Air Transport World

Norwegian Air Shuttle and its cabin attendants’ union reached a new collective agreement this weekend, canceling a strike threat.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa, which presented a new premium-economy class in March, has announced its first routes with the new reconfiguration.
Airports & Networks

MRO News
Maintenance & Training

Marc Borkowsky and Benjamin Walther
Today, with companies in a global fight for customers, innovation is essential to fulfill ever-changing customer needs. One thing seems to stay true: consumers change and adapt their demands and expectations over time.
White papers

Turkish Airlines began Istanbul-Boston service with five flights weekly, with an increase to daily service June 9.

Briefs from the May 19, 2014 issue of ATW's Skypaths

Gross Orders year-to-date, sorted by date of order placement with manufacturer. Sources: Airbus, Boeing, ATW Research
Airlines & Lessors

Aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by delivery date. Note: AIRBUS orders are in CAPS for differentiation purposes. Sources: Airbus, Boeing, ATW research.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Airbus has confirmed that China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 80 A320 family aircraft, comprising 30 A320ceos and 50 A320neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK government-appointed Airports Commission has received detailed proposals relating to the three options short-listed in its December 2013 interim report for a new runway to serve the South East of England.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Top 25 US Airlines for the month ranked by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Spanish budget carrier Vueling has converted five of its 62 Airbus A320 orders to A321s, trimming its A320 commitment to 57 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
African budget carrier Fastjet has suspended operations at its Fly540 Ghana subsidiary as part of its long-running battle to curb its legacy Fly540 losses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Malaysia Airlines has posted a first-quarter net loss of MYR433 million ($138 million), 59% worse than the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

The Icelandic Parliament has banned all industrial action by Icelandair pilots, according to an airline statement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Netherlands-based AerCap Holdings has completed the acquisition of US lessor International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC).
Airlines & Lessors

A CityJet flight from London City to Florence was forced to return to the airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday when a piece of the wing became detached.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Romania-based Tarom is reportedly considering resuming Bucharest Otopeni-Beijing services from August.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian authorities reportedly may delay the Bombardier-Rostekhnologii (Rostec) joint venture (JV) to set up a Q400 NextGen final assembly line (FAL) in Russia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Airbus and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have completed a 10-hour flight from Amsterdam to Aruba with an A330-200 using sustainable jet fuel, the longest biofuel flight to date by an Airbus aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Boeing Flight Services and low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot have signed a five-year pilot training agreement to support the Singapore-based airline’s fleet transition to 787s.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

People
Airlines & Lessors

Worldwide commercial airline passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs year-to-date.
Airlines & Lessors

Monthly aircraft deliveries by type, engines and manufacturer, with registration, aircraft serial number and lessor information.
Airlines & Lessors

FAA has dismissed requests for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) access to data from two of its voluntary safety reporting systems, one for technical services employees and one for air traffic controllers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation