US FAA said Monday that "dozens of stop work orders" have been issued on airport construction projects around the country as a result of the partial shutdown of the agency that started Saturday.
Embraer last week became the latest company to link its name with the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Assn. Its membership was announced at the AFRA Annual Meeting in Washington. "We are delighted that such a prestigious company as Embraer has decided to join us on our journey to develop and promote environmental best practices throughout the field of aircraft dismantling and recycling," said AFRA Executive Director Martin Fraissignes. "AFRA membership further confirms Embraer's commitment to pushing for the best sustainable practices in our industry."
The revamped New York LaGuardia/Washington National slot swap proposal submitted by Delta Air Lines and US Airways in May was tentatively approved last week by the US Dept. of Transportation on terms the airlines said they're willing to abide by.
MTU Maintenance Hannover extended its V2500-A1 Engine Maintenance agreement with US Airways until the end of 2016. FL Technics won a contract with Wizz Air to maintain the carrier's Airbus A320 aircraft at its base in Vilnius. It will provide all-inclusive line maintenance support as well as additional support services.
Chinese airlines reported an aggregate net income of CNY12.78 billion ($1.98 billion) for the first half of 2011, up 26% over a net profit of CNY10.14 billion reported in the year-ago period. Passenger boardings climbed 9.8% to 139 million. Passenger traffic on domestic routes rose 10% and international boardings increased 8.2%. Average load factor improved 2.5 points to 81.3%.
Pakistan International Airlines added a Boeing 777 simulator to its training center in Karachi, Deputy MD Salim Sayani told ATW. Flybe Training Academy won a contract from Arik Air for the use of the UK regional's Dash-8 Full Flight Simulator. It will be the first third-party customer of Flybe's flight training facility opened in April.
Negotiations between Air Algerie and its flights attendants, who engaged in a four-day strike last week, will resume Thursday, a union representative told Agence France-Presse. After being grounded by the work action, AH flights resumed last Friday following intervention by Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia. The Algerian government recently appointed Mohamed Salah Boultif president and DG of Air Algerie, succeeding Waheed Bu Abdullah ( ATW Daily News, July 13).
United Continental Holdings signed a multi-year agreement with Travelocity under which customers of its subsidiaries United Airlines and Continental Airlines will be able to access and purchase tickets through Travelocity's online booking sites. “We are committed to being accessible to travelers who choose to do business through high-quality and efficient sales outlets,” United SVP-Marketing Mark Bergsrud said. “This agreement with Travelocity ensures that our mutual customers will continue to have access to our fares and schedules.”
A bipartisan contingent of US House of Representatives' members proposed legislation Wednesday that would "prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme."
Air Charter Service (ACS) has seen a huge increase in demand for charters to carry desperately needed humanitarian aid for the starving people of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, as The Horn of Africa suffers a crippling drought and famine.
Tiger Airways Australia announced the appointment of industry veteran Capt. Chris Manning as safety advisor, a move understood to be the first in a series of steps aimed at satisfying regulators' concerns about TT safety oversight.
Tiger Airways Australia announced the appointment of industry veteran Capt. Chris Manning as safety advisor, a move understood to be the first in a series of steps aimed at satisfying regulators' concerns about TT safety oversight.
Dubai-headquartered dnata, the world's fourth largest combined air services provider, took its new visual branding to the UK as part of a global re-branding of its business units. Plane Handling Ltd., which was acquired in 2010, will be re-branded as dnata with immediate effect.
Lufthansa's recent labor agreement with the Vereinigung Cockpit union, increasing wages for 4,500 LH pilots, is valid until April 30, 2012. SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet, said financial results for the June quarter will be "breakeven," lower than it "previously anticipated."
United Continental Holdings said it will offer approximately 100 to 200 positions to pilots currently on furlough from its United Airlines subsidiary to fly aircraft for its Continental Airlines subsidiary ( ATW Daily News, Feb. 8). "The positions will meet the needs currently anticipated for the combined company's operation in 2012," said UCH.
US National Transportation Safety Board, which has opened an investigation into last Thursday's Boston Logan runway incursion, provided more details on the incident.
News from ATW’s Eco-Aviation Today: Virgin Australia announced that it is partnering with Sydney-based Renewable Oil Corp., Vancouver-based Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. and Australia’s Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel that benefits the Australian farming community and the environment.
Southwest Airlines, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn. union representing SWA pilots and the Air Line Pilots Assn. representing AirTran Airways' cockpit crew said over the weekend that an "agreement in principle" was reached to integrate the two pilot groups' seniority lists.
Southwest Airlines, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn. union representing SWA pilots and the Air Line Pilots Assn. representing AirTran Airways' cockpit crew said over the weekend that an "agreement in principle" has been reached to integrate the two pilot groups' seniority lists.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 hit an Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 Thursday night on a Boston Logan taxiway, causing damage in the smaller aircraft's tail area, according to US FAA and multiple news reports from the scene.
Passengers booked on flights through August on grounded Tiger Airways Australia are now entitled to a full refund after a deal brokered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
US airlines generated $3.4 billion from baggage fees alone in 2010, but that's just one piece of a growing pie of ancillary revenue raised by the industry in recent years to ease economic pressures.
Lufthansa planned to start its scheduled biofuel flights on July 15, launching a six-month trial in which an IAE V2500-powered Airbus A321 will operate on the Frankfurt-Hamburg route. The A321, which will use a 50-50 mix of biofuel and traditional kerosene in one of its engines, is slated to operate eight daily legs between FRA and HAM. LH estimates it will save around 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the six months. LH initially announced the flights last year but had to wait for certification.
As debate and lobbying on the controversial Air Passenger Duty in the UK intensified in May, Glasgow Prestwick Airport urged the UK government to scrap the APD and devolve it to the Scottish government to permit a joined-up approach to economic development.
