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Boeing remains “highly confident” in the 787 in the aftermath of the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport, according to the company’s CEO.

Bombardier has delayed CSeries first flight again, acknowledging it won’t occur by the end of July as stated last month.

US Airways earned net income of $287 million in the second quarter, which it expects to be its last full reporting period as an independent company.

UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has reported a 10.5% increase in revenue to £1.14 billion ($1.75 billion) for its third-quarter ended June 30.

KLM Cityhopper has struck a deal to take six Embraer E-190s on operating lease from BOC Aviation to replace its aging Fokker 70s.

Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.09 billion, up 12.5% over net income of $967 million in the June 2012 quarter, boosted by a 15% year-over-year revenue improvement in its Commercial Airplanes unit.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines reported second-quarter net income of $685 million, reversed from a net loss of $168 million in the year-ago quarter.

Florida-based Spirit Airlines earned a second-quarter net profit of $42.1 million, up 21.6% compared to a net income of $23.4 million in the year-ago period.

Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, reported a second-quarter net income of $11.3 million, nearly tripling the $3.9 million net profit in the year-ago quarter.

ATW’s January-June Top 20 Airline Traffic report reveals Delta Air Line’s ongoing system traffic dominance with RPKs of 151 billion, followed by United Airlines with 140 billion RPKs, Air France-KLM (109.7 billion), Emirates Airline (101.4 billion) and AMR Corp. [American] (101.4 billion).

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Briefs from the July 24, 2013 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has made significant progress in construction of its new 110,000 sq ft maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA have approved a Fokker Services component repair shop, which will include avionics, hydraulics and limited structure components in Singapore.

Thomson Airways has selected Airline Services Components to provide wheels-and-brakes support on new Boeing 787s under a 12-year contract.

WestJet Encore, WestJet's new regional carrier, has signed a total component support deal with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) to provide component repair and pool access for Bombardier Q400s.

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted Type Certificate Approval to AJW Technique.

Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, reported a second-quarter net income of $11.3 million, nearly tripling the $3.9 million net profit in the year-ago quarter.

Boeing has completed firm configuration of the 737 MAX 8, marking completion of studies that define the capabilities of the 737 MAX family.

Under protest, Ryanair has tabled a remedy proposal by the UK Competition Commission (UKCC), saying it is willing to sell its 29% stake in Aer Lingus to any carrier that acquires more than 50.1% of Aer Lingus’ shares.

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that the Boeing 737-700 that suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at New York LaGuardia yesterday entered service in October 1999 and was last inspected July 18, just four days before the incident.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Allegiant Air, reported second-quarter net income of $25.8 million, up 2.3% compared to $25.2 million in the 2012 second quarter.

American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319, the first of 260 planned Airbus narrowbody deliveries as part of its fleet renewal program.

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted a second-quarter net profit of $1.07 billion, down 4% from $1.12 billion in net income in the prior-year period, as total revenue grew slower than expenses.