Boeing VP-Air Traffic Management Neil Planzer said that China is well situated to lead a transformation in air traffic management, owing to its continued economic growth and young air fleet ( ATW Daily News, April 19).
ARC reported that ticket sales volume through participating travel agencies climbed just 1.7% in April compared to the same month in 2010 to $7.34 billion.
Shenzhen International Total Logistics Co., a subsidiary of government-controlled Shenzhen International Holdings, purchased a 24% stake in Shenzhen Airlines for CNY789 million ($121.4 million), increasing its holding in carrier to 49% from 25%.
Airbus parent EADS incurred a €12 million ($17.1 million) first-quarter net loss, reversed from a €103 million net profit in the year-ago period, but pointed to gains in revenue and operating income as evidence of "positive momentum" warranting a potential A320 production increase.
French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) will know Monday if the digital flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered from the Atlantic almost two years after the crash of Air France flight 447 contain usable data.
The US's eight largest airline companies (counting United Airlines and Continental Airlines as one and Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways separately) incurred a collective 2011 first-quarter net loss of $1.01 billion, ATW calculated.
Airlines could save at least $65.6 million a year Boeing and South Carolina Electric & Gas have forged an energy partnership ICAO held the first of five regional workshops ASIG’s Denver International jet fuel facility operation is the recipient of
IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani wrote to the South African Minister of Transport urging a rethink of the plan to bring airlines under a nationwide carbon tax as part of the 2012 budget, saying he was “deeply concerned that this tax will have major ramifications for the aviation sector, as well as for other sectors of the South African economy that rely heavily on air transport, including tourism and trade.”
Recent development of shale gas promises in the longer term to bring down the price of oil as ground transport and industry swap to the cleaner and cheaper source of energy, says a leading think tank. A new report for the Global Warming Policy Foundation by Matt Ridley, "The Shale Gas Shock," highlights that unconventional gas is not only abundant and relatively cheap but promises to cut into the market share of more costly nuclear and renewable energy and even coal.
FAA Assistant Administrator Policy, International Affairs and Environment Julie Oettinger, in what may be the agency's strongest statement on the subject, criticized the EU's decision to "move forward unilaterally" with its Emissions Trading Scheme for all airlines serving EU destinations. Speaking at ATW's Eco-Aviation Conference this month, she said, "CO2 emissions are a global concern that calls for a global solution … I fear that [airlines' inclusion in the EU ETS] will be counterproductive."
The China Air Transport Assn. has stepped up its campaign against next year's inclusion of non-EU airlines in the EU's controversial Emissions Trading Scheme ( ATW's Eco-Aviation Today, April 15).
Air Transport Action Group Executive Director Paul Steele said the airline industry’s failing to achieve its stated goal of a 1.5% improvement in fuel efficiency/carbon dioxide emissions annually through 2020 and CO2-neutral growth beyond 2020 would "destroy our credibility." But he cautioned that development of economically viable biofuel is essential for the industry to achieve its environmental goals.
The CEO of what potentially is the world’s biggest algal biofuel operation described Karratha in Western Australia as the “Saudi Arabia of algal fuels” as he unveiled the project. California-based Aurora Algae CEO Greg Bafalis told media on May 9 that the company searched the globe to find the best site and stumbled across Karratha after a chance meeting with Austrade ( ATW’s Eco-Aviation Today Jan.18 ).
Airbus parent EADS incurred a €12 million ($17.1 million) first-quarter net loss, reversed from a €103 million net profit in the year-ago period, but pointed to gains in revenue and operating income as evidence of "positive momentum" warranting a potential A320 production increase.
MTU Maintenance Hannover was selected by Biman Bangladesh Airlines to carry out repair and overhaul services on its CFM56-7s under a five-year exclusive contract. Aveos said it won a seven-year contract from Air Transat to provide full inventory and repair and overhaul support, covering the carrier's fleet of 11 Airbus A330s.
Syrian Airlines will reduce its European operations during the summer schedule. Twice-weekly service from Damascus to Bucharest Otopeni, Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Paris Orly will operate weekly, and four-times-weekly DAM-Istanbul Ataturk service will decrease to twice-weekly. It canceled services to Marseille and Milan Malpensa. Carpatair will launch thrice-weekly Constanta-Istanbul Ataturk service June 15, the first airline to connect the two cities, it said.
All Nippon Airways announced Thursday it signed a cooperation agreement with Mongolia-based Eznis Airways in a broad range of areas, such as “management, operations and charter flight services between Mongolia and Japan.” Although details are still being worked out, ANA said the partnership “will benefit customers of both countries by providing them with greater choice and flexibility.”
Air Berlin reported a loss of €120.6 million ($159.8 million) for the first quarter ended March 31, significantly widened from a deficit of €93.6 million in the year-ago period, or €102.4 million on a pro forma basis to include the results of Niki, which was fully incorporated into the group as of July 1, 2010.
[Corrected] American Airlines and Qantas said they are seeking approval for a joint business agreement "on their services between Australia/New Zealand and the US, within these regions and beyond to third countries."
British Airways and its cabin crew, represented by the Unite union, reached an agreement Thursday aimed at ending their long-running industrial dispute.
Singapore Airlines earned a S$1.09 billion ($885.3 million) net profit for its fiscal year ended March 31, a more than fivefold increase over net income of S$215.8 million in FY2009-10 and exceeding the S$1.06 billion profit posted in FY2008-09.
