Air Transport World

By Mark Nensel
Inflight entertainment and connectivity provider Panasonic Avionics will team with app developer Flight Level Media (FLM) to offer a collection of inflight social media applications, the companies said Oct. 24.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
New Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery is cautiously optimistic that orders are about to pick up, following a slowdown over the past six to nine months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TAAG Angola Airlines has reported positive effects of its restructuring program, which was implemented as the state-owned national airline of Angola faces economic challenges in the southwest African country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Make no mistake, there’s still plenty of work ahead of the global air transport industry to deliver on the promises of the remarkable emissions resolution that was achieved at the ICAO Assembly in Montreal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

It was an unusual setting for a major aircraft order announcement. Media had been informed by Qatar Airways that the airline and Boeing would be making an “historic” announcement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK-based engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has run what it describes as the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Lufthansa Systems will expand its partner network for the BoardConnect inflight entertainment platform.
Interiors & Connectivity

This is the last day to enter for the 43rd Annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards; the nominations form will close at midnight US eastern Friday, Oct. 28.

By Linda Blachly
Panasonic Avionics has received orders to provide eX3 inflight entertainment (IFE) and inflight Wi-Fi services from French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui and China Eastern Airlines.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Rockwell Collins and B/E Aerospace will consolidate headquarters and move quickly to realize synergies, Rockwell Collins said Monday after announcing plans to acquire aircraft cabin supplier B/E Aerospace for $8.3 billion in a deal that is expected to close in spring 2017.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Polina Montag-Girmes
A Belavia Belarusian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Kiev Zhulyany to Minsk was ordered to return to Zhulyany airport Oct. 21 in what appears to be a demand by authorities because of interest in one of the aircraft’s passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines recorded a 7.4% increase in the number of passengers flown in the first nine months of the year compared to a year previously, the airline has announced.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Latvian carrier airBaltic has joined Airlines for Europe (A4E), adding to the lobbying group’s growing number of carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Plans for a system of affordable flights between smaller cities in India will come to fruition in January 2017 when the first services take off, a government minister said Oct. 21.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
MRO Briefs-Oct. 21, 2016
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico unveiled its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, called “Quetzalcoatl,” at the carrier’s hangar in the Mexico City International Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
The number of air travel passengers seeking inflight entertainment (IFE) via onboard internet connectivity on their own devices jumped 12% year-over-year (YOY) to 51% of 6,920 responses to IATA's latest Global Passenger Survey (GPS), released Oct 18.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines has opened an operations control center at Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, which will allow flights to maintain a 30-minute turnaround time.
Airlines & Lessors

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will base two Boeing 737-800s from early November in Hamburg—a $200 million investment.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Moscow Domodedovo International Airport has reported a 2016 first-half net income of RUB3.7 billion ($57.1 million), up 4% year-over-year (YOY). The first-half reporting period ended June 30.
Airports & Networks

Bombardier will cut its workforce by approximately 7,500 employees through 2018 as part of an effort to create “a clear path to profitable earnings growth,” president and CEO Alain Bellemare said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The UFO flight attendant union for Lufthansa Group’s low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings has announced strikes could be possible at any time for two weeks, starting from Monday, Oct. 24, after talks with management failed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Malaysia Airlines is completing a charter business concept to operate its six Airbus A380s in a dedicated subsidiary for religious pilgrimage traffic.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery believes a new rule, which initially limits Chinese startup airlines to smaller aircraft, could create opportunities for the Embraer E190.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is preparing to add the fourth and final test aircraft to its E190-E2 program, which has now accumulated 241 flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion