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Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the July 9, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
SIA Engineering Co. and Boeing have created a joint venture (JV) to provide fleet management services to airlines in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Logistics and aftermarket provider VAS Aero Services and Southwest Airlines have entered into a five-year surplus parts management and distribution agreement to manage surplus parts for Boeing 737s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
LATAM Airlines Group has selected Flatirons Solutions’ content lifecycle management (CLM) solution to manage LATAM’s maintenance and engineering documents for more than 300 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Fokker Services has received an order from Nordwind Airlines for the introduction of Fokker’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution for iPad on Nordwind’s Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, 757s, 767s and 777s.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Rockwell Collins has received an initial FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Boeing 757/767 large-format display flight deck retrofit.
Maintenance & Training

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

By Victoria Moores
Overcapacity and weak cargo demand have forced Air France-KLM to shave up to €300 million ($408 million) from its 2014 EBITDA forecast.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has recorded first-half revenues of $3.2 billion, up 28% compared to the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Calgary’s WestJet is moving forward with plans to acquire four widebody aircraft for long-haul operations starting in late 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Turkish regional airline Borajet has ratified an agreement to acquire four Embraer E-190s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Slovenia-based Adria Airways and Croatia flag carrier Croatia Airlines have decided to freeze plans for privatization this summer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australian flag carrier Qantas is laying off another 167 staff from its engineering department, the latest step in the airline’s plan to cut 5,000 positions from its workforce within three years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Two orders for undisclosed customers for 150 A320ceo and neo family aircraft was the highlight of Airbus’s order activity in June, as the European manufacturer racked up 209 orders for its single-aisle family.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has certified the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to operate on narrow, 30-meter wide runways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
FAA is proposing a $295,750 civil penalty against Utah-based SkyWest Airlines for allegedly violating federal drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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Airlines & Lessors

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by delivery date.
Airlines & Lessors

Briefs from the July 7, 2014 issue of ATW's Skypaths.

Air China and Lufthansa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend their existing partnership and form a commercial joint venture (JV).
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Passengers may be asked to power up their carry-on electronic devices as part of stepped up security measures, the US Transportation Security Administration announced Sunday.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Nineteen years after the Rolls-Royce Trent turbofan went into service, the engine manufacturer reported the Trent 700 variant is at its highest-ever production rate of 185 a year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
European governments and airlines should embrace investors from outside the continent to strengthen its airline industry, Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan said.
Airlines & Lessors

By returning to its roots as a regional feeder carrier and investing in larger jets, Republic Airways should be well positioned for future profitability, a Wall Street analyst said in an interview.
Airlines & Lessors