GECAS has delivered one leased Boeing 737-300SF to Northern Air Cargo. The Alaskan carrier operates a fleet of five cargo aircraft. Skyworld Aviation delivered the first of three Embraer EMB170 aircraft to AeroMexico Connect, on lease from Republic Airways. Aircraft Leasing & Management arranged the sale of one Airbus A320-211 from FG Wing Leasing Ltd to Jordan Aviation. The aircraft was delivered to Jordan Aviation June 22.
Communications Workers of America (CWA) fleet and passenger service employees have voted to ratify a four-and-a-half-year collective bargaining agreement with Piedmont Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways.
The FAA is proposing two civil penalties totaling $987,500 against Delta Air Lines (DL) for allegedly operating an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 737-800 on flights when they were not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
AirAsia (AK) has selected GE Aviation to design and deploy a network of ICAO Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) flight paths.
The International Volcanic Ash Task Force (IVATF) has delivered a series of practical tools and recommendations aimed at mitigating disruption caused by volcanic eruptions.
Implementation of the open skies agreement between Israel and the European Union (EU), which was signed in March, has been delayed to protect Israeli carriers, Israeli tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov told ATW in Vienna Thursday.
Icelandair has signed a contract with California-based Row 44 to equip its entire fleet of 16 Boeing 757s with Wi-Fi. The fleet installation is expected to begin in the 2012 fourth quarter and is scheduled for completion by fall 2013. IMS Company has been selected by Lufthansa to supply its inflight entertainment system RAVE for at least 80 widebody production aircraft. The airline will equip a variety of aircraft, including Airbus A330s, A340s and Boeing 747s.
Chinese carriers reported a collective profit of CNY3.78 billion ($598 million) in the first half, down 70.5% from a net income of CNY12.83 billion year-over-year.
The International Airlines Group (IAG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) to “carefully consider” ordering the Chinese-produced C919 at the Farnborough Airshow.
IATA said it expects ICAO to fully develop a standard for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the end of 2013, a move that is being welcomed by airlines and industry but which so far does not seem to have prompted the European Commission (EC) to change track on its emissions trading scheme.
A dual engine failure brought Dana Air Flight 992 down in a densely populated residential area, killing all 153 passengers and crew and another 10 people on the ground, according to Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIC).
Airbus has delivered the front fuselage for the first flyable 21-meter-long A350 XWB (MSN1) to the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, from Airbus’ site in Saint-Nazaire, France.
United Parcel Service (UPS) said its proposed €5.16 billion ($6.3 billion) acquisition of TNT Express will undergo a Phase II review by the European Commission (EC), a process that will push back the closing of the deal to the 2012 fourth quarter.
Alaska Airlines will operate 4X-weekly seasonal Bellingham-Maui service Nov. 8-Dec. 24. Frontier Airlines will extend seasonal 3X-weekly Harrisburg-Denver Airbus A319 service through until Oct. 27 and will launch 2X-weekly Durango-Las Vegas A319 service Oct. 4. Air Arabia will launch 2X-weekly Sharjah-Salalah service June 28.
The European Commission (EC) has launched an application for smartphones that enables air travelers to check their rights and entitlements immediately in the event that they face any travel disruption, from flight cancellations to lost baggage.
