A rare computer glitch has been blamed for the 2008 turbulence incident that injured 119 passengers and crew on Qantas (QF) Airbus A330 flight 72 from Singapore to Perth ( ATW Daily News, Oct. 7, 2008).
US carriers reported seven tarmac delays longer than 3 hr., compared to no tarmac delays in October 2010 ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 8, 2010), according to the US Dept. of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). BTS reported there were 11 international flights of tarmac delays of more than 4 hr. in October.
The European Commission (EC) last week raided the premises of Brussels Airlines (SN) and TAP Portugal (TP) in Belgium and Portugal, as part of its investigation to verify whether the carriers’ codeshare agreements are in breach of EU antitrust rules.
Etihad Airways (EY) will increase its shareholding in Air Berlin Plc (AB) to 29.21% for €72.9 million ($95 million) as part of an agreement that includes far-reaching commercial cooperation and debt financing.
Qantas (QF) and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn. (ALAEA) have reached an agreement, bringing to a close one of the most bitter disputes in Australian aviation history.
Four Chinese carriers—Air China (CA), China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines—are planning to file a lawsuit against the European Union European Trading Scheme (EU ETS), scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
Four Chinese carriers—Air China (CA), China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines—are planning to file a lawsuit against the European Union European Trading Scheme (EU ETS), scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
Qantas (QF) and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn. (ALAEA) have finally reached an agreement, bringing to a close one of the most bitter disputes in Australian aviation history.
The ATW Daily News story Dec. 16 about JetBlue selecting Pratt & Whitney engines for its Airbus A320neo fleet incorrectly said this was the first US customer for the P&W PurePower PW1100G-JM engine. It was the first US airline A320neo order; US lessors ILFC and CIT, and US carrier Republic Airways have ordered the PurePower.
The Boeing 787 has set new records for both speed and distance for the airplane's weight class, according to a Boeing statement. “The sixth 787, ZA006, powered by General Electric GEnx engines, departed from Boeing Field in Seattle at 11:02 a.m. Dec. 6 and set the distance record for its class (440,000-550,000 lbs.) with a 10,710 n. mi. (19,835 km.) flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh, with credit for 10,337 n. mi. (19,144 km.). This record had previously been held by the Airbus A330 based on a 9,127 n. mi. (16,903 km.) flight in 2002,” Boeing said.
Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) has unveiled its new premium economy class and upgraded economy class seats on its long-haul flights from March 2012( ATW Daily News, Aug. 25). The first aircraft featuring the seats will be a Boeing 777-300ER, which will enter service in March on the Hong Kong-Toronto route.
Malaysia Airlines (MH) will cut routes to Europe, Africa and the Middle East starting in January to stem losses and return to profitability ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 12).
Turkish Airlines (TK) will focus on increasing feed to its long-haul network as it takes delivery of mainly narrowbody aircraft over the next years, CEO Temel Kotil told ATW in an interview at the Arab Air Carriers Organization’s (AACO) annual general meeting in Abu Dhabi.
Even though American Airlines (AA) is in a relatively strong position for a bankrupt airline—with $4.1 billion in cash on hand, more than $6 billion in revenue generated quarterly and an expansive network underpinned by oneworld membership and other international partnerships—chairman, president and CEO Tom Horton acknowledged last week that the Chapter 11 process will be "complex."
Egyptair Group chairman and CEO Hussein Massoud has been named Egypt’s new minister of aviation. Airlines for America (A4A) named Elizabeth Shaver as director of cargo services. She will join A4A in January from Delta Air Lines.
Qatar Airways (QR) has secured another slot pair at London Heathrow (LHR) and will add a fifth daily flight between Doha and LHR from March 25, lifting capacity on the route from 28 to 35 flights each week. The Doha-based carrier will deploy a Boeing 777 configured with 42 seats in business class and 217 seats in economy.
The FAA is proposing a $777,000 civil penalty against Horizon Air Industries (QX) for allegedly operating 32 Bombardier Dash-8-400 turboprops on 49,870 flights between Oct. 19, 2009 and March 17, 2010 when the aircraft were not in compliance with federal aviation regulations.
