Air Transport World

Hainan Airlines is expected to inject CNY980 million ($159.2 million) into subsidiary Tianjin Airlines in an effort to increase Tianjin’s competitiveness.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot will allocate RUB2.77 billion ($82 million)—25% of the company’s net profit—to dividends for 2013.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air’s aircraft technicians and fleet service agents have ratified a new six-year contract, which includes bonus, annual wage increases and contract language enhancements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airline Routes
Airports & Networks

Boeing has delivered its 1,500th 747—a 747-8 Intercontinental—to Lufthansa.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Air Astana CEO Peter Foster is in talks to defer the carrier’s Boeing 787 order, but is planning to commit to Embraer E2s at the Farnborough Airshow ahead of finalizing a lease for around 11 Airbus A321neos this fall.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Air Astana CEO Peter Foster claims Boeing’s plans to launch a revamped 757 in the mid-2020s are advancing and has said he is “hugely interested” in the project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Kenya Airways more than halved its losses for the financial year ended March 31, compared to the preceding 12 months.
Airlines & Lessors

US President Barack Obama will nominate Christopher Hart to be chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Airlines & Lessors

Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways are expected to increase capital contributions to their cargo joint venture (JV) Air China Cargo.
Airlines & Lessors

Power has been fully restored to Sydney Airport’s Terminal 2 domestic terminal after a failure in a power substation caused chaos for operators and disrupted travel for hundreds of passengers for about four hours Friday morning.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
FAA has upgraded airlines in the Republic of Serbia to a Category 1 rating, as it now complies with international safety standards set by ICAO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aircraft News
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Belavia Belarusian Airlines has ordered three Boeing 737-800s, in a deal valued $272 million at current list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The new search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that vanished in March has been announced and Australian officials have said the aircraft was “highly likely” to have been on autopilot before it crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways cautioned Thursday it may take several months to close the deal for a 49% stake in Alitalia.
Airlines & Lessors

Air Astana is expanding into Europe, planning to replace its narrowbody fleet and is considering membership into an alliance for future growth.
Airports & Networks

European carriers are in danger of missing out on future growth possibilities if they don’t change from their old, established structures, Swiss International Air Lines CEO Harry Hohmeister told ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

WestJet Encore, the turboprop regional affiliate of Calgary-based low-cost carrier WestJet, will start eastern Canadian operations this week.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Mitsubishi Aircraft has mounted the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan (GTF) engine onto the first MRJ flight test aircraft in preparation for first flight in early 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
GE Aviation will collaborate on a $36 million project to create a research and testing center to advance the technology of gas turbine engines used for jet aircraft, power generation plants, and the oil and gas industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Steady year-over-year employment increases at US scheduled passenger airlines continued into their fifth month, according to figures from the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Airlines & Lessors

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

Boeing has rejected the US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) conclusion that the 777-200ER’s automated systems contributed to the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
After months of negotiations, Etihad Airways and Alitalia announced Wednesday they have agreed to a deal that will see the fast-expanding Abu Dhabi-based carrier take a 49% stake in the struggling Italian flag carrier.
Airlines & Lessors