Air Transport World

The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), which lobbies on behalf of US aerospace manufacturers, is preparing to go up against “some headwinds” as it pushes the incoming Trump administration to embrace global trade, according to AIA president and CEO David Melcher.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft & Engine Briefs-Dec. 8, 2016
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines has detailed delays and changes to its aircraft delivery schedule after a tough year in which Turkey’s vital tourism trade has been severely battered by geopolitical events.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has released the latest update of its European Union (EU) Air Safety List, removing all airlines from Kazakhstan, but adding Iran Aseman Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Brazil is expected to announce details next week of an act that will streamline some of the complex web of regulation it currently imposes on the country’s airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Chinese carriers have reduced US dollar debt ratios on aircraft purchases as the weakening yuan (CNY) continues to impact airlines’ financial performance.
Airlines & Lessors

Boeing has started final assembly of the first 787-10, the third and largest variant of the 787, at its manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, plans to reduce its 2017 summer schedule to 620 weekly flights, down from 700 flights for summer 2016.
Airports & Networks

The Lufthansa supervisory board has appointed telecommunications expert Thorsten Dirks as the new CEO of low-cost carrier (LCC) Eurowings and Aviation Services, effective May 1, 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Settling into his new role as the head of IATA, director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has made clear his frustration with government policies that fail to recognize the value of aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

TAP Portugal plans to increase international services next year with the launch of new flights from Lisbon to Toronto (Canada), Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest Otopeni (Romania), Las Palmas and Alicante (Spain) as well as Stuttgart in Germany, from June and July 2017.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Manila-headquartered Philippine Airlines has finalized a firm order for five Bombardier Q400s and purchase rights for another seven, launching the two-class, 86-seat variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The world’s airlines will continue their streak of collective profitability in 2017, but anticipated higher costs, coupled with a sluggish global economy that lead IATA forecasters to believe next year’s industry net profit will be almost $6 billion lower than 2016’s expected profit.
Airlines & Lessors

Air Canada plans to expand its US transborder network when it starts its spring schedule in May 2017, adding three new destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Dubai-based Emirates expects to roll out a new premium-economy product within the next year to 18 months.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is evaluating Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s for delivery around 2021-22.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Dec. 7, 2016
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Nensel
Global air cargo traffic increased 8.2% year-over year (YOY) in October, the best growth pace since February 2015, according to IATA’s October Air Freight Market Analysis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has confirmed it is still considering an order for new widebody aircraft that it could use for its first transpacific flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat and Air New Zealand have signed a contract to provide Global Xpress (GX) connectivity—GX for Aviation—across the airline’s long- and short-haul fleets.
Interiors & Connectivity

Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) has announced it has completed 80% of the milestones in planning and construction of the airport terminal; however, the much-delayed airport project has yet to commit to an opening date.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot Group will carry 43.5 million passengers in 2016, up 10.4% year-over-year (YOY), Aeroflot Airline CEO Vitaly Savelyev at the group’s community board meeting.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
[UPDATED] A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ATR 42-500, en route from Chitral to Islamabad, crashed on a hillside near Havelian after it lost radio contact Dec. 7, killing all 48 people aboard.
Safety, Ops & Regulation