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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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Airline News
Posted 08/02/2012RAK Airways has partnered with foreign exchange and remittance house Al Ghurair Exchange to offer customers the option of paying for tickets...
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UATP says total charge volume up 23% in 2011
Posted 08/02/2012Payment network UATP has achieved record transactions for calendar year 2011 and recorded a 23% year-over-year increase in total charge volume....
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US airline workforce up 2.6% in November
Posted 08/02/2012US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that US airlines employed 389,361 workers in November, up 2.6% from November 2010. BTS...
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Aeroflot passenger traffic up 25.6% in 2011
Posted 08/02/2012Aeroflot (SU) reported 14.2 million passengers carried, up 25.6% in 2011 over the year-ago period. International traffic increased 21.9% to 8.7...
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Spirit Airlines gets in DOT’s face over new fare display rules
Posted 08/02/2012News from Travel Technology Update: The debate over the US Transportation Department’s new raft of regulations governing how airlines sell their...
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Airports disappointed FAA bill doesn't raise PFC cap
Posted 08/02/2012US airports are happy that the newly passed FAA reauthorization legislation restores "stability" to agency operations—and, by extension, airport...
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Air Berlin capacity utilization up to 75% in January
Posted 08/02/2012Air Berlin (AB) has increased its capacity utilization rate for January to 75%, up 2.6 percentage points, compared to 72% in the year-ago month.
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Senate-passed FAA bill heads to Obama
Posted 08/02/2012The long battle over reauthorizing FAA—which has been operating for more than four years via a series of 23 temporary funding extensions—finally...
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Flight Training & Simulation
Posted 08/02/2012Air BP Lubricants was selected by Etihad Airways to provide online training to 125 of its maintenance and engineering personnel. The program...
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Wizz Air invests $100 million to expand Budapest operations
Posted 07/02/2012Hungarian-based Wizz Air (W6) announced it will invest HUF25 billion ($100 million) into expanding its Budapest operations after state-owned Malev...
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IT & Distribution
Posted 07/02/2012Lufthansa Systems announced that Malaysia Airlines has begun using its electronic flight bag solution, Lido/Flight Bag. Hahn Air has...
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IFE providers merge, reposition to evolve
Posted 07/02/2012Inflight Productions USA (IFP) and Atlas Air Entertainment Concepts (AAEC) have merged, and AAEC has been absorbed into the Los Angeles branch...
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Russian authorities approve ATR 42/72s to land on non-tarmac runways
Posted 07/02/2012Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has granted approval for ATR 42/72 aircraft to operate at Russian airports with non-tarmac...
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 gains EASA type certificate
Posted 07/02/2012Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been granted its type certificate A-176 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for meeting...
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Boeing delivers first 747-8 and 777Fs to Korean Air
Posted 07/02/2012Korean Air (KE) took delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 and 777 freighters, making KE the first airline to operate both the 747-8 and 777...
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Air Namibia places order for two A319s
Posted 07/02/2012Windhoek-based Air Namibia (SW) has ordered two Airbus A319 aircraft. The aircraft, which will seat 112 passengers in a two-class layout and...
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Air Astana announces $1.3 billion 767-787 order, 19% profit decline in 2011
Posted 07/02/2012Kazakhstan-based Air Astana (KC) is purchasing four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s in an order worth $1.3 billion at list prices. It is the...
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China prohibits airlines from joining EU ETS
Posted 07/02/2012China has prohibited its airlines from participating in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), escalating the row over the new and controversial...
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People
Posted 06/02/2012Cargolux has named Richard Forson as CFO, effective Feb. 1. Forson joins Cargolux from Wamar International where he served as SVP and COO....
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S7 Airlines passenger traffic up 11.4% in 2011
Posted 06/02/2012S7 Group, which includes Sibir (S7) and Globus (GH), carried 6.6 million passengers in 2011, up 11.4% on the year-ago period. The number of...
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Dagestan Airlines tries to reinstate revoked AOC
Posted 06/02/2012Makhachkala-based Dagestan Airlines (N2) is disputing the decision by Rosaviatsia—Russia’s Dept. of Aviation/Ministry of...
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JAL Group posts income of $1.92 billion for first three quarters of FY2011
Posted 06/02/2012Japan Airlines’ JAL Group reported consolidated net income of ¥146 billion ($1.92 billion) for the period April 1-Dec. 31, 2011, the first three...
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CEO: Jade Cargo’s future to be decided by end of Q1
Posted 06/02/2012The fate of Jade Cargo International, a Lufthansa Cargo (LHC)/Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) joint venture that temporarily suspended operations Dec. 31,...
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Oneworld postpones strapped Kingfisher's entrance
Posted 06/02/2012Troubled Kingfisher Airlines (IT) received more bad news Friday when oneworld put the Indian carrier's entrance into the alliance, which had been...
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Malev Hungarian Airlines stops operations
Posted 06/02/2012Hungarian state-owned Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA) ceased all operations early on Feb. 3 at saying its cash flow situation had become “untenable”...
