Air Transport World

Lufthansa Systems has developed a small, portable version of its BoardConnect IFE system that gives airlines the option of bringing on a low-cost, entry-level onboard entertainment system.

Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide a server security system for the new 777X widebody.

BAE Systems has announced what it says is an industry first with a system that will allow airline passengers to downstream current movies direct to their personal devices while in the air.

Compilation of over 450 types of selected active commercial passenger and cargo aircraft currently in service in the European Region, as of September 28, 2015.

The US Congress has voted to extend FAA’s authorization for six months, averting a disruption when the agency’s current authority expires Sept. 30.

People-Sept. 29, 2015

A British barrister has launched legal action against Qatar Airways after he says he was bitten by a poisonous spider on board one of the carrier’s aircraft.

FAA has signed agreements with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TCCA), which will allow the regulatory authorities to rely on each other’s systems.

Airbus has developed an aerodynamic option for the A320neo to improve its short field performance.

Air India plans to start Delhi-San Francisco direct services from December 2015. The 3X-weekly flights will use Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.

Garuda Indonesia’s MRO subsidiary, GMF AeroAsia, has opened a new MRO facility at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Compilation of over 200 selected active commercial passenger and cargo aircraft types currently operating in Latin America (Central and South America) and the Caribbean, as of September 28, 2015.

Texas Aero Engine Services (TAESL), the 50-50 joint venture (JV) between American Airlines and Rolls-Royce, will be dissolved by January 2016.

Fastjet is planning to start operations in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa in 2016, building on the late 2015 launch of fastjet airlines in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Russia’s Transaero Airlines will transfer all its Moscow flights from Domodedovo International to Vnukovo International airport from Oct. 25.

Russian authorities have banned Ukrainian airlines from flying into Russia as of Oct. 25.

Air France and its trade unions will reach a deadline Sept. 30 on whether cuts to its long-haul services can be averted.

Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air has increased its 2015-16 full-year net profit guidance by €15 million ($16.8 million) to €190-200 million.

Over 400 active commercial passenger and cargo aircraft types for the North America Region (USA, Canada and St. Pierre & Miquelon), as of September 28, 2015.

Republic Airways Holdings pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new three-year contract.

African budget carrier fastjet reported a 2015 half-year net loss of $10.1 million, nearly halving the $20 million interim loss it posted in 2014.

A top FAA official said as many as one million small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could be sold during the upcoming US holiday season.

Airline Routes-Sept. 28, 2015

Qatar Airways could introduce up to 20 direct weekly Doha-Sydney flights in the immediate future, following an updated air services agreement (ASA) between Qatar and Australia.

The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLT) has approved an Air France-KLM 3X-weekly direct cargo service between Amsterdam and Busan, starting at the end of October.