Air Transport World

China Southern Airlines reported a first-half net loss of CNY1 billion ($162 million), reversed from a net profit of CNY302 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Moscow Domodedovo Airport has concluded a contract to build the second segment of its passenger terminal, which will nearly double terminal space by December 2016 in a RUB27 billion ($723.5 million) expansion project.
Airports & Networks

People
Airlines & Lessors

Gross Orders year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer. Sources: Airbus, Boeing, ATW Research
Airlines & Lessors

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Lufthansa Cargo will launch a cargo joint venture (JV) on routes between Japan and Europe, following antitrust approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Air France has appointed HOP! chairman and CEO Lionel Guérin to lead a reorganization of its point-to-point operations, which will be presented to its unions by the end of October.
Airports & Networks

Industry reaction to the Airport Commission decision not to shortlist a new airport in inner Thames Estuary as a possible solution to the UK’s long-term capacity needs has been largely supportive, urging London Mayor Boris Johnson to support whichever option is ultimately selected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways will reconfigure its route network by cutting services to Asian and African destinations in favor of a greater concentration on North Atlantic services.
Airports & Networks

Quarterly financial results from 76 air carriers worldwide, highlighting operating revenues, operating expenses, operating profits/losses and net income/losses for the second quarter of 2014, generally defined as April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air said it has cut its losses for the first half of the financial year by “more than 30%,” compared to the same period last year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airbus has rolled out the first fully painted A350-900 for Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the twinjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

African low-cost airline Fastjet will launch flights to its fourth international destination in the middle of September, inaugurating the first direct air link between Tanzania and Uganda.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Florida-based regional Silver Airways has appointed CFO Sami Teittinen as its new CEO, effective Sept. 5.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Air freight carriers in the Asia-Pacific region boosted global cargo volumes 5.8% in July—its best July performance in four years, according to IATA’s July air freight market analysis.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Sept. 3, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Rockwell Collins’ Brazilian subsidiary, Rockwell Collins do Brazil, plans to double the size of its facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
FL Technics is further developing its cooperation with CIS-based air carriers by signing a line-maintenance agreement with Ural Airlines.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Air Maintenance Estonia (AME), an aircraft maintenance and repair organization headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, is shifting its strategy from hangar-based operation to providing Total Technical Care MRO.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
SR Technics is making a strategic investment in Armac Systems, a leading provider of aircraft MRO inventory planning and optimization software solutions.
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
Norwegian Air Shuttle said Tuesday that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it needs more time to reach a decision on Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a foreign carrier permit to serve the US from Europe.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Swedish company Braathens Aviation has told Bombardier it no longer wants to be the launch operator of the CSeries 110 to 169-seat airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Transaero has canceled its order for four Boeing 787-8s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK government-appointed Airports Commission has ruled out an inner Thames Estuary airport as an option for providing new airport capacity by 2030.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Finnair has signed an agreement with Norwegian crew management company OSM Aviation to outsource cabin services on approximately 20 long- and short-haul routes over the next two years after union talks failed to hit its €18 million ($24 million) cost-cutting target.
Safety, Ops & Regulation