Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft News-Jan. 15, 2016
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
FAA has proposed a $417,500 civil penalty against FedEx for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
Maintenance & Training

Lufthansa is to expand its inflight entertainment options with a new e-journal download service at the end of January.
Interiors & Connectivity

Denver-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier Airlines will continue to search for routes to fly only 3X- or 4X-weekly, so it can increase its footprint without committing too much capacity to unproven markets.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has been released from the hospital following heart transplant surgery on Jan. 6.
Airlines & Lessors

LOT Polish Airlines acting CEO Marcin Celejewski says growth will be risky for Poland’s flag carrier in 2017-18 when it plans to expand its fleet and network as part of a strategy to double in size by 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier said the European manufacturer has deselected cabin interiors manufacturer on the A330neo because of supply issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Hainan Airlines plans to reconfigure 100 aircraft with inflight Wi-Fi service in an effort to enhance its passenger experience.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Following its recent change of ownership, TAP Portugal is rebranding its Portugalia (PGA) regional operation as TAP Express and renewing its fleet with eight ATR 72s and nine Embraer E190s.
Airlines & Lessors

Airberlin has won a court appeal over codesharing rights with Etihad Airways, reversing an earlier judgment and allowing the two carriers to continue operating 26 out of 31 codeshare flights for the full winter schedule.
Airports & Networks

Although Asia Pacific airlines reported no major accidents involving large western-built commercial aircraft in 2015, regional airline body the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said safety in the turboprop sector faces "particular challenges."
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 199 airports worldwide - current through Jan. 14, 2016 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.
Airlines & Lessors

LATAM Airlines Group is seeking to form separate joint ventures (JVs) with American Airlines and International Airlines Group (IAG) for travel between North and South America and between South America and Europe, respectively.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
People-Jan. 14, 2016
Airlines & Lessors

Norwegian’s British subsidiary, Norwegian UK (NUK), is batting aside claims by its critics that it needs to supply more information to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in order to obtain a foreign air carrier permit.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Air France-KLM has rolled out 765 new self-serve kiosks at Amsterdam’s Schiphol and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, has announced an exclusive partnership with Panasonic to provide portable electronic devices to passengers on selected flights.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Mark Nensel
Global air passenger traffic grew 5.9% year-over-year in November, slowing from October’s 7.1% growth, according to IATA’s Air Passenger Market Analysis.
Airlines & Lessors

For Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's commercial aircraft, consolidated 2015 orders, deliveries and cancellations -- updated through the 2015 fourth-quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo is launching 24 new schedules in January, including a new direct Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram service.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer ended 2015 with firm orders from 13 customers for 185 commercial aviation jets, a 24.2% increase over 2014.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot, which is combining three of its regional subsidiaries—Rossiya Airlines, Donavia and Orenair—into one company under the Rossiya Airlines brand, said the fleet of the renewed carrier will reach 74 aircraft and will carry up to 10 million passengers per year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Kenya Airways plans to sell two of its Boeing 777-200ERs to US charter operator Omni Air International (OAI) and has warned of further imminent cuts to its aircraft inventory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has approved plans by Swiss carrier Darwin Airline to extend its codeshare arrangement with Etihad Airways until the end of April 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Russia has told the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) that its final report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 contained “unsubstantiated and inaccurate” information.
Safety, Ops & Regulation