Air Transport World

By Victoria Moores
KLM took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 on Nov. 14, an aircraft leased from Aercap which will initially be operated on its Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi-Bahrain service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Honeywell’s Weather Information Service utilizes an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application which assists the flight crew in decision making related to route safety and optimization.

Azul Linhas Aereas is more insulated from Brazil’s sputtering economy than its competitors in the country, in part because of the large number of Embraer aircraft in its fleet, CFO John Rodgerson said at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
Airlines & Lessors

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

Commercial aircraft orders and commitments placed at the Dubai Air Show, November 8-12, 2015. Source: ATW Research.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and ten years ago.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
IT & Distribution-Nov. 13, 2015
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines will launch daily Boeing 737-800 Moscow Vnukovo-Bratislava (Slovakia) Dec. 19, its first international route.
Airports & Networks

Near-term capacity growth for Santiago, Chile-based Sky Airline will come from increased aircraft utilization, as the carrier takes a cautious approach to growth.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines plans to launch its first Embraer E195 scheduled flight from Jan. 4, 2016, on the Vienna-Stuttgart route.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa was forced to cancel approximately 4,700 flights due to this week’s cabin crew strike, after two German labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle received an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the British regulatory authorities, enabling it to grow its UK operations.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Portuguese national carrier TAP Portugal has signed a firm order with Airbus for 53 aircraft from the European manufacturer, it announced Nov. 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has called on governments to take a less heavy-handed approach to aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Airbus is on schedule to deliver the first A320neo by end of 2015 as planned, an Airbus executive confirmed Friday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia Pacific airlines are being hindered in their growth by increasing airport congestion in the air and on the ground, executives in the region warned.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Indonesia’s airlines must up their game on safety and expect more international competition if they are not ready to serve new routes, the country’s head of transport warned Friday.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Despite continued concern over a slowing cargo market, Asia-Pacific airlines are likely to record their highest-ever collective profit this year, according to the region’s main industry group.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Taiwan-based EVA Air has taken delivery of its first re-branded Boeing 777-300ER at the US manufacturer’s delivery center in Everett, Washington Nov. 10-11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
People-Nov. 12, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported a 2015 third-quarter net loss of BRL2.1 billion ($512 million), widened from a net loss of BRL245.1 million in the year-ago quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
SITA has announced that Randy Pizzi has been named as president-Americas where he will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic direction for SITA in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Taipei-based China Airlines expects to take delivery of its first of 14 Airbus A350-900s in July 2016, a spokesperson confirmed to ATW in Taipei.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa has canceled 933 out of 3,000 flights on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to a week-long cabin crew strike, after two labor courts denied a request to end the action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation