Air Transport World

The recent geopolitical summit of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in Manila, Philippines, caused the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights out of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International (NAI) Airport, and an estimated $2 billion loss in overall revenue.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has signed a research agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to develop a fog prediction and monitoring system at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has opened a representative office in Beijing, as it aims to tap into the potentially lucrative Chinese market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Thai Airways International posted a third-quarter net loss of THB9.9 billion ($246 million), reversed from a third-quarter $36.2 million net profit in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft & Engine News-Nov. 20, 2015
Aircraft & Propulsion

As airlines go, so goes commercial aircraft leasing. It is going quite well for both at this time.
Airlines & Lessors

IATA is warning the US Senate that a plan to divert airline security fees to fund surface transportation needs could violate international aviation agreements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Australia has signed a new air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that increases flights between the two countries, although the UAE carriers are far more likely to use the additional frequencies.
Airports & Networks

Air New Zealand will launch 3X-weekly service from Auckland International to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from June 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Air Arabia posted a third-quarter net profit of AED235 million ($64 million), down 6% from AED251 million in the year-ago quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
El Al Israel Airlines recorded a significant improvement in its third-quarter figures compared to a year ago, as traffic recovered from the sharp dip caused by military operations in the region.
Airlines & Lessors

The CFM International LEAP-1A engine, one of two engine choices on the Airbus A320neo, has been jointly certified by FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa management has invited all three unions representing its staff to a roundtable discussion Dec. 2 to talk about retirement and pension schemes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic has set up a new subsidiary to operate services to the Caribbean.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot subsidiary Rossiya Airlines has appointed Aeroflot deputy CEO Dmitry Saprykin as its new CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for Hainan Airlines’ parent HNA Group to acquire 100% of European ground handling company Swissport.
Airlines & Lessors

Following a year-long consultation, the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has rejected Lion Group's proposal to create a new four-runway airport at Lebak, Banten province near Jakarta.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall has acknowledged an approach from Lufthansa about a potential partnership, which she believes will be one of many.
Airlines & Lessors

Ranked by involuntary denied-boardings per 10,000 passengers, lowest to highest. Source: US DOT Aviation Consumer Protection Division Air Travel Consumer Report.
Airlines & Lessors

Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Air Canada has announced new nonstop services between 12 US cities and its four key Canadian hubs beginning in the summer of 2016.
Airports & Networks

Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has renewed two eight-year MRO contracts with Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) for line maintenance services on its fleets based in Romania, Slovakia and Hungary.
Maintenance & Training

Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines has posted passenger numbers for the first nine months of 2015 of 16.8 million, up 12.1% year-over-year.
Airlines & Lessors

Four years after its first flight to Hawaii, Allegiant Air will end its costly experiment, saying it will pull out of Honolulu in August 2016 and retire all of its Boeing 757s by 2017.
Airports & Networks

US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors