “prevailing, longstanding bias against smaller air carriers.”

Air Austral 787 grounded following Trent 1000 engine check

Helen Massy-Beresford

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Air Austral has grounded one of its two Boeing 787-8s for at least two months following a June 3 planned check of its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, leaving the La Reunion-based carrier looking for solutions to maintain flight schedules over the peak summer season.


IATA AGM 2019: IATA’s flight turbulence data-sharing program gains momentum

Chen Chuanren

IATA’s “Turbulence Aware” program is seeing respectable progress following the launch of the initiative in December 2018.

SpiceJet on track for major fleet growth in 2019

Adrian Schofield

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Indian LCC SpiceJet expects dramatic fleet growth this year as it leases aircraft formerly operated by Jet Airways and eyes the resumption of Boeing 737 MAX deliveries.


South Africa’s Comair acquires Star Air

Alan Dron

South African carrier Comair has acquired South African leasing and cargo specialist Star Air, as part of its continuing strategy of diversification.

US congressman to introduce bill on aircraft maintenance disclosure

Ben Goldstein and Sean Broderick

US Rep. John Garamendi (D-California), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, plans to re-introduce legislation this summer that would require carriers to disclose more information about their maintenance activities to the public.


Other News

Emirates Airline to use A380 on short hop to Oman
SAS scraps sale of onboard duty-free goods

NASA seeks demos of electric propulsion for commercial aircraft
MRO Briefs-June 4, 2019


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Aircraft lessors stay resilient in face of challenges

Michael Bruno and Sean Broderick

Air Transport World

Nearly halfway into 2019, major aircraft lessors are breathing a sigh of relief. The global Boeing 737 MAX grounding is not dooming their financial results and may even help in the short term. 

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Airline/Airport Data Snapshot

Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Orders April 2019 
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