Minister of Transport Igor Levitin has established a new commission to regulate international route rights after a dispute between Transaero Airline (UN) and Rosaviatsia, which was responsible for the international routes distribution.
CTS Engines has opened a 60,000 sq. ft. engine service center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which chairman and CEO Brian Neff dubbed the first full-service independent engine MRO in the US.
UK scheduled leisure airline Monarch Airlines (ZB) will set up a base at the East Midlands Airport (EMA), hub of struggling low-cost carrier bmibaby, which new owner International Airlines Group has said it may close if no buyer is found by Sept. 10
Lufthansa Group (LH) said Monday it has reached a “mutual agreement” with CFO Stephan Gemkow under which he will leave the German airline company June 30.
Hainan Airlines (HU) reported a net profit of CNY175.6 million ($27.8 million) in the first quarter, down 35.7% compared to CNY272.3 million reported in the year-ago quarter.
CTS Engines has opened a 60,000 sq. ft. engine service center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which chairman and CEO Brian Neff dubbed the first full-service independent engine MRO in the US.
Silver Spring, Maryland: Penton Media’s Air Transport World today announced the winners of its inaugural ATW 2012 Eco-Aviation Awards. Winners were selected by ATW’s team of Editors. They are:
EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering has received EASA part 145 approval, and has renewed FAA approval to provide technical services for the EgyptAir fleet. Ascent Aviation Services has joined the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Assn. (AFRA). Revenue Management Systems was selected by flydubai to provide revenue management, inventory control, and reporting tool software, airRM for the carrier.
Spanish IT specialist Indra will help Kenya’s air navigation services provider, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), modernize terminal operations at the country’s two international gateways: Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta and Mombasa’s Moi airports.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH), parent of ACMI cargo carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, announced Thursday that its Atlas Air unit has inked an agreement with Etihad Airways to provide Boeing 747-400 freighter service for Etihad Cargo.
Air Canada (AC) reported a first-quarter net loss of C$210 million ($213 million), widened from a C$19 million net loss in the 2011 March period, and acknowledged that recent labor unrest has been damaging to AC’s company culture and public brand.
The Qantas Group (QF) will defer deliveries of its Airbus A380s as it moves to further reduce capital expenditure in 2012-13, the company said in a statement.
Air Canada (AC) reported a first-quarter net loss of C$210 million ($213 million), widened from a C$19 million net loss in the 2011 March period, and acknowledged that recent labor unrest has been damaging to AC’s company culture and public brand.
Turkish Airlines will launch 4X-weekly Istanbul Ataturk (IST)-Edinburgh service July 16, and 3X-weekly IST-Kigali-Entebbe-Istanbul service from May 16. Loganair will operate seasonal weekly Norwich-Isle of Man service May 26-Sept. 22, operated by Loganair subsidiary Suckling Airways, using a 31-seat Dornier 328.
