Royal Air Maroc (AT) will receive its first Boeing 787 in December 2014 and is likely to firm up an option. AT has five 787s on order, plus one option.
Nigeria’s Arik Air (W3) resumed operations to its 20 domestic destinations Sunday after it stopped flights Thursday following a dispute with the Nigerian government, several local media reported.
CSA Czech Airlines (OK) has received European Commission approval to receive a CZK2.5 billion ($130 million) loan from state-owned company Osinek SA, after agreeing to a five-year restructuring plan that includes selling subsidiaries, aircraft and other assets and securing a private bank loan for an aircraft lease.
Air France (AF) and Air Antilles Express (3S) will implement what is described as a “free flow” agreement on flights between Fort de France (FDF), Martinique and Saint Lucia (SLU) in the French West Indies.
Malabar International, a designer and manufacturer of maintenance equipment for commercial and military aircraft, promoted senior inspector and field and technical support representative Vincent Davis to director, US sales and service. SEKO Logistics named Joe Bento chief sales officer. Bento joins SEKO from CEVA Logistics where he most recently served as EVP.
Brazil’s top five Brazilian carriers—TAM, GOL, Azul, Avianca and Trip—have joined to establish the Brazilian Assn. of Airlines (ABEAR) as the new industry institutional representative.
United Airlines (UA) will close its Guam Contact Center, outsource local cargo functions and reduce the number of local airport operations employees as part of a company-wide initiative to achieve sustained profitability.
Japan Airlines (JAL) will temporarily cut some of its daily services to China due to escalating political tension between the two countries over a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net profit of CNY5.83 billion (920 million) in August, down 17% compared to a net income of CNY7 billion a year ago.
Air France (AF) is planning to create a new headquarters near Paris, which will act as the decision-making center for its revamped regional operations.
American Airlines (AA) will move forward with previously announced plans to close its Fort Worth maintenance and engineering base at Alliance Airport by April 2013.
Baltic’s Estonian Air (OV) will switch its Tallinn (TLL) flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to London City Airport (LCY) when it steps up services next year.
EgyptAir (MS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ghana’s domestic airline, CTK Network Aviation, to promote air transportation expansion in West Africa.
Flydubai (FZ) is ready to double the number destinations from Dubai to Russia if the United Arab Emirates and Russia make changes in their bilateral agreement, FZ CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said.
Former British Midland International CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer will join Air Berlin (AB) as its chief strategy and network planning officer as part of the carrier’s management reorganization under CEO Hartmut Mehdorn.