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US House passes $63 billion FAA bill, Senate may follow Monday
Posted 06/02/2012The US House of Representatives passed a four-year, $63.3 billion FAA reauthorization bill by a 248-169 vote Friday.
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Strapped Kingfisher's oneworld entrance postponed
Posted 04/02/2012Troubled Kingfisher Airlines (IT) received more bad news Friday when oneworld put the Indian carrier's entrance into the alliance, which had been...
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Malev Hungarian Airlines ceases operations
Posted 04/02/2012Hungarian state-owned Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA) announced it ceased all operations Feb. 3 at 6 a.m. local time because its cash flow situation...
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US House passes $63 billion FAA bill, Senate expected to follow
Posted 04/02/2012The US House of Representatives passed a four-year, $63.3 billion FAA reauthorization bill by a 248-169 vote Friday.
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JAL Group reports net income of $1.92 billion for first three quarters of FY2011
Posted 04/02/2012Japan Airlines’ JAL Group reported consolidated net income of ¥146 billion ($1.92 billion) for the period April 1-Dec. 31, 2011, the first three...
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Iberia faces five more days of strikes in February
Posted 03/02/2012Iberia (IB) is facing a further five days of industrial action this month by ground staff, cabin crew and pilots to protest the possible impact...
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New LCC AirAsia Japan receives AOC, will launch in August
Posted 03/02/2012AirAsia Japan, the joint venture between AirAsia and All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received its Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) from the...
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Allegiant 4Q, 2011 full-year earnings decline on high fuel costs
Posted 03/02/2012Allegiant Travel Co., parent of the airline, reported a fourth-quarter 2011 net profit of $10.8 million, down 12.7% over $12.4 million earned in...
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SIA Group's nine-month profit declines 59%
Posted 03/02/2012Singapore Airlines parent SIA Group reported a net profit of S$374 million ($298.2 million) for the first nine months of its April 1-March 31...
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CAAC approves the launch of CDI Cargo Airlines
Posted 03/02/2012The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of Hangzhou-based CDI Cargo Airlines.
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Air Berlin set to join oneworld next month
Posted 03/02/2012Air Berlin (AB) has received the green light to join the oneworld alliance March 20 after completing a review by British Airways (BA), which is...
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Airline Routes
Posted 03/02/2012Ethiopian Airlines will launch 3X-weekly Addis Ababa-Dammam service Feb. 12. Germanwings will launch weekly Cologne-Nador service March...
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Atlas completes financing for six 747-8 freighter deliveries
Posted 03/02/2012Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) announced its Atlas Air unit has entered into an $865 million term-loan facility with Apple Bank for...
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French air transport unions call for strikes
Posted 03/02/2012Unions for pilots, cabin attendants and ground workers in France have called for strike action from Feb. 6 through Feb. 9 to protest a...
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Airports in Brief
Posted 02/02/2012Spain’s two largest airports, Singapore Changi (SIN) handled Abu Dhabi International (AUH) increased US Transportation Security Administration...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 02/02/2012Silver Airways will relocate its maintenance department from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to a new 61,000 sq. ft. facility at Gainesville Regional...
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Moscow’s VIM Avia passenger traffic up 11.8% in 2011
Posted 02/02/2012Moscow-based VIM Avia (NN) reported 11.8% passenger traffic growth in 2011, with 1.2 million passengers carried. NN’s scheduled flights...
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Air Seychelles appoints former Etihad exec as CEO
Posted 02/02/2012Air Seychelles (HM) has appointed Cramer Ball as CEO, effective Feb. 1. Ball was formerly Etihad Airways (EY) regional general manager of Asia...
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Beijing raises domestic fuel prices by 1.43%
Posted 02/02/2012The Chinese government has raised domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,465 ($1,186) per ton, up 1.43% from CNY7,360 per ton in January, dealing...
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TAM reports record international load factors in 2011
Posted 02/02/2012Brazil-based TAM Linhas Aéreas said it reached a record passenger load factor of 81.4% on international routes last year, resulting from a 12.7%...
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LAN’s 2011 profit down 23.7% to $320.2 million
Posted 02/02/2012Chile's LAN Airlines posted 2011 net income of $320.2 million, down 23.7% from a net profit of $419.7 million in 2010. Operating income decreased...
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Hawaiian 4Q income declines 70%, reports $2.6 million loss for 2011
Posted 02/02/2012Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines (HA), reported fourth-quarter net income of $20.9 million, down 70% from a $70.6 million profit in...
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American seeks to reduce annual labor costs by $1.25 billion
Posted 02/02/2012American Airlines (AA) chairman, president and CEO Tom Horton outlined the bankrupt carrier's plan for emerging from Chapter 11 protection in a...
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ATW's 2012 Value Airline of the Year - AirAsia
Posted 01/02/2012This year, ATW has created the new Value Airline of the Year award to recognize outstanding achievements by those carriers whose business...
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UPS's 2011 profit rises 14% to $3.8 billion
Posted 01/02/2012United Parcel Service (UPS) posted 2011 net income of $3.8 billion, up 14% over a net profit of $3.34 billion in 2010, and projected that it will...
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