Air Transport World

As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 21, 2015: a comprehensive list of unmanned aerial vehicle events reported to the FAA from Nov.13, 2014 to Aug. 20, 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines have carried 306,000 passengers since spring on routes between the Russian Far East and other parts of the country under a government subsidy program, according to Russian figures released this week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Airlines should have access to global investment funds to help them grow efficiently, the head of Etihad Airways and its alliance of strategic airline partners said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Boeing 737-300—on wet lease from Brussels Airlines—was damaged by “loose tarmac slabs on the runway” at Bipemba Airport on Aug. 19, Korongo Airlines said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing remains bullish on China's commercial aircraft market, valuing it at $950 billion over 20 years, up 9.2% from its previous forecast of $870 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

"From a Qantas perspective, we won't be investing any more funds in this airline," Joyce said.
Airlines & Lessors

Etihad Airways is offering pilots seconded from its partner airlines the opportunity to transfer to permanent contracts. The pilot secondment program is part of Etihad´s strategy for international expansion, the carrier said in a statement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped its previous opposition against China Eastern’s planned alliance with Qantas, giving the carriers the green light to coordinate pricing and scheduling.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

FAA’s report of “possible encounters” with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provides a comprehensive view of a growing—and difficult to fix—aviation safety problem.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Malaysian low-cost carrer AirAsia Berhad reported second-quarter net profit of MYR243 million ($64.3 million), a 43.7% year-over-year (YOY) drop from the MYR367.2 million the company posted in the June 2014 quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will push Hungary-based LCC Wizz Air to extend its time limit for paying compensation to passengers affected by flight delays to six years, from the current two-year deadline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Budapest-based budget carrier Wizz Air has investigated the potential of carrying cargo “several times,” but has not yet found a way to make the model work.
Airlines & Lessors

Indonesia regional carrier Sriwijaya Air has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to be used to extend the carrier's capacity on both domestic and international routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways has brought in aircraft-remarketing broker Cabot Aviation to sell four of its Boeing 777-200ERs.
Airlines & Lessors

German tour-operator TUI Group has disposed of its remaining shares in Germany’s second largest carrier and oneworld member airberlin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
FAA has released a list of all reports by pilots, air traffic and the public of possible encounters with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that were submitted between Nov. 2014 and August 20.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Rapidly growing Turkish Airlines is developing the nation’s capital airport Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) into its third hub.
Airports & Networks

Turkish regional carrier BoraJet has taken delivery of three Embraer E-195s from the Regional Aircraft Group of GECAS, the leasing and financing division of GE.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
FedEx will formally launch its €4.4 billion ($4.9 billion) takeover bid for TNT Express on Aug. 24, offering €8.00 per share for the freight specialist, with the aim of completing the acquisition in the first half of 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

Delta Air Lines pilots’ labor leadership is in “reset mode” following the pilots’ rejection of a tentative agreement, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried more than 125,000 passengers on Kaliningrad-Moscow and Kaliningrad-Saint Petersburg routes within the framework of Kaliningrad subsidy program for the first four months.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
More than three decades of Boeing 737 service at British Airways (BA) is due to come to an end in the next few weeks as the carrier retires its last examples of the twinjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Myanmar domestic carrier Air Bagan has stopped operations following the off-runway excursion of one of its two ATR 72-500 aircraft at Yangon Airport last month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Thai full-service regional carrier Bangkok Airways has reported a 2015 Q2 net profit of THB102.2 million ($3 million), a significant swing from its net loss of THB321 million in the same period last year.
Airlines & Lessors

Australian flag carrier Qantas reported an annual gross income for FY2015 of A$975 million ($711 million), a dramatic A$1.6 billion reversal from its A$646 million loss in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors