Air Transport World

By Victoria Moores
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has given the green light for Virgin Australia to acquire Perth-based regional carrier Skywest Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa has canceled more than 500 flights on Thursday after Verdi union called for strike action at six German airports over pay and job security.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Technik Group reported a 2012 operating profit of €318 million ($411.2 million), up 24% from €257 million in the year-ago period.
Maintenance & Training

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne dashed the hopes of the aviation community when he failed to make any mention of the sector in his 2013 Budget.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
African-budget carrier Fastjet has filed a letter of intent with the liquidators of failed South African low-cost carrier 1time.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air France-KLM is hoping to raise €480 to €550 million ($621 to $711 million) through a bonds issue that will be used for fleet and debt financing.
Airlines & Lessors

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has introduced its new world business class interior, featuring new full-flat seats, carpeting, panel decorations, curtains, lighting, blankets, cushions and upholstery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airlines & Lessors

Airline Routes
Airports & Networks

IATA Financial Forecast

Briefs from the March 20, 2013 issue of ATW's MRO Digest.
Maintenance & Training

Airlines & Lessors

Airlines & Lessors

The expanded network offered by the pending American Airlines/US Airways merger will drive most of the efficiencies and synergies generated by the combination, the two carriers told Congress.
Airlines & Lessors

The UK government is partnering with industry to invest £2 billion ($3 billion) over the next seven years in the UK’s aerospace sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa Technik will perform some Airbus A380 wing rib feet repairs, chairman August Wilhelm Henningsen told ATW in Hamburg.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
Link Simulation and Training UK will convert a Boeing 737 full flight simulator (FFS) to Airbus A320 type in mid-build a proof-of-concept demonstration that could enable future conversions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has opened a new £50 million ($72 million) London Heathrow service center to provide round-the-clock maintenance and support for its powerplants.
Maintenance & Training

Chinese carriers reported a net profit of CNY1.2 billion ($191 million) in February, more than quadrupled from a net profit of CNY296 million reported in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

Boeing technical workers have approved a new four-year contract after a nearly year-long negotiation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

People
Airlines & Lessors

Airlines & Lessors

US Jet Fuel Price Spot Cash Market $/gallon Price for Price for March 8, March 8, 2013 2012 US Gulf Coast $3.004 $3.288 Source: Thomson Reuters Ltd.
Airlines & Lessors

Airlines & Lessors