Air Transport World

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

American Airlines has “spared no expense” in preparing for the Oct. 17 cutover of US Airways’ reservations system to American’s Sabre system, a senior executive said.
Airlines & Lessors

Airline Routes-Oct. 12, 2015
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

One of the biggest airport operators in Indonesia, Angkasa Pura II (AP II), has committed to invest IDR2 trillion ($150 million) for the construction of a new third runway at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced its first Airbus A350 XWB route will be Singapore-Amsterdam from April 2016.
Airports & Networks

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Jazeera Airways of Kuwait has received shareholder approval to cut its capital by more than a half, as it adjusts from having closed its airline leasing business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) following Russia’s use of cruise missiles against Syrian rebel forces last week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Oman Air has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 787-8s from a November 2011 order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to delay 500 flights Oct. 11, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” Oct. 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Startup carrier fastjet Kenya has been granted an air service license (ASL), paving the way for its air operator’s certificate (AOC) application.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 suffered a nosewheel collapse while parked at a gate outside Changi Airport's Terminal 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 239 airports worldwide - current through August 2015 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.
Airlines & Lessors

A rarely used legislative maneuver will force the US House of Representatives to vote on the long-stalled reauthorization of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) this month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
People-Oct. 9, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

Airways New Zealand has signed a contract with FerroNATS to offer air navigation students in Puerto Rico the chance to work with the Spain-based company.
Airports & Networks

Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana will resume Airbus A320 direct services to Dubai from Astana International Airport on Oct. 25.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline is actively looking to expand its Australian destinations into tier-two cities such as Darwin, Cairns, Broome and Alice Springs.
Airports & Networks