Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
Virgin America shareholders have approved the San Francisco-based carrier’s proposed merger with Seattle-based Alaska Air Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft Manufacturers & Leasing News-July 26, 2016
Airlines & Lessors

All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
New York-based JetBlue Airways reported a second-quarter net profit of $180 million, up 18.5% over net income of $152 million in the prior-year period.
Airlines & Lessors

China’s Xiamen Airlines began 3X-weekly Xiamen-Vancouver service, its first nonstop from Fujian Province to North America.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
The first Airbus A350 XWB for Thai Airways International has completed its maiden flight over the skies of southwest France, Airbus said in a statement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China’s HNA Group subsidiary Lucky Air is applying to the CAAC to open intercontinental routes because of the explosive growth in outbound travel.
Airports & Networks

Canadian low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet reported a second-quarter net profit of C$36.7 million ($28.2 million), down 40.5% from net income of C$61.6 million in the 2015 June quarter, but the period did mark its 45th consecutive quarter in the black.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Italy has completed its listing of Italian air navigation services provider (ANSP) ENAV on the Italian stock exchange, valuing the company at approximately €1.8 billion ($2 billion).
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and tier-one aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace have broadened their Trent XWB-84 risk-sharing partnership to include a modified intermediate compressor case (ICC).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Online retail and technology firm Amazon has secured permission from the UK CAA to trial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, or drones, for parcel delivery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Air France is hoping to maintain more than 87% of flights on July 27, when its cabin crew is set to begin a walkout that is expected to last until Aug. 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways has placed a follow-on order for 15 Airbus A321ceos and 15 A321neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Carlsbad, California-based broadband services company ViaSat was awarded a contract to provide internet and connectivity services to Air Force One and other senior US government aircraft, the company announced July 25.
Interiors & Connectivity

Airline Routes-July 25, 2016
Airports & Networks

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has added Dusseldorf to its German cities served. The 3X-weekly route will be flown with new Airbus A350-900s.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Boeing projected the need for 2.11 million new commercial airline pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew to operate the world’s commercial airline fleet by 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Germany-based Lufthansa Technik (LHT) plans to cut 700 of 2,000 jobs at its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit as new engine types become more efficient.
Maintenance & Training

In 2007, a divided US Supreme Court ruled that the 1970 Clean Air Act granted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate automobile CO2 emissions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its determination that aircraft greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions “contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers Americans’ health and the environment.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing's 20-year forecast (2016-2035) for commercial airline operational personnel hiring: pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ground staff, represented by the FNV union, is threatening industrial action triggered by talks toward a new labor agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Malaysian authorities plan to implement increased security at airports across Malaysia following recent terrorist events at various transport locations across Europe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The UK’s forthcoming exit from the European Union (EU), or Brexit, is one of the major business risks facing Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair in the near future, CFO Neil Sorahan said in London July 25.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Tanzanian government has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Bombardier Q400s for commercial airline use, valued at $62 million at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion