Air Transport World

Hawaiian Airlines and its flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement on new contract terms covering the operation of Airbus A321neos.

Russian aviation authorities have given Aeroflot permission to operate its Boeing 777-300ER.

Embraer estimates it will deliver between 90 and 95 commercial jets in 2013, a slight decrease from 106 aircraft delivered in 2012.

Air Berlin has raised its Turbine 2013 cost-cutting goal from €400 million ($534.9 million) to €450 million by the end of 2014.

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is looking to expand to new regions including Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

SkyTeam member carriers that currently operate out of Beijing Capital Airport are planning to move to the new airport in Daxing.

Rising debt and idle aircraft have pushed Kingfisher Airlines losses to INR7.55 billion ($141.8 million) in the October-December 2012 quarter.

The All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 lithium ion battery that failed Jan. 16 exhibits signs of “thermal runaway,” according to Japanese investigators.

A Carpatair ATR 72-500 on Saturday suffered a runway excursion due to “strong shear wind conditions” while landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport.

Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will operate into London Gatwick when it resumes nonstop flights to the UK this fall.

M1 Composites Technology has opened a 24,000 sq. ft. composites repair facility and manufacturing plant in Montreal to provide rapid turnaround of damaged commercial and military aircraft components. MNG Technic won a contract from Oren Air to provide base maintenance services covering four Boeing 737-800s. C checks will take place at MNG Technic facilities at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

GE Aviation and Aldus Aviation have signed an MOU to develop a support package for CFM International CF34-8E and CF34-10E engines, aimed at lessors.

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Delta Air Lines have met to discuss passenger complaints about flight delays, cancellations and customer service on US-Accra routes.

Aeroflot said it will need government subsidies to create a regional carrier in the Russian Far East.

Embraer won a $250 million component support contract from Republic Airways.

Japan Airlines (JAL) reported a net profit of ¥140.6 billion ($1.52 billion) for the first nine months of its fiscal year (April-December 2012), down 3.7% from net income of ¥146 billion in the prior-year period.

Etihad Airways has posted a 2012 net profit of $42 million, up 200% from $14 million in 2011.

Jet Airways is in the final phase of sealing a deal to sell a 24% stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.

Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered 25 Airbus A350 XWBs plus five options.

The European Court of Justice has ruled Ryanair must compensate passengers stranded due to the 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano.

Yakutia Airlines has taken delivery of its second Sukhoi Superjet 100. It will be used on routes from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok and other cities in Russia’s Far East and Siberia. It will also be used on routes to Harbin, Niigata and Seoul.

Air India has split its ground handling and MRO subsidiaries.

Airbus is adding more cabin options to the A321neo, which will add more seats and boost revenue potential, the company said.

Air Astana has reported a 2012 net profit of $57.2 million, down 7% year-over-year.

Jet Airways has posted a fiscal third-quarter net profit of INR850 million ($15.97 million), reversing a loss of INR1.01 billion year-over-year.