Air Transport World

Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific reported second-quarter net income of PHP3 billion ($69 million), up significantly from the PHP257 million reported for the same period last year.

Chorus Aviation, parent of Canadian regional airline Jazz, posted second-quarter net profit of C$36.5 million ($34.2 million), more than quadrupling its second-quarter 2013 net income of C$7.9 million.

Asia-Pacific passenger traffic in the first half grew 5%, with regional airports seeing a 3.3% growth year-over-year.

Airbus ProSky and Colombia’s Avianca have completed a two-hour demonstration flight showcasing the implementation of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) arrivals and approaches at San Salvador’s Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport.

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Airbus A350-900 flight test aircraft, MSN005, has completed a series of route proving trials at 14 cities over the past three weeks and is on track toward type certification in the third quarter of 2014.

Boeing is escalating the war of words between it and Delta Air Lines over the role of the Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im) with a letter to the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that refutes, point-by-point, a letter the Atlanta-based carrier sent last week.

CSA Czech Airlines will put its entire fleet of Airbus A320-200s up for disposal as it continues to fight to find a niche in the market.

UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines has launched a strategic review of its business, as it continues to change its operating model.

São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported a second-quarter net loss of BRL145 million ($65.8 million), narrowed from a net loss of BRL193.6 million in the 2013 June quarter.

A Flybe Bombardier Q400 was involved in a serious incident at Belfast Airport after the captain’s prosthetic arm detached during the final stages of the flight.

Wildlife mitigation experts are working with FAA to develop a new basic standard for calculating bird-strike risk at airports that would replace the decades-old measurement of strikes per 10,000 movements.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has signed a long-term contract with Air Lease Corp. (ALC), covering a pair of new-build Boeing 777-300ERs.

Fraport AG, which owns and operates Frankfurt Airport, has received a building permit from the City of Frankfurt for the construction of Terminal 3 (T3).

New Zealand recorded its lowest level of inflight delays in the quarter covering May, June and July 2014, down 52% on the same period from the previous two years.

Airline Routes

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

Airport freight traffic, year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has detailed plans to hit 2 million passengers and a €220 million ($295 million) turnover by 2020, supported by a fleet of 16 aircraft.

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is considering using its new Boeing 787s to launch flights to the US East Coast, and is eyeing potential codeshare partnerships to support the service.

Finnair will become the first carrier in Europe to operate the Airbus A350-900 when it takes delivery of the first of the type in 2015.

Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group reported a second-quarter net loss of $58.9 million, narrowed from a net loss of $329.8 million in the year-ago quarter.

Virgin America flight attendants have voted in favor of union representation with the Transport Workers of America (TWU).

Air Malta has become one of the latest carriers to transition to a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) air operator’s certificate (AOC).

Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a first-half net profit of HK$347 million ($45 million), up dramatically from a net income of HK$24 million in the year-ago period.