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German court blocks ATC strike

A Frankfurt court on Wednesday blocked German air traffic controllers from staging a six-hr. strike planned for Thursday over pay and...

Grounded Tiger Airways Australia meeting 'conditions' to resume operations

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has completed its investigation of Tiger Airways Australia and issued a list of conditions to be...

China Eastern launches Yunnan subsidiary

China Eastern Airlines formally launched China Eastern Yunnan Co., a joint venture airline set up with the Yunnan provincial government based on...

Ireland upholds €3 air travel tax

The Irish government decided to retain the €3 ($4.30) air travel tax after it failed to reach agreement with airlines to reinstate canceled routes...

Recessed Congress could still end FAA partial shutdown

Though the US Congress has gone on recess for the rest of the month without resolving the FAA partial shutdown, there is a legislative avenue to...

Operations & Maintenance

Hamilton Sundstrand was selected by Japan Airlines to provide a total supply chain maintenance solution for its systems on JAL's fleet of...

Frontier reaches tentative accord with flight attendants

Frontier Airlines and the Assn. of Flight Attendants representing 1,000 of the carrier's cabin crew reached a tentative agreement on a new...

Serbia seeking investors for new airline to replace Jat

The Serbian government launched a tender Monday to find investors to create a new airline to replace loss-making Jat Airways ( ATW Daily News,...

Flybe, Finnair receive approval to acquire Finnish Commuter Airlines

The proposed acquisition of Finnish Commuter Airlines by Flybe Nordic, a new joint venture between Flybe Group and Finnair, received the...

Atlas Air Worldwide's first-half profit dips 48% but ACMI revenue rises 28%

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reported a net profit of $34.4 million for the 2011 first half, down 48.2% from $66.4 million in net income posted in...

Alitalia narrows half-year loss to €94 million

Alitalia Group reported a net loss of €94 million ($134.9 million) in the 2011 first half, a 43% improvement from the €164 million deficit...

Congress adjourns with FAA partial shutdown unresolved

Despite a last-minute push by US President Barack Obama, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Congress...

Cimber Sterling gets capital injection, now controlled by Mansvell

Okay Airways agrees to launch new routes to North China

Tianjin-based Okay Airways signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Heilongjiang provincial government to launch two routes to...

Korean Air orders two 737-900ERs; firms CSeries order

Korean Air placed a firm order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs valued at $171.6 million at list prices. KE currently operates two...

Investigators probe Caribbean Airlines 737NG runway overrun

Guyana's Civil Aviation Authority, with assistance from the US National Transportation Safety Board and Trinidad and Tobago's CAA, is leading the...

Star revokes Air India application

Star Alliance suspended the induction of Air India into the global airline grouping after India's national airline failed to meet the minimum...

Kuwait Airways privatization launched; 35% stake up for sale

The Kuwaiti government launched the privatization of struggling flag carrier Kuwait Airways, putting up for sale 35% of the carrier's KWD220...

IT & Distribution

United Airlines introduced a new application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users that will allow passengers to book reservations, check-in...

Airline Routes

Welcome Air Group , an Austria-based regional carrier, ended scheduled flights from Innsbruck to Graz and Hanover. The carrier ceased scheduled...

US airlines carried 1.4% more passengers year-over-year in April

US airlines carried 60.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in April, the most recent month for which data is available....

TAM to equip long-haul fleet for inflight connectivity

IAG's €71 million half-year profit brightens gloomy earnings season

International Airlines Group, parent of British Airways and Iberia, distinguished itself from rivals suffering losses or significantly reduced...

Asiana pilots reported fire before crash

Investigators are expected to focus on the flammability of cargo carried by an Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed Thursday off...

French investigators: Air France 447 pilots didn't fully grasp situation

The French BEA's latest interim report on its investigation into the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 indicated that the pilots were...

Disaster aftermath pushes ANA to ¥8.4 billion June quarter loss

Still reeling from the aftereffects of March's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, All Nippon Airways incurred an ¥8.4 billion...

Asiana 747F pilots reported fire before crash

Investigators are expected to focus on the flammability of cargo carried by an Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed Thursday off...

American sought to answer critics with large order

American Airlines' blockbuster split order last week for up to 460 aircraft, including 130 A320neos and 100 re-engined 737NGs, appeared to be the...

Aircraft & Components

Ducommun AeroStructures has been awarded a contract to manufacture fuselage skins for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. Ducommun will deliver...

US airline workforce up 2.1% in May

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that US airlines employed 2.1% more workers in May compared to the same month last year. BTS...

Jetstar Asia to add 40 weekly flights from Singapore hub

Jetstar Asia will add five Airbus A320s and two A330s to its Singapore hub by year end, resulting in an additional 40 weekly flights. Among the...

McNerney: 737 airframe modifications required by re-engining 'very manageable'

American sought to answer critics with aircraft order

American Airlines' blockbuster split order last week for up to 460 aircraft, including 130 A320neos and 100 re-engined 737NGs, appeared to be the...

Air China buys 31% holding in Tibet Airlines

Air China invested CNY86.8 million ($13.5 million) to take a 31% stake in Lhasa-based startup Tibet Airlines, which officially launched operations...

Airlines globally post weak earnings

Lackluster earnings results reported by airlines worldwide demonstrate how difficult the operating environment for the industry was in the first...

IFE News

Lufthansa Systems received a US FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for installation of its wireless inflight entertainment system,...

Garuda pilots set to hold 24-hr. strike Thursday

The International Transport Workers’ Federation announced Wednesday that Garuda Indonesia pilots will hold a 24-hr. strike "for pay...

American Eagle pilots reach agreement as possible divestiture from AMR nears

Lufthansa confirms order for 30 A320neos

Lufthansa ordered 30 A320neo family aircraft, confirming a commitment announced by the airline’s supervisory board in March ( ATW Daily...

CASA prepares to lift grounding of Tiger Airways Australia

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is expected to lift the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia within days.

Delta's second-quarter profit dips 58% as fuel costs rise 36%

Delta Air Lines reported second-quarter net income of $198 million, down 58% from a $467 million net profit in the year-ago period.

Boeing CEO: Re-engined 737 'low risk, low capital'

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney said the company's decision to re-engine the 737NG instead of developing and producing an all-new...

Iberia firms up order for eight A330-300s, selects GE CF6 engines

Iberia and British Airways parent International Airlines Group firmed up an order for eight Airbus A330-300s plus eight options. GE CF6-80E1...

As contract expirations loom, AA says it is close to a temporary deal with Travelport

News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines said it is "very close" to reaching a temporary agreement with Travelport under which...

Air Cargo

Fraport Cargo Services  won a contract from Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines to provide freight handling services at Frankfurt....

Gogo to launch in-air multimedia

Gogo announced it will launch a new in-air multimedia platform to offer access to online services as well as movies and TV shows. The platform...

Spring Airlines reports $24.8 million net income in 2011 first half

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines posted net income of CNY160 million ($24.8 million) in the 2011 first half, down 6.3% from a net profit of CNY170...

Boeing: 787-9 EIS on track for late 2013

Boeing denied widespread published reports, based in part on comments by the CFO of a key airline customer, that the 787-9's late 2013 EIS...

FAA partial shutdown continues; lawmakers refuse to budge

Prospects for a quick resolution to the partial shutdown of US FAA appeared dim Tuesday with arguing lawmakers holding firm and Congress's focus...