Air Transport World

By Mark Nensel
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 21 commercial aviation aircraft in the first-quarter of 2016, a 5% increase over the year-ago quarter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Two systems designed to prevent incidents similar to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 are undergoing trials, with one due to be rolled out imminently.
Aircraft & Propulsion

CFM International has delivered the first shipset of LEAP-1A production engines to Airbus to power the A320neo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Despite being months away from entering service, the first production version of the 737 MAX is scheduled to emerge from Boeing’s Renton facility this month as part of a plan designed to ensure a trouble-free manufacturing and assembly build-up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China Eastern Airlines predicts its 1Q net profit will increase 60%-70%, according to a filing released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Red Wings Airlines will cease Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) operations in May.
Airlines & Lessors

Delta Air Lines executives predicted Qatar Airways’ daily Doha-Atlanta Boeing 777-200 flights, scheduled to start on June 1, will fail financially and reiterated that waging a campaign against Gulf airlines’ alleged subsidies remains a top priority.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
IATA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to increase cooperation on aviation security and border security.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Delta Air Lines earned a first-quarter net profit of $946 million, up 27% over $746 million in net income in the 2015 March quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ATW exclusive video of the Airbus Airspace A330 premium cabin at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 in Hamburg.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Exclusive footage of the Airbus Airspace A330neo economy cabin display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 in Hamburg.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Passenger Experience-April 13, 2016
Airports & Networks

The value and benefits from airline alliances are reaching new levels, Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines president and CEO Temel Kotil told ATW.
Airports & Networks

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Personal leisure trips have overtaken business trips as the pre-eminent reason for US airline travel, according to a new study by Airlines for America (A4A).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has established a codeshare arrangement with Colombia’s Avianca.
Airports & Networks

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will retrofit Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) high-speed connectivity equipment on its three Boeing 767 aircraft from September 2016.
Interiors & Connectivity

Following the grounding of Malaysia-based startup Rayani Air on compliance grounds this past weekend, stranded passengers have been given assistance by other airlines, including Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is set to recruit 160 new pilots and 400 flight attendants as it expands bilateral air traffic between Austria to Germany.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday
News Briefs from the April 13, 2016 issue of MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

Réunion Island leisure carrier Air Austral has canceled an order for two Airbus A380s, which was placed in 2009.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has ordered two new Airbus A380s, scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Alan Dron
Muscat-based Oman Air expects to make a decision on the shape of its future widebody fleet in 2018, with initial deliveries early in the following decade, CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said April 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion