Air Transport World

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark, who has been an integral part of the Dubai-based carrier’s executive management since its 1985 launch, hinted that there will be a time in the not-too-distant future when he will give up the reigns of the fast-growing airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
A biofuel producer that will provide jet fuel to Cathay Pacific Airways is one of three companies to receive funding from the US government as it moves to kick-start large-scale production of drop-in biofuel alternatives for jet and ship fuel for military and commercial customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus Group has struck a deal that will see the European giant participate in the development of a small supersonic transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airline Routes-Sept. 22, 2014
Airports & Networks

US Airlines ranked by quarterly reservation cancellation/change fee revenue. Data is current as of September 22, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines ranked by 2Q 2014 baggage fees revenue, in US $ thousands. Data is current as of September 22, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

Alaska Airlines began daily Seattle-Albuquerque service. Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, increases frequency on some Geneva routes: Nice

Top 25 Airlines, calculated and ranked by RPK figures, year-to-date 2014
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air France will find out Saturday if it faces a longer than anticipated industrial action, as pilots threatened to make their week-long industrial action indefinite.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
JetBlue Airways announced Thursday that its president, Robin Hayes, will succeed Dave Barger as CEO effective Feb. 16, 2015. Barger will serve on the JetBlue board of directors until Feb. 15 and Hayes is expected to join the board Feb. 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos is eyeing long-haul flights to Africa and Latin America in 2016-18, and is still optimistic it will secure US clearance for Norwegian International.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier has relocated a second CSeries test aircraft to Wichita, Kansa, from Montreal to take advantage of better weather for flight testing as it works to recover from a 100-day grounding following an engine failure during ground tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 made an emergency landing Sept. 18 at Long Beach, California (LGB) shortly after taking off from the airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa will launch its new premium-economy class service on its Boeing 747-8I fleet Dec. 10, and on its Airbus A380 and A340-600 fleet in 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian authorities have delayed the Bombardier-Rostekhnologii (Rostec) joint venture (JV) to set up a Q400 NextGen final assembly line (FAL) in Russia, due to political and negotiation problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Juneyao Airlines has reported a first-half net income of CNY191 million ($31 million) due to the robust growth of domestic market demand, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

Airbus is looking to further expand its support operations across Asia, following last week’s announcement of a new subsidiary to produce flight ops data in Thailand.
Maintenance & Training

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand, Boeing’s 787-9 launch customer, has slightly delayed plans to introduce the aircraft on additional long-haul routes.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
UK-based aerostructures and components company GKN Aerospace has agreed to a risk-and-revenue-sharing partnership (RRSP) with Pratt & Whitney on its PurePower PW1900 Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

MRO News-Sept. 19
Maintenance & Training

Top 25 US Airlines for the month ranked by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK budget carrier easyJet has firmed up purchase rights on 27 A320ceos, for delivery between 2015 and 2018, to tap into “disciplined growth” opportunities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The US House of Representatives has temporarily extended the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (Ex-Im) authorization until June of next year, setting the stage for further debate on the institution’s mission among manufacturers, labor, airlines and lawmakers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering switching all of its outstanding Airbus A320s to the larger A321, if the larger variant proves successful.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
FedEx Corp. reported a consolidated net profit of $606 million for its FY2015 first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 24% over net earnings of $489 million in the first-quarter FY2014.
Airlines & Lessors