Airlines for America (A4A) VP-environmental affairs Nancy Young said Thursday she was confident that significant progress will be made at the upcoming ICAO Assembly toward achieving a single, global market-based measures agreement for airlines.
Alternative aviation fuels provide the best opportunity—as compared to technological and air traffic management solutions—to decrease airlines’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) executive director Steve Csonka.
Jetstar Hong Kong chairman Pansy Ho has defended the carrier’s license application in response to objections from local carriers, including Cathay Pacific Airways, on grounds it is not a Hong Kong-based airline.
South African Airways’ (SAA) has presented its long-term turnaround strategy to the National Assembly in Cape Town following ongoing financial difficulties and a management exodus.
Moscow Domodedovo Airport has announced that Dmitry Kamenshchik is its beneficial owner, with 100% shares in the companies that own and manage the airport.
Finnair has entered into a 12-year agreement with Japanese aircraft leasing company NBB for the sale and leaseback of two new Airbus A321 sharklet-equipped aircraft.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Rolls-Royce certification for its higher efficiency and thrust Package C variant of the Trent 1000 engine, which will power the stretched -9 version of the Boeing 787.
Etihad Airways has reportedly increased its shareholding in Virgin Australia by at least 1.4%, taking its holding to a minimum of 12%, ATW understands.
Airberlin, which set a €200 million ($265.1 million) cost-cutting goal for 2013, is 80% there, CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer told ATW on the sidelines of the International Symposium of the Austrian Aviation Association in Vienna.
The Arbitration Court of the Dagestan Republic has declared the bankruptcy of Dagestan Airlines, more than a year after Russian authorities withdrew the Makhachkala-based carrier’s air operator’s certificate at the end of 2011.
Air Namibia will lease two new Airbus A330-200s from US lessor Intrepid Aviation, replacing two Airbus A340s, which are due to leave its fleet in October.
Independent holiday charter Small Planet Airlines has signed lease agreements with Aircastle and CIT Aerospace to lease three A320-220s as it continues its fleet renewal program.
Ethiopian Airlines has outlined plans to quadruple its Ethiopian Aviation Academy annual student intake by 2025 as part of its Vision 2025 strategic plan.
