Air Transport World

ICAO said it has resolved a Significant Safety Concern (SSC) in the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.

Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines is expected to establish a branch company in the Jiangsu province to further explore the East China market.

Thai-based Bangkok Airways reported a net profit of THB1.57 billion ($44.5 million) for 1Q 2016, up THB487.9 million (44.9%) from the year-ago period.

London’s Heathrow Airport has pledged to exceed the environmental stipulations laid down for it in order to gain permission to build a third runway.

São Paulo-based low-cost carrier GOL reported BRL757.1 million ($208.4 million) first-quarter 2016 net profit, reversing its 1Q 2015 BRL672.7 million net loss.

Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Paulo Cesar Silva has alleged that Bombardier won an order from Delta Air Lines for the CSeries based on improper government subsidies.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has agreed to purchase four additional Airbus A319s from Philippines-based low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air.

Global aviation freight volumes dropped 2% in March year-over-year (YOY), according to IATA.

Virgin Australia will resume scheduled services to Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu, from the end of May, despite continuing concerns about the condition of the runway.

Accusations from those opposed to granting Norwegian Air International (NAI) a foreign air carrier permit are “false and slanderous,” the carrier’s supporters said Thursday.

Bombardier’s first CSeries delivery, a CS100 to Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines, is on track for the end of June and opens a new gate for the Canadian aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said at the company’s production site in Montreal.

Germany's airberlin and Czech Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that will increase connectivity between their two countries and beyond.

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic achieved a net profit of €19.5 million ($22.2 million) for 2015, almost doubling its surplus from the previous year’s €10.7 million, the airline said May 12.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), flying close to Prague’s Václav Havel International Airport, forced air traffic controllers to issue an “immediate stop” message to an airliner on its takeoff roll.

Finnair is very satisfied with the performance of its new Airbus A350s and is accelerating growth by keeping two A330s, which were scheduled to be phased out.

Finland flag carrier Finnair reported a first-quarter net loss of €15.1 million ($17.2 million), narrowed 53.2% from a net loss of €9.8 million in the year-ago period.

Aircraft debris found in late March on beaches at Mossel Bay, South Africa, and Rodrigues Island in Mauritius have been classified as “almost certainly” from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

Air Serbia has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft, an Airbus A330, which will be used to launch long-haul services between Belgrade and New York.

IT & Distribution-May 11, 2016

The two largest customers for the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ are sticking with the Japanese company despite repeated program delays and concerns over scope clause restrictions, but the two US regional airline operators could be forced to begin making decisions on altering their orders as soon as next year.

Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group.

The current proposal to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport is “indefensible” from a cost point of view and the head of British Airways’ parent company will fight it.

Sharjah-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia posted a first-quarter net profit of AED114 million ($31 million), up 34% compared to a AED85 million net profit in the year-ago quarter.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is in what it says is the “first phase” of its expansion in Mexico, targeting leisure routes to resort destinations.

Asia’s recently democratized nation, Myanmar (formerly Burma), is expanding its aviation capability with a new airline and the construction of an international airport.