Air Transport World

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced the Irkut MC-21 will launch its first flight in April 2016.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has reported third-quarter net income of SEK496 million ($69.8 million), down 44% from SEK886 million in the year-ago period, as yields continue to be affected by overcapacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air France has detailed its new Perform 2020 strategy, the successor to its Transform 2015 program, targeting a 10% EBITDAR margin by 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed pilot error for the crash of an UPS Airlines Airbus A300-600, which crashed on approach to Birmingham, Alabama, on Aug. 14, 2013.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Ground handlers at London Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2, and 3 are planning a 24-hour strike Friday, in a dispute with employer Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) over pay.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Air France-KLM plans to grow the fleet of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia to 100 aircraft by 2017, the group’s chairman and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.
Airlines & Lessors

Southwest Airlines—which this week revealed a new logo and brand overhaul—is committed to keeping fares low.
Airlines & Lessors

China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new look after 25 years, which includes a new logo featuring the shape of a swallow consisting of two capital letters, C and E, the initial letters of the carrier’s name.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar plans to launch two new routes to New Zealand in December, boosting the Qantas group’s network in this extremely competitive market.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Alitalia has taken another step in its restructuring following the arrival of Etihad as a major shareholder by appointing a new chief commercial officer (CCO), Ariodante Valeri.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Cargo executive board member Andreas Otto will become CCO of Austrian Airlines, sources from Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines confirmed to ATW in Vienna.
Airlines & Lessors

Australia’s air navigation services provider Airservices Australia has implemented a revised air route structure between Melbourne and Cairns as part of ongoing efforts to reassess procedures and airspace management.
Airports & Networks

Aircraft News
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Sept. 10, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace), through its wholly owned subsidiary ST Aerospace Engines, will be injecting its pro rata share of $21 million in additional capital into ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen) Co. (STATCO), its Xiamen-based engine MRO joint venture (JV).
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
GA Telesis has signed an agreement with Boeing to expand its aftermarket parts portfolio to include serviceable commercial airplane parts.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
El Al Israel Airlines will implement Swiss AviationSoftware’s AMOS MRO software.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo has signed a new agreement with Bombardier for additional spare parts.
Maintenance & Training

By Jens Flottau
Damage found on wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 indicates there were impacts from a large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft, according to a Dutch Safety Board accident report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an aircraft’s arrival time is not when it lands, but when the doors are opened, a ruling that affects passenger compensation claims.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Group pilots will strike for eight hours Wednesday at Munich Airport, which will affect 13,500 passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) has been given the green light for a AED120 billion ($33 billion) expansion.
Airports & Networks