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ATW Daily News covers the latest news and developments affecting the global airline industry.
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ICAO chief promises global emissions proposal by end 2012
Posted 18/01/2012The head of ICAO pledged Tuesday to have a proposal on how to regulate airline emissions on a global basis by the end of this year.
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India's civil aviation minister supports foreign airline investment
Posted 18/01/2012Indian civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said Tuesday that he and the country's finance minister back allowing foreign airlines to own up to a...
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People
Posted 17/01/2012Skytech-AIC has named Jeff Solomon as technical director, responsible for all aircraft and technical record inspections for its owned and...
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Lufthansa Technik AG owns 100% of AirLiance Materials
Posted 17/01/2012Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) announced a takeover of shares in AirLiance Materials, from United Airlines and Air Canada. LHT now owns 100% of the...
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Russia and Spain increase frequencies
Posted 17/01/2012Russian and Spanish civil aviation authorities have agreed to add more frequencies on Barcelona (BCN)–Moscow and Alicante...
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Peach Aviation announces five new routes
Posted 17/01/2012Peach Aviation, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced Thursday that five new routes—Osaka Kansai (KIX) to Nagasaki (NGS),...
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Lufthansa Group traffic grows 7.5% in 2011, load factors dip
Posted 17/01/2012All five Lufthansa Group airlines carried a total of 106.3 million passengers in 2011, a growth of 7.5% compared to the previous year. The...
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Lufthansa biofuel VP: Eco flights will be standard in seven years
Posted 17/01/2012Biofuel-powered commercial flights could become standard operations within five to seven years, according to Lufthansa’s (LH) head of aviation...
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Embraer chairman Mauricio Botelho resigns
Posted 17/01/2012Embraer chairman Mauricio Botelho has resigned and vice chairman Hermann Wever has been appointed the position on an interim basis.
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Chinese carriers earn $4.12 billion in 2011, down 26%
Posted 17/01/2012Chinese carriers earned a collective net profit of CNY 26 billion ($4.12 billion) in 2011, down 26% compared to CNY35.1 billion from 2010,...
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China Airlines Cargo adjusts operations in ‘challenging’ economy
Posted 17/01/2012Taiwan-based China Airlines' (CI) cargo division, China Airlines Cargo, is making adjustments in its operations to cope with a challenging global...
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Airline Routes
Posted 16/01/2012All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to launch Tokyo Narita-San Jose Mineta Boeing 787 service in fiscal year 2012-2013. Porter Airlines will...
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Estonian Air traffic grows 16.4% in 2011
Posted 16/01/2012Estonian Air (OV) carried 678,049 passengers last year, up 16.4 % compared to 2010. In December, OV carried 44,541 passengers, up 4%....
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Lufthansa to balance operations between two Moscow airports
Posted 16/01/2012Lufthansa (LH), the largest foreign carrier in Russia, will transfer its Dusseldorf (DUS) and Hamburg (HAM) flights from Moscow Domodedovo (DME)...
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Brussels Airlines upgrades widebody fleet interiors
Posted 16/01/2012Brussels Airlines (SN) will invest €30 million ($38.3 million) to revamp the interiors of its widebody fleet, comprising five Airbus...
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GM's South Korea exec to take over Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
Posted 16/01/2012Bombardier Aerospace named Mike Arcamone, a longtime executive with General Motors (GM) who most recently headed the company's South Korea unit,...
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Kenya Airways, Ethiopian lead group of nine African airlines jointly buying fuel
Posted 16/01/2012Nine African airlines have come together to purchase aircraft fuel jointly, a move the carriers believe will increase their leverage and raise the...
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LAN/TAM increase merger synergy estimates
Posted 16/01/2012Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM said their planned merger under LATAM Airlines Group, expected to be completed by the end of March, will...
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Lufthansa 747 operates first transatlantic biofuel flight to US
Posted 16/01/2012Lufthansa (LH) has concluded a long-term biofuel study by operating the world’s first biofuel-powered transatlantic commercial flight to the US.
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GM's South Korea head to take over Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
Posted 15/01/2012Bombardier Aerospace named Mike Arcamone, a longtime executive with General Motors (GM) who most recently headed the company's South Korea unit,...
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Lufthansa 747 makes first transatlantic biofuel flight to US
Posted 14/01/2012Lufthansa (LH) has concluded a long-term biofuel study by operating the world’s first biofuel-powered transatlantic commercial flight to the US.
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AirAsia X stops Europe flights over taxes, Eurozone woes
Posted 13/01/2012AirAsia X (D7) will suspend services to the UK and France from March 31, citing the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and...
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Volaris finalizes order for 44 A320s
Posted 13/01/2012Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris (Y4) has finalized a previously announced order for 44 Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising 30 A320neos and 14 A320...
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Air France KLM to immediately cut costs by €1 billion
Posted 13/01/2012Air France (AF) KLM Group on Thursday revealed its three-year “transformation plan” to bring the company back to profitability by cutting costs...
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Operations & Maintenance
Posted 13/01/2012PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group announced it has commercialized Aerocron, the first electrocoat-application primer for global...
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Malaysia expands ASEAN network
Posted 13/01/2012Malaysia Airlines (MH) is increasing its weekly frequencies to several ASEAN destinations as well as to Beijing (PEK) and Taipei from March 25....
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Ryanair will add EU ETS levy
Posted 13/01/2012Ryanair (FR) will introduce a €0.25 ($0.32) levy per passenger per segment for all bookings made from Jan.17 to cover costs incurred from...
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Etihad finalizes $367 million engine sale/leaseback deal
Posted 13/01/2012Etihad Airways (EY) has finalized a $367 million sale/leaseback deal with Sanad Aero Solutions and Engine Lease Finance Corp. (ELF) to finance...
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US Chamber says NextGen ATC should be 'top priority'
Posted 13/01/2012US Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Thomas Donohue called on Congress to make transitioning to a satellite-based, NextGen air traffic...
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Aeroflot to add 50 737s to its narrowbody fleet
Posted 13/01/2012Aeroflot (SU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russian state corporation Rostechnology to lease 50 Boeing 737 NGs, the two...
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Airline Routes
Posted 12/01/2012Air Austral will cease 2X-weekly Saint Denis (RUN)-Sydney-Noumea service as well as its 2X-weekly RUN-Bangkok service at the beginning of...
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Hawaiian sets record for passengers carried in 2011
Posted 12/01/2012Hawaiian Airlines (HA) has set a new company record for total passengers carried in a single year—with 8,666,319 in 2011. Its passenger...
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Etihad, airberlin technik extend maintenance cooperation
Posted 12/01/2012Etihad Airways (EY) and airberlin technik signed a reciprocal agreement, under which airberlin technik will undertake maintenance of EY aircraft...
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Boeing achieves 737 production increase to 35 monthly
Posted 12/01/2012Boeing on Tuesday rolled out its first 737NG at the new production rate of 35 aircraft a month from its Renton, Wash., facility ( ATW Daily...
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Embraer deliveries decrease in 2011
Posted 12/01/2012Brazil-based Embraer delivered 82 aircraft, comprising 32 commercial and 50 business jets, during the fourth quarter of 2011, 10 fewer than in...
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China Eastern maintains robust profit in 2011
Posted 12/01/2012China Eastern Airlines (MU) parent China Eastern Air Holding (CEAH) reported 2011 net income of more than CNY5 billion ($793 million), a slight...
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India considers opening up foreign airline investment
Posted 12/01/2012Momentum appears to be building toward removing barriers to foreign airlines investing in Indian airlines, potentially opening up a new source of...
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Flybe issues revenue warning on worsening UK market
Posted 12/01/2012Flybe (BE) said the UK domestic market suffered an underlying sales decline of 8% in its third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, following a 6% drop in...
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People
Posted 11/01/2012NORDAM named Albert Givray to succeed Russell Wienecke as general counsel. The retiring Wienecke will continue to serve as an external...
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Ethiopian to install winglets on 767s
Posted 11/01/2012Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has placed an order with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for blended winglets for its Boeing 767-300ERs—a fleet it...
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United, flight attendants reach tentative accord
Posted 11/01/2012United Continental Holdings (UCH) has reached a tentative agreement with the Assn. of Flight Attendants (AFA) for “numerous...
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Spirit finalizes order for 75 A320s, including 45 A320neos
Posted 11/01/2012A320neo in Spirit Airlines’ livery. Courtesy, Airbus Spirit Airlines has finalized an agreement for 75 A320 aircraft,...
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Tulsa firm sues 10 major travel companies for patent infringement
Posted 11/01/2012News from Travel Technology Update: MacroSolve Inc., a Tulsa, Okla.-based company that describes itself as a “pioneer in delivering mobile apps,...
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Air France KLM firms order for 25 787s
Posted 11/01/2012Air France KLM Group has finalized an order for 25 Boeing 787-9s, with options. The order, which was signed in late December, was previously...
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Ryanair to open base in Cyprus
Posted 11/01/2012Ryanair (FR), Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, will open a base at Paphos International, Cyprus, in April with two Boeing 737-800s operating...
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Austrian cost-cutting measures to include fleet upgrade, route closures
Posted 11/01/2012Loss-making Austrian Airlines (OS) has announced a €220million ($280 million) restructuring program, which includes cutting routes, reducing staff...
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Spirit delivers first A350 XWB fuselage section
Posted 10/01/2012Spirit AeroSystems has delivered its first composite center fuselage section for the Airbus A350 XWB. The upper and forward lower shell...
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Lufthansa to operate scheduled transatlantic biofuel flight
Posted 10/01/2012Lufthansa (LH) will operate a scheduled Boeing 747-400 flight between Frankfurt and Washington Dulles Thursday using a biofuel blend. The...
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Reports: Hong Kong Airlines orders 10 A380s
Posted 10/01/2012Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Hong Kong Airlines (HX) has placed a firm order for 10 A380s, according to widely published reports. According...
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EC: Malev must pay back illegal state aid
Posted 10/01/2012Hungarian state-owned Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA) must pay back the equivalent of up to $350 million in illegal state aid between 2007 and 2010,...
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