Air Transport World

More than 8,000 flights were canceled in the US over the weekend, according to flight tracking site FlightAware, as a major snowstorm hit the Mid-Atlantic region.

Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), sister company of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has been awarded a (European Aviation Safety Agency) EASA Part 147 certificate.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved Juneyao Airlines to receive CNY3.57 billion ($543 million) for fleet expansion.

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The airline industry is taking Italy and Norway to task for introducing new passenger taxes that it says will hurt visitor numbers.

IATA has denounced a 33%-38% Italian Council Tax levied on air passengers, which became effective in January.

Rolls-Royce plans to invest more than £30 million ($42.8 million) to build a new 8,000 sq m plant in northeast England to manufacturer discs for in-service engines.

JetBlue Airways plans to launch a fully connected inflight experience on its Airbus A320s in which a new seat-back television system from Thales will be Wi-Fi connected, and high-speed Internet will be available free gate-to-gate.

Plummeting oil prices will mean an imminent end to government financial support for Oman Air, the carrier’s annual staff conference in Muscat heard.

Ryanair has called on the European Commission and European Parliament to either ban air traffic control (ATC) strikes, or allow other providers to step in and maintain service.

Ryanair has struck a five-year cabin crew pay deal that covers its network of 76 bases, building on the pilot agreement it secured in November 2015.

An American Airlines Boeing 767 transatlantic flight was diverted to Canada after it experienced severe turbulence that resulted in several flight attendants and passengers being hospitalized.

The European Commission has cleared Amadeus’ Navitaire acquisition, saying that the two companies’ businesses are complementary and raise no competition concerns.

Korea and Japan saw hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend of Jan. 23-24 as unusually heavy snowfalls and high winds hit the region.

Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has detailed its expansion plans for the next few years, which include acquiring 60 single-aisle aircraft, with up to 40 options.

Complaints against US airlines doubled year-over-year in November 2015, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Air Travel Consumer Report.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has summed up two subsidy programs—the regional flights and the Volga region subsidy programs—for 2015.

Kuwait Airways is seeking to double its share of passengers using Kuwait International Airport (KWI).

J-Air Corp. (J-AIR), the regional offshoot of Japan Airlines (JAL), plans to introduce a new “more convenient and high-quality” class of interior on its new Embraer E190 aircraft.

Lufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO) have agreed on arbitration talks, which will continue until June 30, 2016.

Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings Europe will hire 600 crewmembers as its fleet expands to 19 Airbus A320s by the end of 2017.

Bombardier said it plans to have a CS100 on static display at the upcoming Singapore Airshow in February.

The Republic of Slovenia has agreed to sell 91.58 % of Adria Airways to Luxembourg-headquartered turnaround specialist 4K Invest for €100,000 ($108,756), subject to regulatory clearances and other conditions.

United Airlines pilots have voted to ratify a two-year extension to their labor agreement that pushes the contract through Jan. 31, 2019.

Anticipating a major snowstorm due to strike the US Mid-Atlantic region over the weekend, airlines have canceled at least 3,014 flights as of 11:30am EST Jan. 22.