Air Transport World

Bangkok Airways has applied strict security procedures at Thai departure airports following a bombing in Bangkok that killed at least 21 people Aug. 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airline Routes Aug 17 2015
Airports & Networks

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Asia will extend its route network with new schedules to Palembang and Pekanbaru, Indonesia and Da Nang, Vietnam.
Airports & Networks

American Airlines is on track to launch Airbus A321 service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Hawaii as of Aug. 18, the airline confirmed.
Airports & Networks

The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) is hitting back hard against Lufthansa Group’s €16 ($18) surcharge for tickets booked through global distribution systems (GDS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) Group—made up of LCC Cebu Pacific and its wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo—posted a first-half net income of PHP5.2 billion ($112 million).
Airlines & Lessors

FAA said an Aug. 15 air traffic control (ATC) system failure was not caused by “any inherent problems” with its new ATC computer system.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has added the first of five Embraer aircraft to its portfolio.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat confirmed the third satellite in its Global Xpress program—Inmarsat-5 F3—will launch Aug. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China Eastern Airlines has placed an order for 15 Airbus A330s in a deal worth $3.63 billion at list prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has firmed up commitments for 250 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The wreckage of the Trigana Air Services TGN 267 ATR 42-300 that went missing Sunday has been found on the slopes of Mount Tangok.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

FAA is trying to determine what caused a system failure at a major US ATC center over the weekend, causing hundreds of flights to be delayed or cancelled.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
[UPDATED] Indonesia’s Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan has confirmed a Jakarta-based Trigana Air Service ATR 42-300, carrying 49 passengers and five crew, has crashed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

People
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Southwest, Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin America have top consumer relations so far in 2015, according to a US government August Air Travel Consumer Report.
Airlines & Lessors

Jet Airways posted net profit of $34.7 million in the first quarter of its 2016 financial year, reversed from net loss of $39.5 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600, making it the first ATR operator in Japan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Turkish Airlines president and CEO Temel Kotil has spoken against airline subsidies.
Airports & Networks

LATAM Airlines Group, parent of Brazil’s TAM and Chile’s LAN Airlines, incurred a second-quarter net loss of $49.7 million, narrowed 15.6% year-over-year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air posted a first-half consolidated net loss of KRW302 billion ($267 million), reversed from a KRW206 billion profit in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

Hainan Airlines reported a first-half net profit of CNY1.6 billion ($261 million), more than tripled from a net income of CNY482.6 million in the year-ago half.
Airlines & Lessors

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways says it is not in negotiation with Rwanda’s national carrier RwandAir for a 49% stake in the African carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

FAA is investigating whether the city of Dallas failed to properly accommodate Delta Air Lines’ request to continue operating flights from Love Field.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Panama City-based Copa Holdings reported second-quarter net profit of $64.1 million, down 45.8% from a net profit of $118.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Airlines & Lessors