Air Transport World

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair reported a 3Q 2016 net profit of S$6.8 million ($4.75 million), more than doubled compared to a S$2.2 million profit in the year-ago period.

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo reported a 3Q 2016 net profit of INR6.57 billion ($96.6 million), up 23.7% compared to INR 5.31 billion in the year-ago period.

Boeing has scheduled the first flight of the 737 MAX for Jan. 29, though it cautions the date is subject to change.

TAM Airlines’ first Airbus A350 XWB took off Jan. 25 on its first scheduled flight from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Manaus, Brazil.

Alaska Airlines has unveiled its first major brand change in 25 years on a newly painted Boeing 737-800.

Airline Routes-Jan. 25, 2016

Air Canada workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), ratified a new 10-year collective agreement.

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.

The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.

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).