The lawsuit filed by the US Air Transport Assn., American Airlines and United Continental Holdings against the EU's inclusion of aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme had its first hearing in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg Tuesday.
TAECO opened its sixth maintenance hangar at Xiamen Gaoqi International. The $73.5 million, 45,790 sq.-m. hangar is fully equipped to accommodate two widebody aircraft, enabling capacity expansion by 20%
Moscow Domodedovo Airport reported that it handled 2.26 million passengers in May, up 24.3% over May 2010. Domestic passenger traffic totaled 851,395, up 26.1% year-over-year. International passenger traffic increased 23.3% to 1.41 million. Through the first five months of 2010, passenger traffic lifted 12.8% year-over-year to 8.63 million. Cargo traffic at Russia's busiest airport totaled 70,311 tons through the first five months of 2011, up 24.6% compared to January-May 2010.
As debate and lobbying on the controversial Air Passenger Duty in the UK intensified last month, Glasgow Prestwick Airport urged the UK government to scrap the APD and devolve it to the Scottish government to permit a joined-up approach to economic development.
Detroit Metro operator Wayne County Airport Authority said it has agreed to partner with Michigan State University Extension to grow, harvest and process bioenergy crops on the property of DTW and another of the authority's airports, Willow Run.
US Transportation Security Administration last month proposed "the removal of more than 30 Honolulu International Airport TSA employees following an extensive investigation into allegations of improper screening of checked baggage," the agency said in a statement. Included was HNL Federal Security Director Glen Richard Kajiyama, who has been replaced on an acting basis by Stanford Miyamoto, currently HNL's deputy area director.
East Syracuse, New York-based Sensis Corp., the air traffic management technologies company with offerings that include Airport Surface Detection Equipment-X (ASDE-X) and runway status lights, reached a definitive agreement last week to be acquired by Sweden's Saab for $155 million. Sensis's customers include 54 of the world's 100 largest airports.
IATA last month unveiled a mock-up of an airport checkpoint of the future—designed to enhance security while reducing queues and intrusive searches—that relies on intelligence-driven, risk-based measures ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 15, 2010).
The US Congress last week again passed a short-term FAA funding extension as lawmakers continued to fail to reach agreement on the long-term agency reauthorization bill that airports across the US say is necessary to bring stability to construction project planning.
Airbus saves the largest order for last at the Paris Air Show 2011; AirAsia's record breaking order for 200 A320neos. Watch the press conference in its entirety.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp VP Sales & Marketing Hank Iwasa discusses the progress of the MRJ program, and reveals how soon it may make a decision on whether to produce the MRJ-100X.
Tiger Airways Australia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings, was grounded Saturday for five days by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority over a series of safety issues.
Turkish Airlines launched twice-weekly Istanbul Ataturk-Basra service and will increase it to thrice-weekly Tuesday, from when the service will be operated via Necef. It also launched three weekly IST-Naples flights and thrice-weekly IST-Islamabad Boeing 737-800 service. Etihad Airways reached a codeshare agreement with Czech Airlines under which OK will launch four-times-weekly Prague-Abu Dhabi Airbus A319 flights Sept. 21.
Tibet Airlines, a newly established Lhasa-based airline ( ATW Daily News, June 24), took delivery of an Airbus A319, the first of three A319s it ordered in May 2010. Boeing delivered a 737-900ER and a 777-300ER to Korean Air.
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that US airlines employed 2% more workers in April compared to the same month last year. BTS said two network airlines, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, decreased employment. Delta Air Lines reported 4.5% more workers in April 2011 than in April 2010. Continental Airlines, which now includes employees that formerly worked for Continental Micronesia, reported a 2.3% increase.
Tianjin-based Okay Airways took delivery of two domestically produced MA60 turboprops from AVIC. The aircraft will be operated on new routes from Yantai to Dalian, Weiha, Dandong and Weifang that the carrier plans to start this month.
Flight simulator manufacturer Mechtronix Systems completed the sale of its sixth simulator this year with a deal announced at the recent Paris Air Show for one Airbus A330 FFS X going to an unnamed European customer.
Hawaiian Airlines said it leased three additional Boeing 717-200 aircraft to meet increasing passenger demand, and has also purchased its existing fleet of 15 leased 717-200s from Boeing Capital Corp. in a refinancing transaction aimed at reducing its long-term fleet costs.
UK-based Flybe and Finnair announced they will jointly acquire Finnish Commuter Airlines, the Finnish regional carrier owned by privately held Finncomm Oy, for €25 million ($36.2 million) in cash.
British Airways increased London City-Nice service to twice daily from May-Sept. and London City service to Palma and Ibiza from four-times-weekly to 10-times-weekly July-Sept. The services are operated by BA CityFlyer using Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft. JetBlue Airways will increase thrice-daily Boston-Chicago O'Hare service to four-times-daily Sept. 7. TransAsia Airways launched daily Taipei-Singapore A320 service.
The Assn. of Flight Attendants won the right to represent United Continental Holdings' 25,000 flight attendants. It said 55% of those casting ballots in a representation election favored AFA, which has represented United Airlines' cabin crew, over the International Assn. of Machinists, which represented Continental Airlines' flight attendants. The US National Mediation Board must certify the results.
