Southwest Airlines' (SWA) smooth path to integrating with AirTran Airways, which it acquired last year, hit some turbulence with Tuesday's rejection by the carrier's 1,600 mechanics of a seniority integration agreement.
Kingfisher Airlines (IT), which is operating fewer than half of its fleet of 64 aircraft due to serious financial problems, will not be able to count on the Indian government for a monetary bailout, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh strongly stated.
The Assn. of European Airlines (AEA) responded to the Moscow declaration by warning again that airlines are at risk of becoming a target for retaliatory action in the escalating dispute over inclusion of aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
Several countries, including China and the US, have joined Russia in signing a joint declaration against the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) carbon tax, which took effect Jan. 1.
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IAC AR) has issued a supplemental type certificate for the Boeing 747-8 aircraft, confirming the 747-8 freighter is in compliance with Russian and CIS standards.
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American Airlines sought to quash reports that its Jetstream project – a new passenger services system – is dead. But in a carefully worded statement, it left the door open for the replacement of Hewlett Packard’s HP Enterprise Services as the primary vendor for the project. Jetstream “remains a high priority for American and will be a critical part of the airline’s foundation as we emerge from restructuring a stronger and more customer-centric airline,” the statement said.
Last year’s format of including several panels and a moderator proved very popular at ATW’s Eco-Aviation Conference, so the Steering Committee has decided one again to feature panels that will debate and lead meaning discussions on those eco- topics affecting the aviation industry.
The Chinese government has given Air China (CA) a CNY50.7 million ($8.04 million) capital injection for the carrier’s sustainable development. According to a CA statement released by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the funds will be used to install winglets on its fleet and improve fuel efficiencies of its aircraft engines.
Lufthansa (LH) concluded a long-term biofuel study by operating the world’s first biofuel-powered transatlantic commercial flight to the US. Flight LH 418 landed at Washington Dulles Jan. 12 after an 8-hr. and 20 min. flight from Frankfurt (FRA). The Boeing 747-400 carried approximately 40 tons of biofuel mix. LH said carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were reduced by about 38 tons.
China stepped up its vocal protest against the inclusion of aviation in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and has formally banned its airlines from participating in the scheme without government approval.
American Airlines (AA) parent AMR Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last November, incurred a $2 billion full-year net loss in 2011, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Chinese carriers reported a collective net profit of CNY1.98 billion ($314.5 million) in January, down 29.9% compared to CNY2.82 billion in the same period of last year.
Pratt & Whitney has signed two seven-year agreements worth an estimated $450 million with Japan Airlines to provide maintenance services for its PW4090 engines, as well as part repair services for its fleet of PW4074, PW4077 and JT9D engines.
Eighteen months into the development of its single-aisle inflight entertainment (IFE) product, PAVES 3, Rockwell Collins is on track to begin offering the system in 2013.
The number of passengers carried by airlines in the Asia/Pacific region will grow by 5.9% annually over the next 20 years, well above the global average of 4.8%, according to the latest market forecast by Airbus.
Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) chairman August Wilhelm Henningsen told reporters in Singapore Wednesday that LHT has “a very positive feedback for the introduction of the [Airbus] A380.”
Boeing aims to capture a larger share of the aviation services and support market, and will start promoting is wide range of activities as Boeing Edge, the company announced at the Singapore Airshow.
ATR and Fokker Services Asia have inked an agreement covering airframe MRO services of ATR aircraft operating in Southeast Asia at the Fokker Services Asia facilities in Singapore.
