Air Transport World

By Linda Blachly
FAA has approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

London mayor Boris Johnson has warned the Airports Commission it “would be letting the country down” if it continued to focus on what was needed in the short term and “failed to look to the longer term.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

London Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 will officially open June 4, following a £2.5 billion ($3.8 billion) upgrade, Star Alliance has confirmed.
Airports & Networks

Aegean Airlines reported a first-quarter after-tax loss of €8.4 million ($11.5 million), narrowing the consolidated €13.2 million loss reported for the same period last year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Spanish regional operator Air Nostrum has completed plans to bolster its financial standing.
Airlines & Lessors

Norwegian Air Shuttle, parent of Norwegian Air International, has described as “outrageous” claims by flight attendants unions that its recruitment policies could undermine safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Nearly six months since Australia mandated the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), more than 97% of domestic and international airline flights in Australian airspace above 29,000 feet (flight level 290) are being conducted using ADS-B surveillance, according to air navigation services provider Airservices Australia.
Airports & Networks

UK and Norwegian air navigation service providers (ANSPs) NATS and Avinor, have signed a deal for a single common Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system as part of the Borealis Alliance of ANSPs.
Airports & Networks

Royal Brunei Airlines will resume flights to Bali, Indonesia from July.
Airports & Networks

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
Lufthansa Group is looking to grow its presence in the China market by increasing frequency to key cities, potentially forging stronger ties with its Star Alliance partner Air China, and leveraging the Lufthansa brand that the Chinese associate with high quality.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Over the last couple of years, oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby has overseen the biggest membership surge in the alliance’s history.
ATW Opinion

By Victoria Moores
On a calm and brightly lit meeting room overlooking Reykjavik’s downtown domestic airport, Icelandair Group president and CEO Björgólfur Jóhannsson reflects on the turmoil created when Iceland’s three major banks failed in quick succession in 2008.
Airlines & Lessors

The explosive growth experienced by the Brazilian airline industry at the beginning of this decade has cooled considerably, but Brazil is still one of commercial aviation’s most dynamic markets. Importantly, it is fast-rising Latin America’s largest market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Aviation biofuels is a sector moving at two speeds: quickly on the technical side of developing and approving new fuels, but slowly on the commercial side of scaling up production and reducing cost.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Data Trends in the World Commercial Airline Industry
Airlines & Lessors

Denver-based Frontier Airlines has become the latest US airline to embrace the “ultra” low cost-carrier (ULCC) model, joining fast-growing Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air.
Airlines & Lessors

From the June 2014 issue of ATW
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The opening of Doha’s new Hamad International Airport is cause for celebration.
ATW Opinion

Worldwide airlines ranked by available Passenger Load Factor percentage, high-to-low, year-to-date.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Briefs from the May 28, 2014 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
HEICO’s net income increased 20% to $28.4 million, in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, up from $23.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement for one of its affiliates to acquire Wencor Group.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Boeing is acquiring AerData Group, which provides integrated software for lease management, engine planning and records management.
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Lufthansa Technik’s (LHT) research project, AIRtech, has been completed and exploitation of results may start soon.
Maintenance & Training