Air Transport World

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has released an action plan, prepared by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), aimed at tackling issues raised by the Germanwings accident on March 24.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines parent United Continental Holdings posted a third-quarter net profit of $1.61 billion, up 74.6% over net income of $920 million in the prior-year period.
Airlines & Lessors

Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group signed an agreement worth $2.4 billion for engines and services with Rolls-Royce to power its new aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
ATR expects to keep its production stable at 90 aircraft in 2016, rather than ramping up to 100 aircraft as planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Allegiant Air, posted $44.5 million in net profit for the third-quarter, tripling its 3Q 2014 result.
Airlines & Lessors

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo is looking to raise up to $500 million in its upcoming IPO to cut its debt and fund its recent $26 billion aircraft order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
​Norwegian has doubled its third quarter pre-tax profit and ordered 19 Boeing 787-9s, plus 10 options, in a deal valued at more than $5 billion at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed inflight connectivity services on Lufthansa’s European continental fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Boeing posted company-wide 2015 third-quarter net income of $1.7 billion, up 25.1% from a net profit of $1.36 billion in the 2014 third quarter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

German aviation authorities are again questioning the continuation of codeshare routes for the upcoming winter schedule beginning Oct. 25 between Etihad Airways and its strategic equity partner airberlin.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Transaero Airlines´ air operator´s certificate (AOC) will be canceled from Oct. 26, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, reported.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
News Briefs from the Oct. 21, 2015 issue of MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

Austrian Airlines began work on revamping the cabin interiors of 29 Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Europe's first Airbus A350 XWB operator, Finnair, will begin Singapore Changi Airport flights using the aircraft in June 2016.
Airports & Networks

Air travel to and from Italy will be heavily affected as air traffic controllers plan to go on an eight-hour strike on Oct. 24.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
In August, full-time equivalent employment at US scheduled passenger airlines reached a seven-year peak, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ireland-based lessor Avolon’s shareholders have agreed to a merger with China’s Bohai Leasing, which should be completed by the first quarter of 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
FedEx has received an informal notification from the European Commission, effectively clearing its €4.4 billion ($4.9 billion) TNT Express takeover bid.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Volaris reported an MXP1.15 billion ($67.4 million) net profit during the 2015 third-quarter. Compared to the airline’s MXP347 million take in the 2014 third-quarter, the company more than tripled its profit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has secured approval for its 2016 budget, although its future is still to be decided following several high-profile member airline exits.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), approved a new contract with FedEx Corp. management that goes into effect in November and will extend to 2021.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa’s flight attendant union, UFO, has announced the latest round of talks between the airline and cabin crew workers has failed, and further strike actions could be possible.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The Latvian government has deferred its decision on the privatization of up to 49% of airBaltic until Nov. 3.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
IATA is making “strong progress” toward implementing the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative that is developing a set of common standards for presenting and distributing airline tickets and products, with the first set of NDC messages approved.
Airlines & Lessors