Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) board appointed Martin Rolfe as its new CEO. Martin has led the company on an interim basis since May.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to upgrade its PW306B engine for TRJet, which is reviving and modernizing the out-of-production Dornier 328.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Bombardier has reiterated its commitment to the CSeries, which is 90% through certification, after recently disclosing that partnership talks with Airbus had been called off.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Saratov Airlines will appeal the restrictions on its air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday
News Briefs from the Oct. 14, 2015 issue of MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s aerospace arm, ST Aerospace, has secured contracts worth $410 million in the third quarter of 2015.
Maintenance & Training

Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson said there is a “huge bubble” in used widebody aircraft worldwide, leading carriers to call Delta about potential sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot has sued Transaero Airlines for RUB5 billion ($79.3 million) in the Moscow City Arbitration Court, which did not disclose details.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Embraer predicts 1,540 new aircraft deliveries in the 70- to 130-seat jet segment for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) over the next 20 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Delta Air Lines reported a third-quarter net profit of $1.34 billion, more than tripling net income of $357 million in the prior-year period, even as the US airline revenue environment remained challenging.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Airbus has completed painting Singapore Airlines’ first A350 XWB in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

IT & Distribution-Oct. 13, 2015
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines pilot union leaders have voted to meet with management to discuss a possible contract extension, bringing it one step closer to placing an order for 100-seat jets, ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily has learned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 44 all-economy 184-seat Boeing 737-800s, which will be used on fast-growing domestic leisure routes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has restricted Saratov Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Alitalia has confirmed its three-year business plan is on track for profitability by 2017 and revealed details on new initiatives it will introduce in the next few weeks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Eight companies have come forward as potential strategic partners for Air Zimbabwe, paving the way for an Airbus A330 or Boeing 787 order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Croatia Airlines converted an existing order of four Airbus A319 order into A320neo, a source close to the contract confirmed to ATW in Zagreb.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
UK regional carrier Flybe has released some initial indicators for its second-quarter trading and has rejoined the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dublin-based CityJet has signed a preliminary agreement to lease 15 Sukhoi Superjet (SSJs), with options on a further 10 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The Dutch Safety Board’s (DSB) report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 spells out 11 recommendations to nations and the aviation industry to prevent similar future tragedies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus has launched an “ultra-long range” version of the A350-900 and Singapore Airlines (SIA) has agreed to be the launch customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
An Egyptian-registered Tristar Air Airbus A300 freighter crashed near the Somali capital Mogadishu around 1930 local time Oct. 12, according to local reports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US Airlines tarmac delays of two hours or longer, ranked by percentage-delayed of the total number of regularly scheduled flights, lowest-to highest.
Airlines & Lessors