Air Transport World

By Karen Walker
Airbus announced Saudi Arabian Airlines, operating as Saudia, as its launch customer for the A330-300 Regional with a firm order for 20 of the aircraft plus a firm order for 20 A320ceos.

By Linda Blachly
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced a firm order for 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is hoping to certify a higher-density, 78-seat version of the ATR 72-600 by year-end and is poised to announce a launch customer on Tuesday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Taipei-based EVA Airways announced its intent to purchase five Boeing 777 freighters at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Spain’s Canary Islands airline Binter has agreed to purchase an additional six new ATR 72-600 aircraft at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Japan Air Commuter Co.—member of the JAL Group—has ordered eight 50-seat ATR 42-600s, plus one option and 14 purchase rights, at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Garuda Indonesia signed letters of intent with Boeing for 30 Boeing 787-9s and up to 30 737 MAX 8s, and with Airbus for 30 A350 XWBs Monday, opening day at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
CFM International will keep its maintenance costs for the new LEAP narrowbody engine to levels at or similar to those of the current CFM56 engine, company senior executives said Sunday on the eve of the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt & Whitney said it will deliver retrofitted PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines to Airbus by the end of June to enable the resumption of GTF-powered A320neo flight testing.

By Henry Canaday
News Briefs from the June 17, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
UK-based low-cost carrier EasyJet has completed an automated drone inspection of one of its aircraft, proving pre-programmed drones could help reduce the number of hours an aircraft is out of service after events such as lightning strikes.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has signed a letter of intent with TUI airlines to support internal overhaul and maintenance of about 140 medium- and long-range aircraft—mainly Boeing 737s, 757s, 767s and 787s.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
People-June 11, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Serbia and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement to provide enhanced connections within Europe, and to the Middle East.
Airports & Networks

Finnair is in the process of selecting its future narrowbody fleet, CEO Pekka Vauramo told ATW on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Miami.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has conducted the first in a series of “Perfect Flight” services designed to cut flight times, fuel burn and emissions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Virgin Atlantic is targeting the end of this year to decide on a replacement for its London Gatwick-based fleet of Boeing 747-400s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is changing the leadership of its cargo operation, as the carrier continues to benefit from improving performance in this major sector of its business.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Airlines & Lessors

SAS Scandinavian Airlines, which last month approved the last of four collective bargaining agreements with all four pilot unions, is still finalizing details on seniority status.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Despite calls from the Association of European Airlines (AEA) for the urgent adoption of new EU air passenger rights regulation, the process remains bogged down in legislative complexity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Turkish flag carrier will expand its flight schedules from its home base at Istanbul Atatürk International to Manila, Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino International from 3X-week currently to daily flights, using Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Airports & Networks

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago and five years ago.
Airlines & Lessors

Myanmar National Airlines has taken delivery of its first leased Boeing 737-800 from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Portuguese government has sold its 61% stake in TAP Portugal to the Gateway consortium, a joint venture (JV) between JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines founder David Neeleman and Portuguese bus company Barranquiro Group.
Airlines & Lessors