Air Transport World

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted an airworthiness certificate for the Boeing 787, clearing the way for China Southern Airlines to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 at the end of May or early June.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will operate five non-scheduled Boeing 787 flights at the end of May, marking a return to service by the Dreamliner launch customer since the aircraft was grounded in January.

UK regional carrier Flybe has confirmed plans to sell its entire London Gatwick slot portfolio to easyJet for £20 million ($30 million).

European Commission antitrust regulators have accepted concessions from Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Continental Holdings to ease competition concerns about their A Plus-Plus transatlantic joint venture.

Croatia Airlines flight attendants have reached an agreement with management, ending a nine-day strike that started May 14.

Indonesia’s Lion Air plans to base up to six Boeing 737-800s with its new Thai subsidiary, which will be based at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, according to a report in the Bangkok Post.

US Airways said it has priced an offering of Class C enhanced equipment trust certificates in the aggregate face amount of approximately $100 million.

Lufthansa is transferring further flights to its subsidiary Germanwings as a part of its restructuring program SCORE.

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Oman Air has placed an order for three Airbus A330-300s, increasing its A330 family fleet to 10.

Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines to power 10 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft.

US transportation secretary-nominee Anthony Foxx told Congress that modernizing and building up the country’s transportation infrastructure, including implementing the NextGen air traffic control system, will be a top priority during his tenure heading the Dept. of Transportation (DOT).

Austrian Airlines is eyeing new long-haul routes as it continues restructuring efforts.

Air Berlin, which is cutting 900 jobs as part of its Turbine savings program, will transfer more than 50 pilots to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways as the German carrier reduces its fleet and its majority shareholder prepares for international expansion.

Slovenia-based Adria Airways plans to lease its two 2010-built Airbus A319s to Serbia’s JAT Airways for two years.

Turkish Airlines is planning to increase the number of Russian routes pending an agreement with Russian aviation authorities on destinations, the carrier’s Russia representative Mefail Deribas said.

Aeromexico has added three Embraer E-175 aircraft to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to operate this modern aircraft.

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Briefs from the May 22, 2013 issue of ATW's MRO Digest

GA Telesis has acquired part of Finnair Engine Services and will employ 80 engine service professionals from Finnair’s existing workforce.

Precision Conversions has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for its Boeing 757-200PCC Combi variant.

Avtrade has contracted with DB Schenker to store, manage and provide local logistics services to support Avtrade’s Dubai and Singapore operations.

SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, has signed a firm order for 40 Embraer E-175 aircraft, which will be operated under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.

GE Aviation is expanding its ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) facility in Newark, Del., with a $27 million investment and plans to add 70 jobs at the facility over five years.