Click here to view the pdf Aircraft Operating Statistics: 12 Months Ended June 2013, Narrowbody Jets (Sorted By Seats Per Departure) Aircraft Stage Seats/ Aircraft Carrier In Fleet
Vueling, taking advantage of Alitalia’s financial problems, is developing Rome Fiumicino Airport into its second largest base in Europe and will locate eight Airbus A320s at the carrier’s first base outside of Spain offering full transfer service. The airline says passengers will have access to 550 “Vueling-to-Vueling” city-pairs through Rome Fiumicino.
Judge Sean Lane, who is overseeing AMR Corp.’s Chapter 11 reorganization, yesterday said a decision on the airline’s proposed merger with US Airways could be made in the next few days and likely before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 28. Approval, which is expected, will allow the two operators to proceed with their consolidation and unite by their new deadline of mid-December. The two companies had planned to complete the merger in August, but this was deferred while the companies settled a dispute with the U.S. Justice Department.
General Electric and Boeing are accelerating efforts to introduce new engine control software to counter core icing following further incidents of power loss in GEnx-powered 747-8s and 787s. Although the two companies remain on track to roll out corrective software to operators in the first quarter of 2014, the increasing number of events affecting the GEnx-powered fleet has prompted Boeing to issue an advisory to operators warning them to avoid conditions where the rare phenomenon has occurred.
A code-share accord between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, one of the driving forces behind bringing Turkish to Star Alliance in April 2008, is ending. The German operator will terminate all bilateral code-shares with Turkish March 31, and will extend this measure to all Lufthansa Group airlines operating within Star Alliance: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines.
One big trend in recent aftermarket activity has been the increasing importance of OEM support, especially in engine work. For the biggest MRO deals, manufacturers often seem to compete mostly with shops that are part of a global airline, like Lufthansa or Air France.
Japan’s latest low-cost carrier, Vanilla Air, is set to receive its second and third Airbus A320s in the next two months as the new airline prepares to broaden its international and domestic network. Vanilla Air is being established as a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA), replacing the failed AirAsia Japan joint venture. The carrier has already received its first A320 and is scheduled to launch on Dec. 20 with flights from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport to Naha Airport in Okinawa and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei.
Click here to view the pdf Aircraft Operating Costs, 12 Months Ended March 2013, Narrowbody Jets (Sorted By Seats Per Departure) Cost Per Block Hour Crew Fuel
Jan. 21-22, 2014—MRO Latin America, Rio de Janerio, Brazil Feb. 4-6—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE Feb. 10—Air Transport World’s 40th Annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards, Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, Singapore Mar. 4-5—Defense Technology & Affordability Requirements, Washington, D.C. Mar. 6—57th Annual Laureates Awards, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. Apr. 8-10—MRO Americas 2014, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Ariz.
U.S. safety officials are expected to raise the Philippine air safety rating back up to category 1 this week, according to the Philippine aviation safety agency. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is telling local media that a delegation of senior FAA officials will be visiting today, and that they will likely make an announcement regarding the Philippine safety rating. A category one classification would allow Philippine carriers to add or expand service to the U.S., which would benefit both Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific.
Lawmakers from the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Aviation Subcommittee late last week sought assurances from Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx that he would protect domestic airlines from the EU’s plan to enforce its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The legislators say Foxx should attempt a negotiated settlements with the EU, but if that fails, “the Secretary should exercise his authority to prohibit U.S. civil aircraft from participating in the ETS.”
A bipartisan group of leading lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate committees overseeing the airline industry have expressed concern about the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ’s) recent accord with AMR Corp. and US Airways and are seeking guarantees from the regulator that services to small communities will be maintained after the two airlines merge.
A scan of recent supply chain- and logistics-related product announcements underscores that aviation is placing a premium on keeping real-time tabs on high-value goods. On the production line, manufacturers are marking parts with tags designed to help everyone from line mechanics to vendors. In the aftermarket, using sophisticated sensors to monitor parts and key shipments—from components sent to bail out a grounded aircraft to the tooling needed to do the job—is becoming bigger business.
Click here to view the pdf Top Carriers: Riyadh, November 15-21, 2013, Ranked By Scheduled Outbound ASMs Top Carriers: Riyadh, November 15-21, 2013, Ranked By Scheduled Outbound ASMs Departures
Introducing the Aero 100 Airfare Benchmark Index Designed for anyone with risk on the future level of airfares – for example Airlines, Banks/Credit Card Companies, Corporate Travel Managers, etc. The Aero 100 Airfare Benchmark Index tracks daily airfares within the domestic airline market. The Aero 100 delivers financial risk mitigation and protection against constant fluctuation of airline ticket prices by providing the price settling mechanism for Commodity Futures Contracts.
Iberia officially introduced the long-awaited makeover of its brand and livery, which it says marks the beginning of a new and “brilliant” period for the company and ends a phase of deep cost and capacity cuts.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reignited the debate over the inflight use of cell phones, and could relax the current ban on telephone calls after a meeting in December. “We have circulated a proposal to expand consumer access and choice for inflight mobile broadband. Modern technologies can deliver mobile services in the air safely and reliably, and the time is right to review our outdated and restrictive rules,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says in a statement.
AirAsia will continue to channel new aircraft deliveries to grow its overseas joint-venture affiliates in the fourth quarter, despite a mixed financial performance by these airlines.
Click here to view the pdf Fuel Watch: Global Jet Fuel Prices (midpoint) As of November 20, 2013, compared with previous week and previous year cts/gal prev. week prev.
