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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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Eurocontrol: European RSVM program delivers major cost savings to airlines
Posted 25/01/2012The Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) program in Europe, which went into effect in 2002, has saved aircraft operators an estimated...
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CFM ends 2011 as record year
Posted 25/01/2012CFM International closed out 2011 as a record year, logging orders for a total 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines, plus...
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A David-and-Goliath tale in airline revenue integrity
Posted 25/01/2012News from Travel Technology Update: David Harms is in a bit of a David-and Goliath situation.
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Saudi Arabian Airlines orders eight additional 777s
Posted 25/01/2012Saudi Arabian Airlines has ordered eight additional Boeing 777-300ERs in an order valued at $2.4 billion at list prices.
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Iberia pilots to strike again
Posted 25/01/2012Iberia (IB) pilots represented by the SEPLA union plan to take strike action Jan. 25, Jan. 27 and Jan. 30 to protest company plans to create a...
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US House passes FAA funding extension
Posted 25/01/2012The US House of Representatives passed an extension of FAA funding through Feb. 17, by which date House Transportation and Infrastructure...
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ANA begins first 787 long-haul service
Posted 24/01/2012All Nippon Airlines (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, operated the first scheduled Boeing 787 long-haul service Jan. 21 from Tokyo Haneda...
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Southwest to cut flights to six airports served by AirTran
Posted 24/01/2012Southwest Airlines (SWA) said it will continue to operate to 22 airports now served by AirTran Airways, over time converting flights to/from those...
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Congress appears to set stage for passing FAA bill, but obstacles remain
Posted 24/01/2012Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress said they have cleared the way toward passing a full FAA reauthorization bill (or at least a...
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Airline Routes
Posted 24/01/2012Emirates will launch daily Dubai-Ho Chi Minh City Airbus A330-200 service June 4, and will begin operating the route with a two-class Boeing...
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Turkish to equip 777s, A330s with Internet
Posted 24/01/2012Turkish Airlines (TK) has equipped its first Boeing 777-300ER with Wi-Fi Internet connectivity in all cabins and plans to expand the service to...
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Ukraine adds 737-300 to its fleet
Posted 24/01/2012Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has expanded its fleet with a Boeing 737-300, which offers 136 business- and economy-class cabin seats....
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UTair leases seven 737s from Sberbank
Posted 24/01/2012Russian UTair airline (UT) has signed a leasing agreement with Sberbank Leasing Co., for two Boeing 737-800s and five 737-500s for five years,...
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Bernstein predicts rough year for 787, A350
Posted 24/01/2012New York-based Bernstein Research has cautioned that the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 face challenges and that doubts continue on delivery...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 23/01/2012MTU Maintenance Hannover was again selected by Biman Bangladesh Airlines to support its GE CF6-50 engines. The three-year agreement covers 12...
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AirAsia X is Sydney bound
Posted 23/01/2012Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia X has announced it will fly to Sydney Australia from April 1. Sydney is AirAsia X’s fourth Australian...
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Azul to operate 300 extra flights for carnival season
Posted 23/01/2012Fast-growing LCC Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras will operate 300 extra flights Feb. 20-27, the peak period of the carnival season in...
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US carriers’ on-time performance improves in November
Posted 23/01/2012US carriers’ on-time arrival performance in November improved by more than two percentage points over the same period a year....
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Cathay commits to six more A350s
Posted 23/01/2012Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) has ordered six more AirbusA350-900s for delivery between 2016 and 2017. The order builds on the airline’s...
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Spirit prices secondary offering at $14.50 per share
Posted 23/01/2012Spirit Airlines (NK), which launched an IPO last year ( ATW, Oct. 1 ), priced a secondary offering of 11 million shares of common stock at...
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Red Wings considers scheduled flights from Russian region
Posted 23/01/2012Moscow-based Red Wings airline (WZ) is considering launching flights from the Republic of Dagestan, establishing a new base at Makhachkala (MCX).
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AEA member airlines expect to post a €1.5 billion profit for 2011
Posted 23/01/2012The Assn. of European Airlines (AEA) said its member airlines expect to post a collective €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) EBIT profit in 2011, up from...
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Vueling to add six aircraft, several new routes in 2012
Posted 23/01/2012Vueling Airlines (VY) will add five Airbus A320s and one A319 this year to support its organic growth as it launches 44 new routes and at least...
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EASA: New cracks on 20 A380s ‘more significant’
Posted 23/01/2012The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) Friday on 20 Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing...
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EASA AD: New cracks on 20 A380s ‘more significant’
Posted 22/01/2012The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) Friday on 20 Airbus A380s after new cracks were found in...
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Spirit Airlines prices secondary offering at $14.50 per share
Posted 21/01/2012Spirit Airlines (NK), which launched an IPO last year (ATW, Oct. 1), priced a secondary offering of 11 million shares of common stock at $14.50...
