Air Transport World

Air Seychelles has recorded a 2012 net profit of $1 million, fulfilling its prediction it would breakeven after three years of heavy losses.

Turkish Airlines has ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new two firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with three options.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 175 737-800s valued at $15.6 billion at list prices.

Indonesia’s Lion Air Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 234 A320 family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neos, 65 A321neos and 60 A320ceos.

SriLankan Airlines is working to prepare for its oneworld membership and is on track to join the alliance early next year.

Europe’s airline associations have spoken out against the Single European Sky (SES) Performance and Charging Scheme regulations for air navigation services (ANS) endorsed by the European Single Sky Committee (SSC).

Southwest Airlines said it has connected the Southwest and AirTran Airways networks, enabling a single transaction for coordinated itineraries for flights from April 14.

Boeing has rolled out the first 737NG built at the new production rate of 38 aircraft per month.

Airbus parent EADS has inked a €300 million ($388.6 million) research and development loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Russia and Singapore have liberalized their bilateral agreement, removing restrictions on the number of carriers, flights and aircraft types. Russia’s carriers can now operate regular flights from any point in Russia to Singapore. Airlines from Singapore can operate flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and five other yet-to-be-determined destinations.

AviancaTaca has reported a 2012 net profit of COP$351. 6 billion ($198.6 million), up 160.7% year-over-year, in unaudited results.

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) has called on states to take a more proactive stance on airspace sovereignty and recognize they can legitimately delegate responsibility for the provision of air navigation services (ANS) to another state or third-party provider.

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Boeing’s redesign of the 787 lithium ion battery system is intended to tackle more than just the still-undetermined root cause of two failures that ground the infant fleet.

Turkish Airlines has signed a contract for up to 117 A320 family aircraft, including 25 A321ceos, four A320neo, 53 A321neos and options for 35 additional A321neos.

Dubai Airports, which recently completed the phased launch of Concourse A at Dubai International’s Terminal 3, is moving forward with further

The airline industry is still deliberating the European Commission's proposed changes to air passenger rights regulations.

Boeing has selected GE Aviation as the engine partner for its 777X development program.

Turkish Airlines reported 2012 annual net income of TRY1.13 billion ($632.3 million), up from TRY19 million in the year-ago period.

Hainan Airlines reported a 2012 net profit of CNY1.93 billion ($305.6 million), down 26.7% compared to CNY2.63 billion in 2011.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €41 million loan to modernize and upgrade Ukraine’s air navigation system.

The Pan European Network Service (PENS) is now the operational network for the exchange of coordination messages between the Maastricht Upper Area Centre (MUAC) in the Netherlands and NATS’ Swanwick Center in the UK, according to Eurocontrol.

PEMCO World Air Services announced the completion and delivery of its 10th converted aircraft for China Postal Airlines, a Boeing 737-400F. ST Engineering announced EcoServices has exercised a purchase option with Pratt & Whitney for the use and acquisition of its intellectual property assets for an aggregate cost of $25.2 million. EcoServices will now fully own, manage and protect its own portfolio of intellectual property assets.