Air Transport World

Central and Eastern Europe-based Wizz Air—which recently added the fifth aircraft and launched eight new routes in Warsaw—will deploy two additional aircraft in Katowice and Poznan.
Airports & Networks

Berlin-based Germania will launch a Switzerland-based subsidiary, which is scheduled to launch operations from March 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

UK air navigation services provider NATS has signed an agreement with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirming a 10-year contract to provide air traffic control and engineering services at both Manchester and London Stansted airports.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
IATA is calling for Vietnamese authorities to ensure there are appropriate regulatory structures in place to oversee an expected wave of airport construction and privatization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airline News
Airlines & Lessors

U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the Aug. 27, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AJW Aviation has signed a 10-year power-by-the-hour (PBH) extension with Lithuanian airline Avion Express.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
GE’s Measurement and Control business has introduced a new video borescope—the GE Mentor Visual iQ VideoProbe, with state-of-the-art 3D Phase Measurement and analysis and Wi-Fi connectivity.
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

Southwest Airlines sees “plenty” of opportunity for expansion in the north of South America with its existing fleet of Boeing 737s and will begin increasing its international service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida by 2017 or 2018.
Airports & Networks

JetBlue Airways is strongly considering adding a checked baggage fee next year but expects to make limited changes to its network and business model, CEO David Barger said Monday at the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit in Las Vegas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The Tunisian Ministry of Transport has banned all flights originating from Libyan airports from its airspace until further notice over security concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific Airways is continuing its North American market resurgence by adding destinations and frequencies to take advantage of strong demand.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
New low-cost carrier (LCC) Spring Airlines Japan is posting healthy load factors in its first three weeks of operation, due in part to a boost from one of the major Japanese holiday periods.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has suspended Moskovia Airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC), effective Aug. 29, after CEO Mikhail Alexeev revealed the carrier could no longer operate flights due to financial problems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot will launch a new low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Oct. 27, CEO Vitaly Saveliev was quoted as saying by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
Airlines & Lessors

Italy-based Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti has appointed Jorg Eberhart as its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

Dubai International Airport has recorded its 18th consecutive month of handling more than five million passengers despite the refurbishment of two runways, which resulted in a 26% reduction in flights during May and June this year.
Airports & Networks

Mongolia will reduce radar separation standards between aircraft from 90 to 30 km in September.
Airports & Networks

Air traffic in European airspace in July grew 2% compared to the same month last year, making it the highest July traffic level for five years, according to Eurocontrol’s Network Manager (NM).
Airlines & Lessors

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

After years of financial struggles, Air Canada believes it has turned the corner and is positioned to be consistently profitable going forward.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for single- and twin-aisle Boeing aircraft valued at $8.8 billion at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) subsidiary Joy Air has launched Cambodia Bayon Airlines to tap the fast-growing Cambodian market and help boost the sale of its regional MA60 turboprops.
Airlines & Lessors