Air Transport World

Frankfurt-based Condor Airlines add its 13th Boeing 767-300ER to its fleet in June 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines has more than doubled its third-quarter net profit to TL252 million ($111 million) compared to TL115 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Mobile satellite communications specialist Inmarsat has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations (SAS) for its Global Xpress (GX) fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

Airline Routes-Nov. 11, 2014
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
SMBC Aviation Capital has placed an order for 80 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, valued at more than $8.5 billion at list prices, making this the largest single order for 737 MAXs from a leasing company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The first Bombardier CSeries airliner returned to flight Nov. 6 after its wing was repaired and engines were modified.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Turkish Airlines has reported a nine-month net profit of TRY1.55 billion ($685 million), up 87% compared to the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Economic growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would be improved if stronger cooperation between its constituent governments and airlines resulted in more business-friendly legislation, according to the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Malaysia Airports Holdings has exercised its right of first refusal to buy the remaining 40% in Sabiha Gökçen Airport held by Turkish conglomerate the Limak Group, giving it 100% control of Istanbul’s second gateway airport.
Airports & Networks

The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has been granted an environmental permit (EP) for the proposed expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a three-runway system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean flag carrier Korean Air plunged to a steep net loss in the third quarter, mainly due to unfavorable currency shifts that outweighed gains from lower fuel prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline plans to double its Airbus A319 fleet in the near future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Regional carrier South African Airlink will dispose of its remaining fleet of British Aerospace Jetstream J41 turboprops as it focuses on larger types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air China and Air Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their existing partnership and form a revenue-sharing joint venture to stimulate traffic growth between the two countries.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
The overall on-time arrival performance for US domestic scheduled flights in September was 81.1%, improving on August by 3.4 points, but falling below last September 2013’s on-time performance by 2.7 points, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Airlines & Lessors

Aircraft News-Nov. 10, 2014
Aircraft & Propulsion

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
An expanding fleet of Airbus A320s is enabling Jetstar Japan to dramatically boost its winter flight schedule.
Airports & Networks

Airline News
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Asia could be poised to grow its own fledgling aircraft recycling market, with large fleet turnover and high pressure on cash flow margins for low-coast carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

Using paper-based documentation on completion of an aircraft lease might be adding up to $350,000 per aircraft to the bill, say leasing companies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will conduct their first biofuel flights in Norway Nov. 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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