Indian carriers Jet Airways (9W) and SpiceJet (SG) have reduced their losses in their second quarter (July-September), improving performance over the same period last year. Kingfisher’s (IT) losses, however, mounted as the airline operated on a limited schedule before it suspended operations.
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) will delay delivery of its regional jet ARJ21 again for “one or two years” because of “inexperience in certification in terms of methods and infrastructure,” according to COMAC VP Luo Ronghuai.
Canadian air navigation services provider (ANSP) NAV Canada has signed an agreement to acquire up to a controlling interest in Aireon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iridium Communications, creating a joint venture that will provide satellite-based aircraft tracking anywhere in the world.
Investec Aviation Finance has launched a new global aircraft fund to enable institutional investors and pension funds to invest in aircraft that are leased to airlines globally.
Following the European Commission’s (EC) Nov. 12 announcement that it was temporarily suspending its Emissions Trading System (ETS) for flights into and out of Europe, the EC has requested the postponement of all further aviation auctions for 2012.
Swiss WorldCargo has reorganized its management structure into two main markets: Europe and Africa as one group, and Americas, Middle East and Asia as the other. Lalin Sabuncuoglu-Janssen, currently head of Europe, becomes VP-Europe & Africa, while Ashwin Bhat, VP-Europe & Africa, becomes VP-Americas, Middle East & Asia. Jack Lampinski, senior director of the Americas, retains his title. Susanne Wellauer becomes manager-SWISS Mail, formerly sales manager in the Basel district.
ATR’s flight training center in Singapore has gained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification and will soon begin ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 training courses. The center will be inaugurated in mid-December and will provide flight crew type rating through recurrent training to differences courses. The EASA certification covers full flight simulator training for -600 aircraft, maintenance and training devices and a brief/debrief station. ATR also operates a -600 series full flight simulator training center in Toulouse, France.
Algiers-based Air Algerie signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six other Arab Airlines for cooperation in maintenance and exchanging spare parts as well to create specialized maintenance centers, news agency Algeria Press Services reported without giving more details of the air companies. The MOU also includes airlines from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Airways New Zealand (Airways) has become the first air navigation service provider (ANSP) to be endorsed by ICAO for the design of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) instrument procedures.
United Airlines (UA) was not responsible for alleged airport security lapses in the lead up to the 9/11 hijacking of an American Airlines aircraft that was deliberately crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, Reuters and other news agencies reported Wednesday. According to Reuters, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted a request by UA and parent United Continental Holdings to dismiss negligence claims brought by Larry Silverstein, leaseholder of the World Trade Center property (WTCP).
ANA launched daily Delhi-Tokyo Narita service Oct. 28. WestJet launched weekly Calgary-Manzanillo service. Hawaiian Airlines launched 3X-weekly Honolulu-Sapporo Boeing 767-300ER service. JetBlue launched 3X-weekly New York JFK-Cartagena Airbus A320 service, its second Colombia destination.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net profit of CNY2.33 billion ($373 million) in October, down 39% compared to the net income of CNY3.82 billion for the same period last year.
Air France (AF) chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac told ATW the company would like to have Air Berlin (AB) as a partner to cover AF’s weak presence in Eastern Europe, although he did not give a timeline. “This depends also on Etihad (EY)," a majority shareholder in AB, he said.
United Airlines (UA) is set to get more flexibility with the types of aircraft it can operate under a tentative agreement reached with UA and Continental Airlines (CO) pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA) union.
US Airways (US) flight attendants, represented by the Assn. of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) on Tuesday voted for strike authorization, seeking a single contract for all US flight attendants seven years after the merger with America West Airlines (HP). The 6,800 US flight attendants voted 94% in favor of strike authorization.
S7 Airlines has joined International Air Carrier Assn. as a full member. The Russian carrier has the largest route network within Russia. Air Canada appointed Annette Verschuren to its board of directors. Verschuren is the past president of The Home Depot Canada where she oversaw the company's growth from 19 to 180 Canadian stores and led its entry into China.
GE Aviation has acquired the assets of Ohio-based Morris Technologies and its sister company Rapid Quality Manufacturing. The privately-held companies specialize in additive manufacturing, a technology GE called a “new star” in its portfolio.
German carrier Air Berlin (AB) has detailed plans to revamp its network to better-align its schedules with Etihad, American Airlines (AA) and its other oneworld partners.
AviancaTaca Holdings has posted a third-quarter net profit of COP$101 billion ($55.6 million), up 14.8% year-over-year, on revenues of COP$209.2 billion, up 3.5%. Operating profit was down 12% to COP$209.2 billion, mainly due to fuel price hikes of 9.9%.
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) CEO Tewolde Gebremariam believes Chinese carriers could be on the cusp of seeking greater cooperation and equity ties with African airlines.
