Air Transport World

[UPDATED] A Delta Air Lines MD-88 went off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) shortly after 11 a.m. local time Thursday and crashed into a fence before stopping.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines joined with a number of unions Wednesday to accuse the three major Gulf carriers of receiving government subsidies totaling more than $40 billion.

The Russian government will invest RUB350 ($5.7 billion) billion in the country’s airport infrastructure from 2015-2020.

Spring Airlines plans to establish an overseas operating base in Osaka and open five new routes to Japan at the end of March.

Fourteen Russian airlines have used government subsidies to lease regional aircraft since 2012.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer reported a full-year net profit of $347.7 million, up 0.5% from the company’s $346 million net result in 2013.

Lufthansa Group’s low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Eurowings—will begin long-haul flights to Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket, Varadero and Punta Cana from Oct. 25.

Aviation Week Editor-in-Chief Joe Anselmo presents the Eco-Company of the Year Award to Kevin Schemm, Senior VP Finance and Strategy and CFO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Linda Blachly, ATWOnline Editor presents Airport of the Year Award to Andy Garner, London Heathrow Airport, Airline Business Development and Mark Schwab, Star Alliance CEO, along with Kurt Hofmann, ATW Correspondent.

Although WestJet Airlines continues to explore the possibility of flying widebody aircraft to emerging markets in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East, the carrier still believes it can make money by launching new service to Europe, despite considerable competition on many key routes.

UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is launching a trial with Sony Mobile Communications to test how new wearable technology can help improve the airline’s maintenance and engineering processes.

Spanish budget carrier Vueling and Brussels Airlines will launch flights to Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport in the IATA 2015 summer season despite Russia’s international traffic decrease.

Despite a slowdown in Southeast Asia’s more developed markets, the remote aviation market in Oceania is continuing to grow.

Worldwide air freight volume growth slowed to 3.2% year-over-year (YOY) in January, as the market for air cargo shipments declined in Latin America, Europe and North America, according to IATA’s January Air Freight Market Analysis.

IT & Distribution-March 4, 2015

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle estimated that some 35,000 passengers were affected by a strike among pilots that shut down routes across Scandinavia Wednesday.

Briefs from the March 4, 2015 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has become the first EASA Part 21 Design Organization Approval (DOA) holder in China.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd’s (MAEL) has been granted EASA’s Part M Subpart G approval as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO).

UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is launching a trial with Sony Mobile Communications to test how new wearable technology can help improve the airline’s maintenance and engineering processes.

The Safran Group reported continued momentum in civil aftermarket in 2014.

Lord Corp.—which makes vibration, motion and noise-control equipment—has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Satair Group for its commercial fixed-wing product line.