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From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial jet manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial turboprop manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .

Airline News-July 21, 2015

More than 270 UK businesses have written to Prime Minister David Cameron, urging the government to act on the Airports Commission’s recommendation for a third runway at London Heathrow.

Lufthansa Technik’s (LHT) new Puerto Rico MRO facility at Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla started operations July 21 with its first overhaul line.

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has canceled the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) for Syktyvkar-based UTair Express and Tomsk-based Tomsk Avia airlines.

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report: the World's Airlines' Financial Performance in 2014.

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report

Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said air traffic controllers changed landing direction for more than 20 flights into Warsaw Chopin Airport on July 20 after a Lufthansa crew on approach reported a near-miss with an unmanned aircraft.

Russia intends to have a prototype small supersonic transport ready for flight tests “as early as 2025,” says TsAGI, the Moscow-based central Aerohydrodynamic Research Institute.

JetBlue Airways is objecting to Delta Air Lines’ and Aeromexico’s application for antitrust immunity (ATI), objections Delta says are completely without merit.

FedEx Express has become the latest US airline to sign a long-term offtake agreement for low-carbon biofuels.

Citing Brazil’s “difficult economic scenario,” TAM said it will gradually reduce its domestic operations 8%-10% and cut about 500 employees.

From the 2015 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial turboprop orders as of May 19, 2015.

Taipei-based EVA Air has finalized an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, in an order valued at more than $1.5 billion at list prices.

Boeing has increased the number of pilots and maintenance technicians it forecasts will be needed by the world’s commercial airlines, reflecting a bulging order book for new aircraft.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Airbus’s Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for the A330 family of aircraft.

In a deal worth $930 million, Dubai-based lessor International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regional aircraft to be leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).

The European Commission (EC) has published a report into the March crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, compiled by a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Khazakstan flag carrier Air Astana has reported a first-half net profit for 2015 of $8.3 million, compared to a $36.4 loss in the first half of 2014—an increase of 115%.

Thai Airways will double its London-Bangkok capacity later this year, with a second aircraft in addition to its newly inaugurated Airbus A380 service. It will also operate a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft flying nonstop to London's Heathrow from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International on a daily basis.

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new single-stop schedule from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa to Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the Philippines.

Juneyao Airlines is expected to circulate no more than 58 million class A shares to collect CNY3.565 billion ($574 million) to fund fleet-expansion initiatives.

Chinese aviation authorities have designated Shanghai-based Spring Airlines on routes between China and Russia, though the Russia’s Federal Air Transport, Rosaviatsia, did not identify the specific routes.