Air Transport World

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Sibir and Globus Airlines, which operates under the S7 Airlines brand, carried 879,882 passengers in January, up 22.7% year-over-year (YOY).
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Canada-based simulator manufacturer and trainings provider CAE is acquiring the commercial flight training unit of Lockheed Martin, it was announced Monday.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) launched Boeing 777-300ERs North Atlantic services on Feb. 21, operating its first Zurich-New York JFK service.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Muscat-based Oman Air and Luxembourg-based freight specialist Cargolux plan to expand their joint venture cargo agreement by doubling services to India.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will create a new low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary, AZALJET.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted a single air safety authorization to Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which starts its first scheduled flights to Europe this summer.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Air Serbia will launch services from its Belgrade base to New York JFK in June, 24 years after its predecessor JAT last served the North Atlantic route.
Airports & Networks

New Indian cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines will launch 4X-daily freight services serving Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad using a Boeing 737-400SF.
Airports & Networks

Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris earned a 2015 net profit of MXP2.46 billion ($142.3 million), a more than fourfold increase over net income of MXP605 million in 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A strike on some of SAS’s Nordic services has been threatened from Feb. 22, following a breakdown of negotiations between pilots, cabin crew and the company that hires them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian authorities have approved VIM Avia to operate up to 7X-weekly services from Moscow to Manchester and Birmingham.
Airports & Networks

Royal Jordanian Airlines has closed its $275 million dual conventional and Islamic secured syndicated facility.
Airlines & Lessors

Singapore’s Changi Airport will offer S$14 million ($10.7 million) in incentives to cargo operators in an attempt to boost freight handling demand.
Airports & Networks

Nairobi-based Kenya Airways has appointed PJT Partners as a transaction advisor on its balance sheet restructure and long-term capital refinancing, which is part of its turnaround strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

German leisure carrier Condor has expanded services to the Caribbean, bringing its number of destinations to 17.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Two more major users of London City Airport (LCY)—Ireland-based CityJet and UK-based regional Flybe—have joined British Airways (BA) in voicing concerns over any increase in charges to be imposed by a new owner for the inner-city facility.
Airports & Networks

Airberlin is finalizing its management team restructuring, which it expects to complete by Feb. 22.
Airlines & Lessors

Flying boat maker Dornier is looking to Southeast Asia to deliver the majority of sales for its newly launched Seastar amphibious 12-seater aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

HNA Group subsidiary Beibu Gulf Airlines earned a profit in 2015, according to the carrier’s chairman Chongyang Wu, who did not reveal exact financial figures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to launch a new batch of transatlantic routes from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) this summer.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Air Niugini has ordered four Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. The previously unidentified order adds to the Papua New Guinea national carrier’s fleet of Next-Generation 737s and 767-300ERs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
IT & Distribution-Feb. 18, 2016
Interiors & Connectivity

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian aviation authorities have granted charter carrier Azur Air designations for its first international scheduled services.
Airports & Networks

Central European budget carrier Wizz Air plans to locate its 22nd base in Kutaisi, Georgia, opening with a single Airbus A320 and seven new routes from September.
Airports & Networks