Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines at its facilities in Toulouse, France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Ministry of Labor has prepared a draft of a presidential decree that will require civil servants to choose Russian carriers when traveling on business, except when only foreign carriers serve a necessary route or if fares are sold out for a particular date.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported handling 5.8 million passengers in April, an 8.8% increase year-over-year.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Angara Airline has started to sell tickets for its first scheduled international flight from Novosibirsk to Lankaran (Azerbaijan).
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
MRO News-May 20, 2015
Maintenance & Training

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

For 107 commercial airlines worldwide, year-to-date passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the May 20, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
HEICO reported that net income increased 17% to $33.1 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, up from $28.4 million, in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Romania’s Aerostar reported revenue was up 23% from 2013 to 2014, and net profits increased 25%.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Vector Aerospace has opened a new MRO facility in Singapore for working on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours has inaugurated its interiors facility at the Bombardier Service Center, Seletar Airport, in Singapore.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
HAECO Component Overhaul has been appointed by Umbra Cuscinetti as its exclusive provider of Authorized Repair Station services in mainland China.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has signed long-term spares support agreements with six key vendors on the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jet.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Ryanair will open its first Polish C check maintenance base at Wroclaw Airport in March 2016.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Bombardier has teamed with Pratt & Whitney to develop and implement a data management service for the CSeries, part of the Bombardier Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) capable of transmitting real-time and recorded data from the aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

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

Airline Routes-May 19, 2015
Airports & Networks

LOT Polish Airlines is raising the prospect of an initial public offering (IPO) following the carrier’s reported first profit for seven years for 2014, according to several European media outlets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s UTair has cut its staff 19% since the end of 2014 to 4,171 as of March 31, 2015, according to its first-quarter report published according to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS).
Airlines & Lessors

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAA-P) has suspended the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) of two Filipino domestic carriers “due to safety concerns,” following the recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Thai-based regional Bangkok Airways reported a first-quarter net income of THB1.1 billion ($33 million), up significantly from a net profit of THB526.1 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will increase services between Scandinavia and New York from the start of its winter season in late October.
Airports & Networks

TUI Group plans to rebrand its five airlines under a single “TUI” brand as part of its roadmap for growth initiative to be achieved by 2018.
Airlines & Lessors

The CFM International (CFMI) LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A320neo achieved first flight in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion