Air Transport World

Air France-KLM, owner of CityJet, is in final talks with Germany-based Intro Group for new ownership of the Irish regional carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Thai Airways has pushed back its Airbus A380 Bangkok-London Heathrow debut by 11 months, slipping the launch from Dec. 1, 2013 to Oct. 30, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK regional Flybe has appointed Saad Hammad as CEO, splitting the combined role of chairman and CEO, which was previously held by Jim French.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines will take a pair of new Airbus A321-200s on long-term lease from Air Lease Corp. (ALC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
LOT Polish Airlines will become an all Boeing 787 long-haul operator from August, replacing its 767 workhorses that have served the airline for years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Berlin is wet leasing an ATR 72-200 from Latvia-based Danu oro transportas owing to difficulties in obtaining crew and pilots, a source from the Air Berlin management told ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has received its latest Boeing 777-200LR, expanding its fleet to six of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Air Berlin is wet leasing an ATR 72-200 from Latvia-based Danu oro transportas owing to difficulties in obtaining crew and pilots, a source from the Air Berlin management told ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Airlines & Lessors

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An ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 that was executing a go-around after an aborted landing attempt at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport came within about 1,000 feet laterally and 400 feet vertically of an Air Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Airports & Networks

Briefs from the July 3, 2013 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Air France has selected UTC Aerospace Systems for the repair and overhaul actuation, air management and electrical systems on its Embraer E-Jet fleets.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
London Gatwick Airport is hoping to cut regulatory oversight of its pricing by proposing lighter fee increases for the period 2014-2021.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
Ameco Beijing has completed two Boeing 737-800 C-checks for Nok Air, a new low-cost airline in Thailand.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
The new owner of London Stansted Airport, Manchester Airport Group (MAG), has launched an £80 million ($123 million) revamp of the airport’s terminal.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
Eirtech Aviation has signed a contract with Southwest Airlines based on the shop’s innovative solution for Boeing 737s need for FAA-mandated technical modification.
Maintenance & Training

IATA has called for closer cooperation between airlines and airports to address growth and sustainability challenges.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
PDQ Airspares has partnered with Air Maintenance Estonia (AME) in an agreement finalized at a Lithuanian air show.
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Nensel
SITA has signed a seven-year deal to provide Miami International Airport with self-service technologies and virtualization, including the first North American airport’s use of its passenger processing platform, AirportConnect Open.
Airports & Networks

SkyTeam opened a new lounge at Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. The alliance said it anticipates more than 70,000 passengers using the lounge annually. SkyTeam said the lounge is part of a global initiative called “SkyPort,” which aims to increase “synergies for SkyTeam members by sharing facilities at airports worldwide.”
Airports & Networks

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By Victoria Moores
Air Lituanica has launched operations with an initial Embraer E-170 service between its Vilnius Lithuanian home base and Brussels in Belgium.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair deputy CEO and COO Michael Cawley has announced plans to step down from his full-time executive role with the Irish budget carrier at the end of March 2014 to pursue other interests.
Airlines & Lessors

FAA is investigating an incident in which a Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 apparently came within 1.6 miles horizontally and 400 feet vertically of a skydiving aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation