Air Transport World

Alaska Airlines will install split winglets on its Boeing 737NGs, expecting to save $20 million and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 57,000 tons annually.

JetBlue Airways has placed a new order for 20 A321neos and 15 A321ceos and is also converting existing orders for eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft to eight A321ceos and 10 A321neos.

Qatar Airways on Tuesday became the 13th member of oneworld and the first major Gulf carrier to join a global alliance.

US Airways, American Airlines and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed to meet with a mediator in an effort to settle DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the carriers’ proposed merger.

JetBlue Airways has reported third-quarter net income of $71 million, up 57.8% over a net profit of $45 million in the prior-year period and its 14th profitable quarter in a row.

Qatar Airways’ CEO said Tuesday he is not interested in the newest version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the -10, but was coy on the question of whether he might acquire the soon-to-be launched Boeing 777X.

SriLankan Airlines is on schedule to join oneworld as a full member in April next year.

Mexican ultra low-cost carrier Volaris reported a third-quarter net income of MXP254 million ($19.7 million), up 10.3% compared to MXP230 in the year-ago period.

Fledgling Norwegian carrier Flynonstop has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy, just six months after its launch.

Air Seychelles will renew its domestic fleet with three 19-seat Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft for delivery in mid-2015.

Airbus will offer retrofitted sharklet wing tip devices for older in-service A319s and A320s from 2015, followed by the A321 at a later stage.

Air Armenia has launched Yerevan-Moscow flights and has been appointed by the local authorities on several destinations between Russia and Armenia following the bankruptcy of Armavia Airlines.

Air Serbia, the former Yugoslav national carrier known as JAT, launched its first service as a rebranded entity Oct. 27, with a flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi.

Airline Routes

Russia’s Transaero and Pegasus Airlines, which have been designated by Russian authorities for flights between Istanbul and Moscow, are launching flights in October.

Gulf Air will be the first mainline carrier to use the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) when it opens for passenger services in October.

Briefs from the October 28, 2013 issue of ATW's Skypaths

The Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co. has ordered 20 C919s from the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC).

United Parcel Service (UPS) credited its successful adaptation to changing shipping preferences for is third-quarter net profit of $1.1 billion, which more than doubled net income of $479 million in the prior-year period.

Finnair has reported a third-quarter net profit of €23.5 million ($32.4 million), down 54.7% from €51.9 million in the same period last year.

The passenger terminal at what will eventually become the world’s largest airport, Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC), has officially opened.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced a series of measures to improve passenger service following CEO Michael O’Leary’s recent pledge to tone down company regulations that were unduly irritating travelers.

Jazeera Airways has recorded reduced earnings in the third quarter following renewed unrest in the Middle East.

Russia’s Transaero Airlines will launch scheduled flights from Moscow to Montego Bay and Havana in the upcoming IATA winter schedule.

Manston Airport in Kent, in the UK Southeast, will be sold for £1 ($1.62) to Lothian Shelf (710) Limited, a company owned by transport millionairess Ann Gloag.