Air Transport World

Ridesharing companies are here to stay and it is imperative that airports find a way to accommodate them, the head of Pittsburgh’s airport authority said.

Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana will take three Airbus A321neos and a single A320neo on lease from AerCap.

Air France is to open talks over its Boeing 787-9 commitments after announcing plans to scale back its long-haul fleet by 14 aircraft on Oct. 5.

Total TSA Gun Catches year-to-date (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).

232 firearms were discovered at US airports in September 2015, up 22.1% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for September 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).

Airline Routes-Oct. 5, 2015

Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air will rebrand its operations prior to launching an initial public offering (IPO) by year end.

Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar has launched international service from Australia’s East Coast Townsville International Airport to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Russia has spent more than RUB3 billion ($46 million) out of RUB4.23 billion planned for its regional routes subsidiary program in 2015, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines will postpone operating flights for Eurowings based on a wet-lease agreement, according to several sources close to Austrian management.

An American Airlines Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Syracuse “due to pilot illness” that resulted in the pilot’s death, the carrier said.

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) operator Fraport AG began construction on Terminal 3 (T3) on Oct. 5.

ATW's roundup of airline financials for the second quarter and first half of 2015, covering 72 airlines and airline groups; organized by region.

International airports in Stockholm, Sweden and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic may be the next to get US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities, a CBP official said.

FAA is expecting as many as one million small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to be sold during the US holiday season.

Air France is to axe 2,900 jobs, scale back its long-haul fleet by 14 aircraft and close five routes after failing to reach a productivity agreement with its flight crew unions.

British Airways (BA) took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 on Sept. 30 and, on the same day, operated its final 737 flight.

Failure of negotiations between Air France and its flight crews means that the French national carrier will announce job losses on Oct. 5, 2015.

Indonesian-Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) Malindo Air has been granted an operators license for flights from its base in Malaysia to Western Australia.

European low-cost carriers (LCC) Norwegian and Ryanair are closing in on a cooperative agreement that would see the Irish carrier feeding passengers into Norwegian’s long-haul services. Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos told Bloomberg News that negotiations with Ryanair were proceeding and there could be an agreement “shortly.”

CityJet’s long experience in providing ACMI services was a major factor behind winning the contract to provide regional services for Scandinavian Airlines, the chairman of the Dublin-based carrier said Oct.2.

August global passenger traffic grew 7.1% year-over-year, producing a record-high 84.7% load factor, according to IATA’s August Air Passenger Market Analysis.

The US House of Representatives will hold an Oct. 7 hearing on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) safety issues.

Okinawa-based Ryukyu Air Commuter Co. has been identified as the launch customer for the Bombardier Q400 combi aircraft.

AirAsia is taking steps to reduce the debt owed by its Indonesian joint venture to meet a government ultimatum, as signs are also emerging that Indonesia’s two AirAsia franchises may merge.