Air Transport World

Kurt Hofmann
Oneworld member Air Berlin (AB), Germany’s second largest carrier, reported a first-quarter net loss of €102.9 million ($132.4 million), narrowed from a loss of €120.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

By Karen Walker
Simulation and training specialist CAE has acquired Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) in a C$314 million ($309 million) deal that will add seven training centers and 40 full-flight simulators (FFS) to CAE’s worldwide base of facilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kurt Hofmann
The opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has been delayed again, this time to March 17, 2013, to allow more time to complete fire safety systems, the supervisory board announced.
Airports & Networks

Katie Cantle
Chinese carriers earned a collective profit of CNY1.84 billion ($290.5 million) in April, down 46%, from a net income of CNY3.4 billion in the year-ago month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Simulation and training specialist CAE has acquired Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) in a C$314 million ($309 million) deal that will add seven training centers and 40 full-flight simulators (FFS) to CAE’s worldwide base of facilities.

Kurt Hofmann
Oneworld member Air Berlin (AB), Germany’s second largest carrier, reported a first-quarter net loss of €102.9 million ($132.4 million), narrowed from a loss of €120.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines (SWA) has deferred deliveries of 30 Boeing 737-800s from 2013-2014 to 2017-2018, as it focuses on hitting its profit target, the carrier confirmed to ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ethiopian Airlines (ET) took delivery of its second Boeing 737-800NG, featuring the sky interior product. ET ordered 10 737-800s in December 2009.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Michael Mackey
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will increase capacity on the Auckland (AKL)-Perth (PER) route by more than 20%, the company said in a statement.
Airports & Networks

Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) will undergo extensive restructuring and reduce its workforce from 304 to 82, LHT in Hamburg said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Timor Air (BF) has confirmed it signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner carrier and is gearing up for jet operations.

By Polina Montag-Girmes
[UPDATED] An Indonesian search team has found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 that crashed last week killing all 45 people on board.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aaron Karp
Airbus parent EADS reported first-quarter net income of €133 million ($170.4 million), turned around from a €12 million net loss in the 2011 March quarter, on a 16% rise in revenue to €11.4 billion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Michele McDonald
News from Travel Technology Update: The economic environment has not been kind to Europe over the last couple of years, and in 2011 Lufthansa Systems took steps to realign the company not only for significant cost reductions but for an equal amount of revenue growth as well.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air (GF) is awaiting the result of deliberations in the upper house of Bahrain’s National Assembly after the lower house rejected a government proposal to recapitalize the beleaguered national carrier.

Katie Cantle
Chinese carriers are refusing to join European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) despite EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard’s warning Tuesday of their violation of new reporting rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aaron Karp
Airbus parent EADS reported first-quarter net income of €133 million ($170.4 million), turned around from a €12 million net loss in the 2011 March quarter, on a 16% rise in revenue to €11.4 billion.

By Polina Montag-Girmes
[UPDATED] An Indonesian search team has found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 that crashed last week killing all 45 people on board.

By Linda Blachly
Timor Air (BF) has confirmed it signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner carrier and is gearing up for jet operations.

AAR announced it has received US FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval for one oxygen system retrofit on a Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft. Saab has signed an extended contract with Airbus to continue producing ailerons for the Airbus A320 series. The contract is valued at SEK701 million ($100 million).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kurt Hofmann
Air Berlin (AB) said it wants to extend the delayed opening of Berlin Brandenburg International (BER) until the start of the winter schedule by the end of October.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Republic Airways Holdings (RAH) said its Republic Airways (RW) subsidiary has reached a tentative agreement to operate 32 Bombardier Q400 aircraft under the United Express brand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways (B6) and Turkish Airlines (TK) have announced an interline agreement connecting their networks at New York JFK and Washington Dulles (IAD).
Airports & Networks

Michael Mackey
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a company split and said it will restructure as it deals with a more competitive environment, according to a statement.

Katie Cantle
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has launched an aircraft finance lease company with Pudong Development Bank and Shanghai International Group.
Safety, Ops & Regulation