Air Transport World

Airline Routes Sept 8 2015

Airspace congestion could potentially cost the Arabian Gulf region as much as $16.3 billion in economic benefits over the next 10 years if bottlenecks are not addressed.

Eurocontrol has warned Europe will struggle to achieve European Union (EU) targets for en-route air traffic flow management (ATFM) delays.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will cut more than 110 ground staff from November as part of a cost-cutting exercise.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has reported a net profit of SEK439 million ($52 million) for the first nine months of its financial year, reversed from a net loss of SEK416 million for the year-ago period.

The New Zealand government has cleared a new alliance between Air China and Air New Zealand.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Airbus has secured European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its longer-range Airbus A330-200 and has started production of its first A330neo.

Air France is considering cutting 10% of long-haul routes if it fails to agree on productivity improvements with pilots, ATW understands.

Nico Buchholz, who was Lufthansa Group’s EVP-fleet management, has been named Bombardier’s new chief procurement officer (CPO).

Lufthansa pilots, represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, have started a two-day walkout, which will affect operations Sept. 8-9.

Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has canceled orders for four Boeing 747-8F aircraft worth around $1.5 billion at list prices.

RN-Aircraft, Russia's Rosneft oil and gas subsidiary, has signed a purchase agreement for 10 Viking Twin Otter Series 400s.

French officials have confirmed that the piece of aircraft wreckage discovered on Reunion Island is from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, MH370.

European airlines need more support from their governments in a fast-changing world where now-privatized carriers are competing with state-owned airlines, Lufthansa Group’s top executive said.

Delta Air Lines considers majority state-owned Chinese airlines to be “totally different” than state-owned Middle East carriers, according to a Delta lawyer.

Aircraft Briefs-Sept 4 2015

Russia’s Aeroflot has agreed to be involved in the restructuring of Transaero Airlines, Aeroflot said in a statement.

Air France is considering establishing a long-haul, low-cost subsidiary as part of its ongoing plans to stabilize and improve its financial performance.

Airbus passed the 4,000 mark in its order backlog for the A320neo family as it recorded a hefty month of sales in August.

Irish lessor Avolon has reached an agreement to be taken over by China’s Bohai Leasing.

AirAsia’s Thai affiliate has confirmed plans to launch first flights from Thailand’s U-Tapao International Airport, which is set to become the growing airline’s fifth base.

In a move that could put regional carrier Republic Airways on a path to filing for bankruptcy, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) will not allow pilots at Republic Airways to vote on the company’s last-best-and-final contract offer, a union leader said.

Juneyao Airlines reported a 2015 first-half net profit of CNY517.7 million ($84.5 million, nearly tripled from a net income of CNY195.3 million in the year-ago period.