Air Transport World

Source: Airports Council International
Airlines & Lessors

The UK airline industry has rejected government air passenger duty (APD) proposals and is calling for APD to be eliminated.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airline, which carried its two-millionth passenger on Sept. 10, predicts it will carry more than 3 million passengers in 2015. Pobeda, which began operations Dec. 1, 2014, carried its millionth passenger on June 3.
Airlines & Lessors

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airlines Group saw 8.5% year-over-year passenger traffic growth in August.
Airlines & Lessors

Ireland’s FLY Leasing is selling 12 older aircraft from its portfolio for $240 million as the company continues its fleet renewal strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has become the first European carrier to deploy the 242-tonne maximum weight Airbus A330-300 Enhanced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

An AirAsia Zest Airbus A320-200 overshot a runway while landing at Kalibo International Airport on Sept. 18, coming to rest completely off the apron.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air China’s subsidiary Shandong Airlines will sell its 20% stake in Qingdao Airlines for CNY200.8 million (32.8 million).
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Alitalia recorded a 2015 first-half net loss of €130 million ($144 million).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
African carriers are not benefitting from the decline in oil prices, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told delegates at World Routes 2015 in Durban.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Europe’s passenger-rights rules are desperately in need of clarification, due to the number of court cases being filed, according to Association of European Airlines (AEA) CEO Athar Husain Khan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
MRO News-Sept. 18, 2015
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
UK regional Flybe introduced its first ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet, on lease from Avation PLC.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot will initiate and fully subscribe to a capital increase in Orenair subsidiary as part of the group’s multi-brand renewal strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has unveiled a sustainable development initiative that will place it among industry leaders.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
The first Airbus A350 XWB for TAM Airlines rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Southwest Airlines pilots, represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA), have reached a new tentative agreement with the Dallas-based carrier.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Estonia is ready to create a new airline should the European Union rule its existing flag carrier, Estonian Air, illegally received €40.7 million ($46 million) of state aid in 2013.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Etihad Airways and its equity partner airlines have raised an additional $200 million following a surge in demand from international financial institutions, bringing the total funds raised to $700 million.
Airlines & Lessors

Year-over-year changes at US airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase/decrease in employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Airlines & Lessors

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it would be taking legal steps to ensure Ryanair changed its policy on paying flight delay compensation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The European Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) is holding high-level discussions on the future of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Indonesia’s aviation sector is ramping up protests over the country’s fuel supply monopoly, claiming surcharges of up to 20% above international rates for jet fuel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Alitalia confirmed that CEO Silvano Cassano will step down, effective immediately.
Airlines & Lessors