Air Transport World

Briefs from the May 1, 2013 issue of ATW's MRO Digest

ST Aerospace signed new contracts worth about $480 million in the first quarter of 2013.

Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen (LTS) is further expanding its MRO offer in Asia-Pacific.

Delta TechOps will expand its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul capability to include the GE Aviation CF34-8 engines.

All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings has reported record operating income and profit for its fiscal 2012 year.

Japan Airlines (JAL) reported net income of ¥171.6 billion ($1.75 billion) for its full fiscal year ended March 31, down 8% from a net profit of ¥186.6 billion in the prior fiscal year, and said Tuesday that 787 service will resume June 1.

European labor unions do not understand the problems of the airlines they represent, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president-US Lee Moak said.

Florida-based Spirit Airlines earned a first-quarter net profit of $30.6 million, up 30.5% over $23.4 million in net income in the year-ago period.

Embraer has earned a first-quarter net profit of $30 million, down 71.3% from a $104.6 million net income in the year-ago period.

Hainan Airlines reported a first-quarter net profit of CNY183.84 million ($29.6 million), up 4.7% from CNY175.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines has floated 34.5% of its share capital on the Istanbul stock exchange, completing its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).

Russia’s Transaero Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with Taiwan’s China Airlines on the Moscow-Bangkok-Taipei route.

Independent holiday charter Small Planet Airlines is replacing its leased older Boeing 737-300s with leased newer Airbus A320 aircraft.

Airbus Americas has named David Paul Hills as director, research and technology (R&T)-Airbus Americas, effective May 1.

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United Airlines has inked a firm order for 30 Embraer E-175 jets plus 40 options.

Charlotte, N.C. mayor Anthony Foxx was nominated Monday by President Barack Obama to become the US’s 17th secretary of transportation, replacing Ray LaHood, the former Republican congressman from Illinois who has served as head of the US Department of Transportation for over four years.

ATR has received FAA certification for its 42- and 72-600 aircraft.

Nepal Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purchase of two Airbus A320s for its fleet modernization.

Top All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing executives flew aboard the airline’s first 787 proving flight Sunday.

Thomas Cook Group—which detailed plans in February to reorganize its Belgian, German and UK airlines—has announced it will merge Frankfurt-based Condor Flugdienst GmbH and its wholly owned subsidiary Condor Berlin GmbH.

A National Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter crashed and was destroyed shortly after take-off from Bagram, Afghanistan, April 29.

China Southern Airlines reported a net profit of CNY57 million ($9.16 million) in the first quarter, down 82% compared to net income of CNY319 million in the year-ago quarter.

Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner service Saturday with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch 787 flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.