IBS Software said ANA has switched from its legacy cargo management system to IBS's iCargo solution, which going forward will "manage [ANA's] entire cargo movement including all international commercial cargo operations and the import ground handling operations at five major airports in Japan."
CFM International andOman Airsigned a Rate per Flight Hour MRO agreement covering the airline’s fleet of 33installed and spareCFM56-7B engines powering its 15 737NGs. Pratt & Whitney signed a three-year agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo for Pratt's EcoPower engine wash service. Washes will be performed by Eagle Services Asia, a JV between Pratt & Whitney and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company, for the airline's PW4000-94 engines powering its fleet of Boeing 747-400Fs.
A Boeing 737-400 (msn 24911, built 1991) operated by Lion Air sustained substantial damage at Supadio Airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Tuesday after it overshot the runway on landing in heavy rainfall and its nose and main undercarriage collapsed, according to Ascend. The aircraft came to rest in a field. No injuries were reported among the 169 passengers and six crew, who safely evacuated the aircraft. The accident happened at 11:25 a.m. local time, Ascend reported. Flight JT 712 was arriving from Jakarta.
Indonesia has warned airlines to avoid some air routes over central Java as the Mount Merapi volcano belched more clouds of ash. At least six international flights were cancelled. Kuala Lumpur based AirAsia cancelled four flights linking KL to Yogyakarta and nearby Solo on Tuesday, while Silk Air cancelled two flights between Singapore and Solo according to AFP. Almost 40 people have been killed since the 2,914-m. (9,616-ft.) Mount Merapi, the most active of scores of volcanoes in Indonesia, began erupting last week.
Citing China’s rapid economic development and steadily increasing personal wealth, Boeing predicts the country will become the world’s No. 2 aircraft market over the next 20 years, requiring 4,330 new commercial aircraft valued at $480 billion and tripling its fleet size. “China is one of the world’s fastest growing and dynamic aviation markets,” Boeing VP-Marketing Randy Tinseth said. “We expect domestic passenger traffic for China to grow at a rate of 7.9% on average,” he told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.
BOC Aviation ordered eight Boeing 777-300ERs for long-term lease to Thai Airways International. Boeing valued the orders at $2.2 billion at average list prices.
IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani called on the world's governments to work collaboratively with the air transport industry in the aftermath of last week's interception of bombs in air cargo shipments and to speed up the development/certification process for new cargo screening technology.
Boeing said international air cargo traffic has "rebounded sharply" in 2010 following "a calamitous 18-month decline that began in May 2008" and will grow at an annual average rate of 5.9% through 2029.
Alitalia posted a €39 million ($54.4 million) net profit for the third quarter, significantly widened from the €1 million profit in the year-ago period. EBIT rose year-on-year from €15 million to €56 million and revenue increased 15% to €971 million.
IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani called on the world's governments to work collaboratively with the air transport industry in the aftermath of last week's interception of bombs in air cargo shipments and to speed up the development/certification process for new cargo screening technology.
Lufthansa Systems announced that Tunisair will be the launch customer for its Integrated Commercial Platform, a solution that coordinates network and revenue management processes. The carrier will implement NetLine/Market, a "core component" of the ICP, Lufthansa Systems said, adding that, "with this market analysis solution, TU can identify market developments early and respond to them with flexible sales and capacity measures."
Continental Airlines launched a fifth daily flight from its Newark, N.J. hub to London Heathrow Oct. 30 aboard a Boeing 757-200. Aircraft departs EWR at 11:05 p.m. and arrives at LHR the following morning at 10:15 a.m. ANA will launch daily service from Tokyo Narita to Jakarta using a 767-300ER beginning Jan. 7.
Troubled state-owned Adria Airways has received financial help from various agencies to help it pay back credits, according to Slovenia media outlets. Reports state ADR has been given €2 million ($2.8 million) from state-owned restructuring company RDP and €500,000 from tourism companies Kompas and Palma. The Slovenia government also gave an additional €2.7 million in aid to Adria Airways Technika, as well as to the Ljubljana airport, and gave €4.5 million to the maintenance facility at AAT.
Boeing is introducing two subscription-based inflight optimization services, intended to help airlines reduce fuel consumption and increase environmental efficiency. They will be available in 2011. The services, Direct Routes and Wing Updates, "are designed to be implemented within current air traffic and airline operating procedures using existing communication channels" according to the company, and "No regulatory changes and little to no new equipment are needed."
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce celebrated the opening of their joint venture Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research in Thompson, Manitoba on Oct. 29. The new facility specializes in ice tests for civil aerospace engine certification and can accommodate the largest aircraft engines in use today and will support the future growth of gas turbine engines of up to 150,000 lb. thrust with fan diameters of up to 140 in., Pratt said.
Boeing projected that 2011 full-year global passenger traffic will grow slightly below its 20-year forecast rate of 5.3% annually, rising 5% year-over-year. In a recent blog post, Commercial Airplanes VP-Marketing Randy Tinseth said the manufacturer foresees cargo growth of 6% in 2011. Boeing in July predicted average annual growth rates of 5.3% for passengers and 5.9% for cargo through 2029 ( ATW Daily News, July 16).
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, posted third-quarter net income of $34 million, well more than double a $14.1 million profit in the year-ago period.
Six unions representing French pilots and cabin crew announced Saturday a four-day strike starting Nov. 5 to protest taxes on various job-related perks, sending a fresh blow to travelers after strikes over pension reforms disrupted flights across France in October ( ATW Daily News, Oct. 20). Perks such as reduced fares, hotel room rates and airport parking would be subject to tax, the main Air France pilot union, SNPL, told AFP.
Buoyed by a 32% rise in second-quarter earnings, Ryanair reported a net profit of €424 million ($591.2 million) for the fiscal first half ended Sept. 30, up from earnings of €373.5 million in the year-ago period.
China Eastern Airlines said that its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Airlines has withdrawn from the Star Alliance to join SkyTeam along with CEA next year.
Emirates looks to have quickly put the global economic downturn behind it, reporting a net profit of AED3.4 billion ($926 million) for its fiscal year first half ended Sept. 30, significantly widened from an AED752 million profit in the year-ago period.
Air cargo operators are expecting the US Dept. of Homeland Security to issue new directives on airfreight security shortly, according to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings President and CEO William Flynn, who said his company has been in "close contact" with DHS and the US Transportation Security Administration since Friday's revelation that two packages containing sophisticated bombs were intercepted en route from Yemen via package/express giants UPS and FedEx.
