Aircraft & Propulsion

Austrian Airlines launched its first Embraer E195 scheduled flight on Jan. 4, 2016, on the Vienna-Stuttgart route.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Japan’s Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) has become the launch operator for Bombardier’s new Q400 passenger-cargo “combi” version, which can carry up to 9,000 lb. (4,082 kg.) of cargo and 58 passengers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Fiji Airways will introduce its first Airbus A330-300 on Auckland, New Zealand service Jan. 6.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has denied reports that parent company ANA Holdings has completed a deal to acquire three Airbus A380s that were repossessed from low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has agreed to buy two Airbus A320-200ceos, bringing its order book to 142 A320 series aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding to lease four new Airbus A321-200s from BOC Aviation and has detailed plans to dispose of four aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Iberia has become the first airline to take delivery of the Airbus A330-200 with an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 242 tonnes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
China Express Airlines has placed a firm order with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for 900s to 38.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
First delivery of the Airbus A320neo has been postponed until 2016 because of documentation issues. The delay means the neo misses a long-planned delivery target of late 2015.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for two Bombardier Q400s, valued at approximately $63 million at list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A Christmas day Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia flew an incorrect flight path after the airline submitted the wrong flight plan to New Zealand ATM operations at Auckland Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Articles and opinions from the January 2016 issue of Air Transport World
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
FAA and the US DOT deserve praise for relatively swift action to require buyers and owners of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to register their aircraft via an FAA website.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
FAA and the US DOT deserve praise for relatively swift action to require buyers and owners of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to register their aircraft via an FAA website.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines is one step closer to placing an order for new small narrowbody aircraft, after a key union committee voted on Dec. 22 to approve a proposed two-year contract extension.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has announced another major delay to the service introduction of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).
Aircraft & Propulsion

Embraer plans to roll out its first next-generation E-Jet, an E190-E2, on Feb. 25 at its headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft News-Dec. 23, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

Brussels Airlines plans to add two Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet and launch flights from Brussels to Toronto, as well as increase its presence in Africa and the US.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
China Southern Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300 twin-aisle aircraft in a deal worth $2.3 billion at list prices, according to a disclosure filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Aircraft & Propulsion

CAE’s full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Bombardier CS100 has gained regulatory approval from Transport Canada, FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airbus has agreed to buy Navtech, a Canadian company specializing in flight operations tools such as electronic flight bags.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing has agreed to pay the US government $12 million as part of a safety compliance settlement with FAA that also includes a pledge by the manufacturer to improve its certification processes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
The first metal cuts have been made for the forthcoming Airbus Beluga XL’s super-freighter’s rear fuselage.
Aircraft & Propulsion