Air Transport World

US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

Star Alliance is evaluating new ways to create more value for its member airlines, CEO Mark Schwab told ATW recently.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US Airlines tarmac delays of two hours or longer, ranked by percentage-delayed of the total number of regularly scheduled flights, lowest-to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet is to become the latest airline to use advances in cabin technology to slot more seats into its aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has welcomed the European Commission (EC) review of aviation policy as a chance to embrace “bold reforms” that put competition and passengers’ interests in the spotlight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas low-cost subsidiary Jetstar is launching its first turboprop operation, as it plans to begin flying regional routes in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

ICAO has listed Thailand as a “red flag” country following an unsatisfactory response to a safety audit earlier this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa flight attendant union said it would announce several strike actions July 1 if an agreement has not been reached by June 30 over pay and pension benefits.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Star Alliance carrier LOT Polish Airlines was forced to cancel 11 out of 200 scheduled flights Sunday at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport after its computers were hacked, grounding 1,400 passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Alan Dron
International Airlines Group (IAG) has posted a document outlining its proposed takeover terms for Aer Lingus to the Irish flag carrier’s shareholders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Embraer is willing to consider a return to commercial aircraft assembly in China, which it describes as a “strategic jurisdiction” for its business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Air France-KLM has filed a submission to the US Department of Transportation, saying it “fully supports” US carriers—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines —on claims raised about state-owned airlines receiving subsidies in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
MRO Briefs-June 19, 2015
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
The first Airbus A350 XWB aircraft for Thai Airways International (THAI) is on schedule for final assembly (FAL) in October, the Toulouse-based manufacturer said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The Vietnam Boeing 787-9 gave a spectacular aerial display at the Paris Air Show that demonstrated the features and capabilities of the aircraft.w.

By Alan Dron
Poland’s national carrier LOT Polish Airlines will launch the LOT Flight Academy, making use of its existing flight deck personnel as instructors, the airline said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Komiaviatrans airline has become the first carrier to launch flights to the new Kaluga airport.
Airports & Networks

China Eastern Airlines plans to add more flights from its Shanghai hub to Sydney and Melbourne by November if its proposed tie-up with Qantas Airways is approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline could double in size with the opening of the new Dubai World Central Airport (DWC), which is scheduled to be completed by 2023, Emirates president Tim Clark told journalists on the sidelines of the IATA AGM recently in Miami.
Airports & Networks

South Wales-based MRO and pilot training business Cardiff Aviation is launching a new EASA-compliant aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) airline as part of its expansion plans.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) EasyJet plans to decrease service at Rome’s Fiumicino airport in favor of expanding operations in Milan Malpensa, Venice and Naples.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
SAS Scandinavian Airlines sharply reduced its losses for the first half of its financial year.
Airlines & Lessors

Five cabin crew members were injured when a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330-200 hit severe turbulence on a flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Indonesian and Myanmarese operators are set to spend millions of dollars on airport upgrades at regional airports in both countries.
Airports & Networks