ATW Photo Gallery - In the News - October 2013

Qatar Airways on Tuesday became the 13th member of oneworld and the first major Gulf carrier to join a global alliance. ATW By Kurt Hofmann

Jetstar takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 ATW Credit Rob Finlayson

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially opened the initial passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Oct. 27. ATW Courtesy, Gulf Air

Air Serbia, the former Yugoslav national carrier JAT, launched its first service as a rebranded entity Oct. 27, with a flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi. Courtesy, Abu Dhabi Airports

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of the first of three 777-300ERs for lease to Kenya Airways. ATW Courtesy, Boeing

Korean Air finalized an order for five Boeing 747-8Is and six 777-300ERs. In addition, the South Korean flag carrier will order one more 787. ATW Courtesy, Boeing

El Al Israel Airlines has finalized an order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs, bringing the total number of orders for the type to eight. ATW Courtesy, El Al Airlines

Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus signed a purchase agreement for 52 Airbus A320 family aircraft, including 40 A320neos and 12 A320ceos on Oct. 21. ATW Courtesy, Airbus

Danish operator Jet Time will use its new fleet of six ATR 72-600 turboprops on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines. ATW Courtesy, ATR

Iberia has unveiled a new logo and livery, which will be incorporated on its fifth Airbus A330, which is scheduled for delivery in mid-November. The carrier said the new brand image, which will keep the current symbols and color scheme that identify the airline as the Spanish flag carrier, is part of a wider renovation and modernization program. ATW Courtesy, Iberia

The second Airbus A350 XWB, MSN3, has completed its first flight from Toulouse Blagnac Airport, which lasted approximately five hours. ATW Courtesy, Airbus

Russia’s UTair has taken delivery of its first directly purchased Boeing 737-800. The airline has 40 737s on order to be delivered in the next several years. Credit: UTair

Russia’s UTair has taken delivery of its first directly purchased Boeing 737-800. The airline has 40 737s on order to be delivered in the next several years. Pictured: Boeing VP-737 Field Operations and Delivery John Pricco and UTair CEO Andrei Martirosov at the delivery ceremony of its 737-800 at Boeing Field in Seattle. ATW Courtesy, Boeing

El Al Israel Airlines took delivery of its first of six Boeing 737-900ERs Oct. 9. It has invested more than $320 million in its fleet renewal program. The second aircraft will arrive in December and four more are due in early 2016. The new aircraft will be used to increase frequencies to existing destinations on short- and medium-haul routes between Israel and Europe. Each aircraft is configured in 16 business-class seats and 156 economy-class seats. ATW Courtesy, Boeing

Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways on Oct. 8 took delivery of the carrier's first of 14 Boeing 787s, which is also the first Dreamliner for Australia. ATW Courtesy, Boeing

Japan Airlines signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs, including 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s, with options for an additional 25 aircraft Oct. 7. This is the first Airbus order. ATW Japan Airlines. Credit: Airbus

Sunrise Airways was approved to operate Jetstream 32 charter flights between Haiti and Cuba beginning this fall. ATW Credit: Sunrise Airways

Bombardier collected the first noise data on its CSeries airliner during its Oct. 1 second flight from Mirabel, near Montreal. The data will help CSeries customer Porter Airlines build its case for lifting the ban on operating jets from Toronto’s downtown island airport. ATW Credit: Bombardier