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EASA to issue AD on A380 after new cracks found
Posted 21/01/2012The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) today on the Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing...
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Airline Routes
Posted 20/01/2012Flybe franchise carrier Loganair will launch service from Norwich to Southampton (weekly, May 19-Oct. 27), and the Isle of Man (weekly, May...
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Air China begins replacing 747s with 777s on US routes
Posted 20/01/2012Air China (CA) will debut its Boeing 777-300ER Feb. 1, on the Los Angeles (LAX)-Beijing (PEK) night flight, replacing a 747-400. CA, which is...
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JAL announces route 2012 plans
Posted 20/01/2012Japan Airlines (JAL) has outlined its plans for routes, fleet and flight frequency for the first half of fiscal year 2012 year ending March 31,...
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AVIC reports 18.8% increase in 2011 net profit
Posted 20/01/2012The Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) reported a net profit of CNY12.2 billion ($1.94 billion) in 2011, up 18.8% over a net income of...
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Aegean reports strong international passenger growth in 2011
Posted 20/01/2012Star Alliance’s Greek member Aegean Airlines (A3) reported a 4% growth in passengers carried last year to 6.5 million, owing to strong growth on...
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PrivatAir orders five CS100s
Posted 20/01/2012PrivatAir, a Geneva-based VIP airline that operates all-business-class flights for airlines including Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines and...
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SWA in the black for 39th year in a row in 2011 despite profit dip
Posted 20/01/2012Southwest Airlines (SWA) reported 2011 net income of $178 million, down 61.2% from a net profit of $459 million in 2010.
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Bahrain Air considers Superjet 100 order
Posted 20/01/2012Bahrain Air (2B) is in talks with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) to acquire three to five Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 19/01/2012Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) has signed an MOU with Cathay Pacific Airways for the management of the group’s airframe...
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Grupo Aeromexico passenger boardings up 20% in 2011
Posted 19/01/2012Grupo Aeromexico has posted a record increase of 20% passenger boardings in 2011, up to 14.3 million. The international market grew 42% while...
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Vladivostok Avia transfers Moscow flights to Sheremetyevo
Posted 19/01/2012Vladivostok Avia (XF) on Feb. 1 will transfer all Moscow flights from Vnukovo (VKO) airport to Sheremetyevo (SVO) Terminal B as a part of its...
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Virgin Australia will deploy A330s on Melbourne-Perth route
Posted 19/01/2012Virgin Australia (DJ) will deploy Airbus A330s on the Melbourne (MEL)-Perth (PER) route to tap the resources boom in Western Australia and...
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SAS to lay off 300 administrative workers
Posted 19/01/2012SAS Scandinavian Airlines will lay off 300 administrative staff as part of its 4Excellence program aiming to cut annual costs by 3%-5% ( ATW...
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Ethiopian: Crash investigation report is incomplete, biased
Posted 19/01/2012Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has refuted the Lebanese Ministry of Public Works and Transport final report into the ET flight 409 Boeing 737-800 crash,...
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Airbus raises A320neo prices by 6.1%
Posted 19/01/2012Airbus has raised the price of its A320neo family aircraft by 6.1%, as well as the average list prices of other aircraft by 3.9%, effective Jan....
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Japanese companies to acquire RBS Aviation for $7.3 billion
Posted 19/01/2012Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFB) and Sumitomo Corp. (SC) have reached an agreement to acquire RBS Aviation Capital, the Royal Bank of...
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ATR sets new order record in 2011
Posted 19/01/2012ATR booked sales for 236 aircraft in 2011, comprising 157 firm orders and 79 options, in a record-breaking year, giving it a dominant position in...
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Airline Routes
Posted 18/01/2012Qatar Airways will reduce 14X-weekly Doha-Manchester service to 10X-weekly March 26. Emirates will add a second daily service on its...
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Delta, WestJet will codeshare starting Jan. 23
Posted 18/01/2012Delta Air Lines (DL) and WestJet (WS) said Tuesday they will expand their cooperation agreement with increased codesharing starting with Jan. 23...
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Russian authorities postpone implementation of new TCAS regulations
Posted 18/01/2012Russian aviation authorities have postponed implementing new regulations requiring all Russian aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of more...
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Iberia faces more strikes from Jan. 25
Posted 18/01/2012Iberia (IB) is facing a new wave of strikes by its pilots represented by the SEPLA union, while ground workers and cabin crew have also voted for...
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Air China receives capital injection from Beijing for sustainable development
Posted 18/01/2012The Chinese government has given Air China (CA) a CNY50.7 million ($8.04 million) capital injection for the carrier’s sustainable development.
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Airbus has record-breaking 2011, targets up to 650 new orders in 2012
Posted 18/01/2012Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, in a record-breaking year buoyed by its decision to...
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