Air Transport World

The Bombardier Q400 has gained Brazilian type certification, enabling the aircraft to operate in the South American nation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Airbus believes the opening of its first US-based factory will help it gain more narrowbody sales from North American carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Garuda Indonesia low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary Citilink Indonesia plans to lease nine new Airbus A320 aircraft to boost fleet numbers and regional service schedules.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The first two Airbus A321 aircraft to be assembled at the new assembly-and-delivery facility in Mobile, Alabama, were shown to the media Sept. 13, one day ahead of the formal opening of the factory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Fast-growing Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has formalized the memorandum of understanding (MOU) it announced at the Paris Air Show in June to purchase 110 Airbus A321neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat will add Airbus A330 flights to Zagreb, Croatia and Pisa, Italy beginning mid-June 2016, boosting its direct European destinations to 29 cities.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot, which plans to buy Transaero Airlines, will fulfill all obligations to passengers who have purchased tickets for Transaero flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
New Libyan carrier Libyan Wings plans to launch operations by “the end of next week,” CEO Edgardo Badiali told ATW Sept. 11.
Airlines & Lessors

Iran is looking to develop 27 of 51 civilian airports with new terminal projects. It is also planning $8 billion worth of new airport construction in Araz, Qom and the Ikia regions.
Airports & Networks

Air Transport World, the leading global air transportation publication and a Penton company, is nearing the close of the nominations process for the 42nd Annual Airline Achievement Awards.

By Karen Walker
Airbus will hold inaugural ceremonies in Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 14 as top executives and US dignitaries celebrate the opening of the company’s first US manufacturing facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Turkish Airlines president & CEO Temel Kotil told ATW that an increased cooperation with Lufthansa could be possible, although nothing has been decided.
Airlines & Lessors

Spanish budget carrier Vueling has announced plans to hire as many as 200 first officers to meet market growth demand in the 2016 summer season.
Airlines & Lessors

Dense smoke from burning rainforests has forced the closure of at least two Southeast Asian regional airports.
Airports & Networks

Newly reconstituted Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will add four new Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft to its fleet, to begin services from late 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air is in talks with Airbus over a potential major fleet replacement order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

The left GE90 engine on the British Airways Boeing 777 that caught fire on a Las Vegas runway has “multiple breaches of the engine case,” investigators said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

IT & Distribution Sept 10 2015
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Airlines & Lessors

A hypersonic plane that could carry 100 passengers between Europe and Australia in 90 minutes could be a reality by 2050, according to the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Aircraft & Propulsion

The CSeries is 85% through certification tests and about to enter “the final flight testing phase,” according to Bombardier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved HNA Group’s subsidiary Guilin Airlines, which is expected to formally launch by January 2016.
Airlines & Lessors