The flagship demonstration under Europe’s Clean Sky civil aeronautics research program is entering the hardware stage, aiming for first flight of the Airbus A340-300-based laminar flow wing demonstrator by the end 2016. “The laminar-wing flagship will fly in 2016. It is in the hardware production phase and we have a strong commitment from Airbus to keep to schedule,” says Eric Dautriat, executive director of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking managing the €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) public-private partnership.
Air France-KLM has warned that its 2014 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) will be lower than initially expected. The airline group expects EBITDA to come in at €2.2-2.3 billion ($3-$3.1 billion). It had earlier predicted €2.5 billion.
Lufthansa and Air China should begin a joint venture between China and Europe as early as this year’s winter schedule, giving improved market access to the German airline and cooperation with a competitive partner to the Chinese carrier. The two Star Alliance airlines also propose to collaborate more closely in maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris said that June capacity outstripped traffic, but the carrier also reported a strong increase in the number of onboard passengers compared with last year. Volaris reported traffic, measured in revenue passenger-miles (RPM), rose 11% from June 2013. Broken down into international and domestic, Volaris reported a 23% rise in international traffic and a 7% rise in domestic traffic. Capacity, measured in available seat-miles (ASM), rose 12% system-wide, 9% domestic and 22% international.
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_08_2014_cht1.pdf Size of Reporting U.K. Airports, May 2013 - April 2014 2014 2013 Airport Name IATA Terminal Passengers (000) % of passengers at all airports Terminal Passengers (000) % of passengers at all airports HEATHROW LHR 72,799,755 31.5 70,230,918 31.8 GATWICK LGW 36,285,967 15.7 34,260,015 15.5
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_08_2014_cht2.pdf Top U.S. Domestic Routes, April 2013 - March 2014 Rank Origin (City/State) Destination (City/State) Passengers (000) 1 Chicago, IL New York, NY 3.50 2 Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA 3.35 3 Los Angeles, CA New York, NY 3.05 4 Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA 2.91 5 Atlanta, GA New York, NY 2.70 6 Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL 2.50
To View PDF U.S City Pairs, April 2013 - March 2014 (Pg 1 and 2 of 5) Airport to Airport Origin Airport Destination Airport Passengers (000) 1 Los Angeles San Francisco 1,676 2 San Francisco Los Angeles 1,671 3 New York - Kennedy Los Angeles 1,567 4 Los Angeles New York - Kennedy 1,489 5 Chicago O’Hare New York - La Guardia 1,314 6 New York - La Guardia Chicago O’Hare 1,309 7 Orlando Atlanta 1,253