Air Transport World

Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport will construct a new terminal in place of its Terminal B and build a tunnel under the airport’s runways to connect the northern and southern parts of the airport.

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has approved new Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures at Cape Town International Airport for South African Airways (SAA).

London City Airport received a grant from the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to trial an automated airport management system.

Aeroports de Paris Management (ADPM) has opened a new 103,000 square meter terminal at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan.

UK airports handled 221 million passengers in 2012, the Civil Aviation Authority reported, up 0.6% year-over-year.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will implement the Honeywell Smart Path Ground Based Augmentation (GBAS) system at Chennai Airport.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted 18 Boeing 787 options into firm orders for British Airways.

Virgin Atlantic is likely to form a tie-up with SkyTeam members Air France-KLM and Alitalia, as part of a new joint venture (JV) with its new part-owner Delta Air Lines.

Boeing planned to operate another 787 test flight Wednesday, but the company clarified it is unrelated to the battery issue that grounded the Dreamliner fleet.

Qatar Airways and Boeing are in talks regarding the 777X, CEO Akbar Al Baker told ATW.

Lufthansa is considering new long-haul options on routes to India and Southeast Asia to offset competition by Middle East carriers.

Air cargo volumes in February maintained the modest growth in demand that began in the fourth quarter of 2012, IATA reported Tuesday.

Poland’s government has passed a regulation that paves the way for the privatization of LOT Polish Airlines.

TAT Technologies recorded a net loss of $1.5 million in the full year 2012, widened from a $1 million net loss in 2011.

AFI KLM E&M won a contract from Turkey’s Corendon Airlines to provide engine maintenance services for its CFM56-7s.

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Etihad Airways has started daily Abu Dhabi-Washington Dulles flights, adding a fourth North American destination to its network.

Austrian Airlines Group has phased out its final Boeing 737-800 as part of its restructuring process to eliminate the brand Lauda Air.

United Airlines fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper employees rejected tentative labor agreements reached with airline management in February.

The official opening of Qatar’s new $15 billion Doha Hamad International Airport, which was set to open April 1, was postponed just hours before the first aircraft was due to touch down.

LOT Polish Airlines has taken an Airbus A330 on wet lease from Portuguese lessor Hi Fly as an interim measure during the Boeing 787 grounding.

India’s domestic air traffic has remained stagnant through the first two months of the year despite discounting by airlines.

Small Planet Airlines, an independent charter company, announced a buyout of 99.5% of Small Planet Airlines UAB (Lithuania) and Small Planet Airlines Sp. Z o.o. (Poland) shares from Lithuania-based Avia Solutions Group.