Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Boeing737-900ER.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Windhoek-based Air Namibia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200.
Aircraft & Propulsion

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

Source: ATW Research
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Sunrise Airways, a start-up based in Port-au-Prince, has received approval from Haiti’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC) to operate new regular charter flights between its home base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Holguín, beginning in the fall for the IATA winter season.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Plans to unify pilot and cabin crew flight time limitations (FTL) in Europe will hit a critical stage Monday when the European Parliament will decide whether to uphold objections to the proposed new rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Boeing has agreed to base a team of 787 Dreamliner technicians in Oslo following a troubleshooting meeting with Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Fastjet’s crucial international launch, which was planned for today, has been pushed back to mid-October following a last-minute paperwork request from the South African authorities.
Airlines & Lessors

LOT Polish Airlines is in negotiations with Boeing regarding compensation following problems with two of its five 787s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa is again eyeing a possible stake in SAS Scandinavian Airlines, according to several media reports in Scandinavia and Germany.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air France has launched a full internal investigation and is planning legal action after bags containing over a tonne of cocaine were covertly loaded on to one of its aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Airbus said the assembly of the first A380 for South Korea’s Asiana Airlines is now underway at its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
US Airways Express partner PSA Airlines pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—have ratified tentative agreements to guarantee the placement of 30 large regional jets at PSA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
United Airlines has reached tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining agreements with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) for the fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper workgroups at its United, Continental, Continental Micronesia and MileagePlus subsidiaries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Shanghai-based Spring Airlines has taken delivery of the first sharklet-equipped Airbus A320.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first sharklet-equipped A321 aircraft, the first of the type to be operated in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that US scheduled passenger airlines collectively employed 381,070 full-time workers in July, slipping 2.6% from July 2012.
Airlines & Lessors

Airline Routes
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Calgary-based WestJet has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing for 40 737 MAX 8 and 25 737 MAX 7 aircraft, the airline announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted a no objection certificate (NOC) to AirAsia India, moving it a step closer to launch.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Hainan Airlines Group subsidiary Tianjin Airlines is expected to launch Guangxi Airlines in conjunction with Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group, which is wholly owned by the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Airlines & Lessors

The European Commission has taken the first step toward legal action against Italy, Cyprus and Greece by issuing a letter of formal notice requesting clarification of measures taken to establish Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs).
Airports & Networks

Air France (AF) plans to extend its cooperation with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, AF chairman and CEO Frederic Cagey told ATW in Paris.
Airlines & Lessors

IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest carrier by market share, has reported a profit of Rs 787 crore ($125 million), a sixfold profit increase for 2012-13, while capacity grew 39%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
EasyJet plans to open a base at Hamburg with three Airbus A319s serving 21 destinations in spring 2014.
Airports & Networks