Air Transport World

By Karen Walker
London Gatwick Airport has launched a program aimed at increasing its engagement with passengers by offering them small free gifts at the airport in return for providing some information about themselves ahead of their trip.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Panama City-based Copa Holdings reported $113.1 million net income for the 2015 first quarter, down 25.3% from the company’s $151.4 million net profit in the 2014 March quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reached a tentative contract deal with its pilot group that appears likely to end the pilots’ five-month work-to-rule campaign.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

China’s Tibet Airlines is awaiting approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to open new international routes, which have not yet been disclosed.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways plans to revamp services between Abu Dhabi and Singapore with an upgrade to three-class service from June, and the introduction of the Boeing 787-9 from August.
Airports & Networks

South Korea is set to ease restrictive regulations limiting foreign investment in Korean MRO companies, in a dramatic change of direction forced through by South Korean president Park Geun-hye.
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Nensel
Global air passenger traffic grew 7.4% year-over-year (YOY) in March as Asia-Pacific holiday travel related to the Lunar New Year continued beyond February, according to IATA’s March Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft & Engine News-May 7, 2015
Aircraft & Propulsion

Just over 30 minutes into Germanwings flight 4U9525, the captain left the cockpit, according to French investigators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The revision of European Union (EU) passenger rights bill Regulation 261 is on the brink of stalling, with airlines fearing continued financial risk and potential safety issues if it is not passed by June.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Qatar Airways has announced more new routes and has unveiled a “strategic joint business partnership” with Royal Air Maroc.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa Group, which had planned to retire its low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary Germanwings brand by integrating it into Eurowings by the end of the year, will keep it until the dispute with pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is resolved, a Germanwings spokesperson told ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

A Jet Airways ATR 72-500 made an emergency landing Monday at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport following an unspecified hydraulic problem.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Honolulu-based regional carrier Island Air will cut services and staff following a $22 million loss in 2014, with a significant $12 million loss in fourth quarter alone.
Airlines & Lessors

Filipino flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has posted a first-quarter net profit of PHP3.8billion ($85 million), up from a $20.7 million net loss in the same quarter last year.
Airlines & Lessors

IATA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are publishing new training requirements for airline pilots in a bid to prevent loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) situations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday
Magnetic MRO has introduced 3D printing into aircraft-part production to improve efficiency in Total Technical Care.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s 250 flight dispatchers, have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract extension.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday
MRO News-May 6, 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

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the May 6, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Magnetic MRO has introduced 3D printing into aircraft-part production to improve efficiency in Total Technical Care.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Honeywell Aerospace’s full suite of cockpit technologies has been selected by Southwest Airlines for both its future Boeing 737 MAXs and existing 737NGs.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
GA Telesis Composite Repair Group has signed SmartLynx Airlines as its latest SNAP Customer.
Maintenance & Training

Air Transport World, the leading global air transportation publication, has opened its nominations process for the 42nd Annual Airline Achievement Awards.