Air Transport World

By Polina Montag-Girmes
An Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300ER skidded off the runway after landing at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport March 2 at 9:59 p.m. local time.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Indian Ocean carrier Air Seychelles will drop its remaining long-haul route as it increasingly focuses on serving regional destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Loftleidir Cabo Verde, a subsidiary of charter and ACMI specialist Loftleidir Icelandic, has acquired a majority stake in Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA).
Airlines & Lessors

Thai Airways reported a 2018 net loss of THB11.6 billion ($355 million), deepened from a net loss of THB 2.1 billion in 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India’s Jet Airways has been forced to ground more of its aircraft because of lease payment defaults, as negotiations continue over a bailout plan and an ownership reshuffle for the Mumbai-based carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced March 3 that it has recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, late last month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Eight passengers have been injured during evacuation after a Laudamotion Airbus A320-200 aborted takeoff from London Stansted Airport because of engine problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on March 1 that it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter six days after it crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, killing three people on board.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The debate on how to improve onboard Wi-Fi and make money continues.
Interiors & Connectivity

IAG's answer to the long-haul LCC market, Level, launched in June 2017. Walsh spoke to ATW about Level's progress and the long-haul LCC market generally.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Qatar Airways plans to place an aircraft order at the Paris Air Show and, separately, is looking to further develop its aircraft leasing business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 28 handed down fines of $1 million to American Airlines and $750,000 to Delta Air Lines for subjecting passengers to extended tarmac delays at airports across the US over the last several years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft Manufacturer/Leasing Briefs-March 1, 2019
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kerry Reals
Ryanair will launch two new routes from Ireland and two from the UK as part of its winter schedule, starting in October.
Airports & Networks

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will begin testing smaller-scale, long-haul flights starting in summer 2020 with three Airbus A321LRs, SAS president & CEO Rickard Gustafson said during an analyst call Feb. 27.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Scottish regional airline Loganair is continuing its recent expansion with a series of new services linking three Scottish destinations with London Southend Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Omani LCC SalamAir aims to open its second center of operations at Salalah Airport, in the southwest of the Arabian nation.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR will partner with the AviAssist Foundation to strengthen aviation safety awareness in Africa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A new study from the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) documented $128 billion in unmet infrastructure needs and a debt burden totaling $91.6 billion from past projects at US and Canadian airports, reflecting what ACI-NA described in a statement as the “terminally challenged” state of North American airport infrastructure.
Airports & Networks

By Kerry Reals
French and Dutch politicians have agreed to strengthen their cooperation on the future strategy of Air France-KLM, with the aim of announcing a series of joint recommendations before the end of June.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines has asked a US federal court to stop its mechanics writing up minor maintenance issues the airline believes is part of an illegal job action designed to wreak havoc on its operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, posted €1.3 billion ($1.49 billion) revenue for 2018, the highest in its history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kerry Reals
A Dublin court has ruled in Ryanair's favor over its refusal to pay compensation to Irish passengers whose flights were delayed or canceled as a result of internal strike action by the airline's staff.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Irkut Corp. will manufacture an additional prototype of its new MC-21 narrowbody aircraft to test Perm Engine Co. PD-14 turbofans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
In a shocking move, Rolls-Royce is withdrawing from the contest to power Boeing’s proposed new midsize airplane (NMA), citing challenges presented by the aircraft’s tight development schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion