Air Transport World

IATA called on India to take a number of steps to enhance aviation safety, security and efficiency in Indian aviation.

Brazil’s GOL has reported a 2012 full-year net loss of BRL1.58 billion ($787 million), widened 58.4% from a BRL1 billion net loss in 2011.

Lao Central Airlines and Indonesia’s Sky Aviation announced their first Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s) have launched their first flights.

The first Yakutia Airlines’ SSJ100 has arrived at Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co.’s testing complex in Zhukovskiy for modification.

Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which deregistered 15 Kingfisher Airlines aircraft, has returned the aircraft to the lessors.

Aircraft News

Briefs from the March 13, 2013 issue of ATW's MRO Digest.

Thomas Cook Group agrees to sell U.S., Canadian operations IATA, A4A lose bid to unseal documents in AA-Sabre case Open Allies: IATA should submit all

Singapore’s High Court has given the go-ahead for Virgin Australia to acquire Perth-based regional carrier Skywest Airlines, marking one of the final hurdles for the deal.

AirAsia is a step closer to launching a domestic airline in India.

Airbus has installed its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001).

Embraer formally added the previously announced Republic Airways order for up to 94 E-175s to its first-quarter backlog.

Hainan Airlines subsidiary Hong Kong Airlines is shifting its focus from Western countries to mainland China and Southeast Asian countries.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company appointed former London Heathrow executive Tony Douglas to CEO.

International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) has removed its Airbus A321 aircraft from India following a ruling from India’s High Court.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has extended its relationship with Sanad Aero Solutions with a 10-year agreement for the sale and lease-back of key component spares

Flydubai will double the number of routes from Dubai to Russia and add new destinations in Ukraine this year.

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Hawaiian Airlines has finalized an order for 16 Airbus A321neos, plus nine options.

FedEx has entered into an agreement with United Airlines to buy up to 30 of the passenger airline’s Boeing 757-200s for conversion to freighters.

The UK government has published its Aviation Policy Framework document, which is intended as a set of guidelines for the nation’s air transport industry.

TNT Express will cut 4,000 positions over the next three years under its new go-it-alone strategy after European regulators blocked its plans to merge with United Parcel Service (UPS).

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold the first of two Boeing 787-related public events April 11-12, focusing generally on lithium ion batteries in transportation.

Air France-KLM has confirmed that its management veterans—group chairman and CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta and vice-chairman and deputy CEO Leo van Wijk—will step down July 1.

Bombardier Aerospace has completed the first full powering-on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1).