Air Transport World

By Henry Canaday
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) subsidiary Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. (TAECO) recently completed its first Boeing 757-200 converted freighter for Air China Cargo.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
ATR will apply the engine technology of its proposed 90-seat large turboprop [LTP] to its existing ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 variants via a new engine family, if it secures shareholder approval for the larger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Stephen Costley
Bombardier Aerospace today at the Dubai Air Show launched an extra capacity seating configuration option for the Q400 NextGen that adds up to 14 more seats to accommodate up to 86 passengers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines will expand its Bombardier Q400 fleet from 13 to at least 26 aircraft by 2025, but could go further depending on the needs of its sister airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The merger of Chile’s LAN Airlines and Brazil’s TAM, completed in June 2012 under the umbrella of LATAM Airlines Group, has been bumpy at times with resistance from some employees—including from within management ranks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Stephen Costley
Iraqi Airways has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to order five 132-seat Bombardier CS300s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

UK budget carrier easyJet has reported a record pre-tax profit of £478 million ($770.3 million) for the year ended Sept. 30, up 51% from £317 million in the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Serbia will take 10 Airbus A320neos from the order that shareholder Etihad Airways unveiled on Sunday at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
North Africa-based Air Algérie has signed a memorandum of understanding at the Dubai Air Show for three A330-200 passenger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Abu Dhabi Aviation signed a letter of intent (LOI) for two Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
TUI Travel has completed an order for two Boeing 787-8s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Red Wings Airlines, which relaunched flights in June, has moved from Moscow Vnukovo to Domodedovo Airport and reopened scheduled flights to the Russian cities of Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Mineralnye Vody, Makhachkala and Krasnodar.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa Cargo launched its first Boeing 777F scheduled flight from Frankfurt to New York JFK and Atlanta Nov. 19.
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Aircraft & Propulsion

By Stephen Costley
Mubadala Development Co. has signed cooperation agreements with Airbus and Boeing at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Malaysia Airlines reported a third-quarter net loss of MRY375 million ($115.3 million), reversed from a net profit of MRY37.1 million in the 2012 September quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

Finnair said on Monday that reconciliation had been reached between the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) and Finnair’s catering subcontractor LSG Sky Chefs Finland in negotiations led by the national conciliator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Newly launched Libyan Wings has signed a memorandum of understanding for three Airbus A350-900s and four A320neos, which was announced at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Middle East lessor Palma Holding has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for four Bombardier Q400s, plus four options, which will be placed with Ethiopian Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Stephen Costley
Air Cote d'Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast, announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has agreed to order two Bombardier Q400 NextGens for delivery in 3Q14, and option two more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian authorities are focusing their investigation into the fatal Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 crash in Kazan on five possible causes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation