Air Transport World

US airlines ranked by 1Q 2014 baggage fees revenue, in US $ thousands. Data is current as of June 23, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the July 16, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
AAR has reported fourth-quarter and full-year diluted earnings per share of $0.43 and $1.83, respectively.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business is now offering its Prime Solutions customizable suite of nacelle maintenance services to operators of all variants of the Airbus A350 XWB.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Emirates Airline has signed a 12-year OnPoint agreement with GE Aviation for the MRO of its new GE9X engines on 150 Boeing 777Xs.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Pratt & Whitney is implementing a new fleet management program (FMP) for the PW4000 94-inch engine that will improve engine reliability and time on-wing for operators.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) are further expanding their long-standing partnership.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
ST Aerospace has secured new contracts worth $520 million in the second quarter of 2014.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Norris
The Engine Alliance (EA), a General Electric-Pratt & Whitney joint venture, plans later this year to define a new set of performance upgrade packages to the Airbus A380’s GP7200 engine as Airbus continues to evaluate future propulsion options ranging from incremental improvements to re-engining.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Foreign ownership restrictions on Qantas will be only partially lifted due to a compromise the Australian government was forced to accept to gain Senate support.
Airlines & Lessors

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
ATW video: Air Seychelles takes delivery of its latest Viking Twin Otter at the Farnborough Airshow

US airlines baggage fees revenue for 2013, in US $ thousands. Ranked according to revenue earned.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with reports from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Low-cost carrier AirAsia X signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday for 50 Airbus A330-900neos, becoming the launch airline customer for the re-engined widebody that was launched Monday at the Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Rolls-Royce has detailed its timelines for the Trent 7000, the sole powerplant for the newly launched Airbus A330neo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing has decided to develop the 777X, its next-generation 777 derivative, with the same lower cabin altitude as the 787, despite the continuing use of a conventional aluminum fuselage structure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau
Airbus’s top commercial executive said the manufacturer needs to be cautious in managing its order book in the Asia-Pacific, but he sees no signs of a crisis in this critical aircraft market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Bombardier is about to launch a combi version of the Q400 turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Japanese lessor SMBC Aviation Capital and Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation placed orders Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow for a total of 158 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Embraer announced at the Farnborough Airshow that Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 30 firm orders for the E-195 E2 jets, becoming the launch customer for the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Avolon and CIT Aerospace each signed memorandums of understanding for 15 Airbus A330neos at the Farnborough Airshow Tuesday, making it a leasing company hat trick for the newly launched re-engined widebody.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered six 777-300ERs and has reconfirmed orders for 20 737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at $3.9 billion at current list prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion