Air Transport World

Chinese carriers have reported a collective net profit of CNY5.2 billion ($843 million) in July, down 19% over a net income of CNY6.4 billion in the year-ago period.

UK leisure carrier Jet2 has taken another tentative step into long-haul operations by offering limited charter flights to Boston, New York and Toronto from the UK regions next Easter.

Bahrain-based Gulf Air is attempting to clear up increasing misconceptions over its role in plans to liberalize Saudi Arabia’s domestic air services.

Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport has announced a tender for investors to take part in the reconstruction of its northern terminals.

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GE Aviation has begun testing on its new composite fan blades for the GE9X, the next-generation GE90 engine that will power the Boeing 777X.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has adopted Transport Canada’s airworthiness directive (AD), mandating all airlines with aircraft that carry particular types of Honeywell Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) to check the units’ wiring.

Ethiopian Cargo is partnering with African regional carrier ASKY Airlines to set up a cargo hub in Lomé, Togo.

Budapest-based Solyom Hungarian Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a leased Boeing 737-500.

1. January-June 2013. 2. January-May 2013. * Includes Regional operations. Source: ATW Research, direct airline reports.

Indonesia’s Sky Aviation has taken delivery of its second Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100).

Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai has begun selling business-class fares, in preparation for the launch of its premium service operations in October.

“Indicators suggest that recent signs of deterioration in air travel [markets] have stabilized,” IATA reports in its June Premium Traffic Monitor.

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Briefs from the Aug. 21, 2013 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest

Chromalloy has a 10-year Repair License Agreement and Supplier Agreement with Honeywell covering aircraft engine components, engineering services for parts and special coating processes.

AAR said it will perform a reconfiguration program on 56 Boeing 757-200s for a major US airline.

The AJW Group and Aviation Technical Services (ATS) have formed a strategic alliance to create a range of flexible integrated solutions for the global aviation market.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has introduced a current generation Boeing 777-200 to its Asset Management Services (AMS) parts business.

Thai Airways reports a second-quarter net loss of THB8.4 billion ($270.8 million), a performance that more than quintuples its THB1.5 billion net loss in the year-ago quarter.

All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings has rebranded AirAsia Japan as “Vanilla Air,” by which name the Tokyo-based low-cost carrier (LCC) will be known from Nov. 1.

International Airlines Group (IAG)—parent to British Airways, Iberia and Vueling—has called on its shareholders to meet Sept. 26 to formally approve orders for 98 Airbus and Boeing aircraft in an extraordinary general meeting in Madrid.

African low-cost carrier Fastjet shareholders have given the go-ahead for a reorganization aimed at strengthening the company’s weak share price.

Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines ended the first half with a net profit of TRY44.1 million ($22.6 million), reversed from a TRY70.1 million loss for the same period last year.

UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation process aimed at giving the go-ahead for high-speed broadband for aviation.