Air Transport World

By Karen Walker
The wide search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 continues into its fifth day since it went missing in the early hours of March 8, but there are still no indications as to the aircraft’s whereabouts or what happened to cause it to disappear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

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By Karen Walker
SpiceJet, a low-cost carrier based in India, has announced an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Higher than expected oil prices have prompted IATA to push down its 2014 global industry outlook by $1 billion, but airlines are still expected to deliver a second consecutive year of improved profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

Airlines fell well short of the industry’s goal of achieving 20% penetration of the e-air waybill (e-AWB) in 2013 as cargo struggles to match the passenger side of the business in going “paperless.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flynas will launch its first mid-haul services from Jeddah this spring, using three leased Airbus A330s to serve a range of destinations in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Embraer has rolled out the first modified E-175 with a 6.4% improvement in fuel efficiency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas is considering a flotation and is hoping to renegotiate its firm order for 20 Airbus A320s, plus 18 options, in favor of either A330s or A350s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Cathay Pacific Airways has reported an attributable profit of $337.5 million for 2013, compared to a profit of $111 million in 2012.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airbus has confirmed cancellations for its single-aisle family from two airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot Group has reported a 2013 full-year net income RUB7.334 billion ($203.3 million), up 41.9% compared to a year ago.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Group has announced several key appointments following the departure of CEO Christoph Franz in May.
Airlines & Lessors

Four of Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSPs) have joined forces to determine the feasibility of offering a data processing service based on their Coflight next generation flight data processing system (FDPS).
Airports & Networks

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Airports & Networks

Briefs from the March 12, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) posted revenue of HK$7.4 billion ($953 million) in 2013, up 28% from HK$5.8 billion in 2012.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AMECO Beijing reports that modification accounted for one-third of its airframe overhaul business in 2013.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
FL Technics Jets has done a C check on its first Bombardier CRJ200, operated by Belavia of Belorussia.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Avtrade, which started work on a new storage, distribution and office building in January 2013, was granted permission for an extension to the new warehouse building by the Mid Sussex District Council.
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
Rescue teams trying to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 have further expanded the search area beyond the aircraft’s planned flight path as authorities look at the possibility of an attempt made by MH370 to turn back to Subang.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith said the “air cargo golden age”—characterized by decades of strong, consistent global airfreight traffic growth—has passed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
US National Transportation Safety Board chairman Deborah Hersman has resigned, effective April 25, to take up a position as president and CEO of the National Safety Council.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Airbus has created a fully own subsidiary, called Airbus India, and has appointed Srinivasan Dwarakanath (Dwaraka) as CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

Turkish Airlines reported annual net profit of TYR683 million ($307.7 million) for 2013, down from net income of TYR1.13 billion in 2012.
Airlines & Lessors