Stories Collection

  1. Dubai International Airport's Terminal 2 which opened in 1998, will undergo a $137 m...
  2. Air New Zealand took a major step in its planned transtasman affiance on Dec. 31 by ...
  3. Introduction of 100% checked baggage screening at most of the 429 largest US airport...
  4. European venture capital company 3i and the management of SR Technics completed thei...
  5. Five years ago Mesaba Airlines was flying high. It was one of the fastest-growing an...
  6. British Airways reached a two-year pay deal with its pilots. The agreement, which co...
  7. Airbus said it booked gross orders for 300 aircraft worth $24.3 billion last year an...
  8. British Airways' CitiExpress Regional operation will eliminate its operating bases a...
  9. The one legacy left by the Soviet Union to Russia's airports was a sense of drearine...
  10. Gulf Air plans to launch what it described as the region's "first ever full-ser...
  11. Singapore Airlines CEO Cheong Choong Kong will be succeeded by Senior Executive VP (...
  12. Air Canada said that despite a return to profitability in the second and third quart...
  13. British Airways CEO Rod Eddington took over on Jan. 1 as chairman of the Assn. of Eu...
  14. The good news is that in normal times, it's not easy for a legacy airline--even a ch...
  15. French Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said in Dec. that France plans to float &...
  16. Boeing's health and plans are vitally important to the world airline industry--as ar...
  17. El Salvador complies with international safety standards set by ICAO and US FAA gave...
  18. Honeywell appointed William Birtcil as its new VP-communications for the Aerospace b...
  19. American Airlines, which said in Dec. that it will have an overage of 1,100 flight a...
  20. European Airline Traffic December 2002 ...
  21. Control was key to flight; this seemed obvious to the Wright Brothers, who considere...
  22. Lufthansa CEO Jurgen Weber in early Jan. withdrew previous forecasts of [euro]1 bill...
  23. US Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff on Jan. 10 approved United Airlines' request to im...
  24. Aerolineas Argentinas is to restart its nonstop Buenos Aires-New York service March ...
  25. Hamilton Aerospace Technologies reached a maintenance agreement for 2003 with Falcon...
  26. Delta Air Lines expects to eliminate up to 4,000 jobs as part of a workforce reducti...
  27. FACTS & FIGURES AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2003 * 2007 ** 2012...
  28. Atlantic Coast Airlines, which derives 85% of its revenues from its activities as a ...
  29. KLM Group, citing "adverse changes in the operating environment" during it...
  30. Varig resumed its Rio de Janeiro-Miami and Rio-New York nonstop services in Dec. Fli...
  31. FAA awarded a contract to General Dynamics Decision Systems to deliver up to 20,000 ...
  32. A wholesale redrawing of the fare structure in 2003 grew more likely after United Ai...
  33. As it proceeds with a master plan that ultimately will give it a 49-gate terminal, N...
  34. US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of an Air Midwest...
  35. SAS, challenged in key home markets by no-frills carriers, will launch "a low-f...
  36. A TANS Airlines F28 crashed approximately 1,600 ft. below the summit of Coloque Moun...
  37. Sabre and Cardinal Technologies are launching Carry-On Cuisine, a new service that e...
  38. US Majors Traffic Year ended Dec. 31, 2002 ...
  39. The consolidation of China's fragmented airline system promised by the State Council...
  40. Sherbank, the Russian savings bank believed to be the largest bank in Russia, signed...
  41. The UK High Court in London handed airlines a victory Dec. 20 when it declined to fi...
  42. China Airlines finalized orders for 12 A330s and a further six options as well as 10...
  43. Fiji national airline Air Pacific will purchase two A330s and lease two more 747-400...
  44. AirTran selected Hamilton Sundstrand's Maintenance Support Plan for service and supp...
  45. FLS Aerospace was contracted by Lauda Air to perform heavy maintenance for all its 7...
  46. Hong Kong will remain the dominant huh in the region because it is extremely efficie...
  47. Investors Asset Holding Corp. as trustee on behalf of beneficiaries controlled by Eq...
  48. World airline traffic (RPKs) rose about 1% for both total and international services...
  49. As carriers trying to replicate the successful Southwest Airlines model in one form ...
  50. European Airline Traffic November 2002 ...
  51. Delta Air Lines and Alianza Summa, which comprises Avianca, SAM and Aces, formed a c...
  52. Panalpina Group, a freight forwarder and logistics services provider, will acquire 1...
  53. Japan Airlines reported net income of [yen]33.6 billion ($278.7 million) for the fir...
  54. Delta Air Lines and negotiators for its Air Line Pilots Assn.-represented pilots rea...
  55. Jet Fuel Prices Spot cash markets (average) cents per gallon June 67.20 J...
  56. The airline business is all about timing: Arriving and departing ontime, being in th...
  57. ExpressJet Holdings, which operates as Continental Express, reduced its debt to Cont...
  58. Varig named its director of investor relations since 2000, Manuel Guedes, to the pos...
  59. Hapag-Lloyd Express began service from its hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport on Dec. 3 to ...
  60. Caption: ATW's Perth-based Senior Editor Geoffrey Thomas made it two in a row as he ...
  61. US Airways reached agreement with its pilots last month that will result in approxim...
  62. In the end, the Air Transportation Stabilization Board's legacy came down to whether...
  63. Regional Airline Association rapped Skip Barnette, president of Delta Connection car...
  64. Continental Airlines announced the pricing of an offering of $200 million of floatin...
  65. THY Turkish Airlines reported after-tax profits of 161 million lira ($97.5 million) ...
  66. Triumph Group signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Boeing's Spokane Fabrica...
  67. US Majors Traffic November 2002 ...
  68. NON-US AIRLINE TRAFFIC -- 2002 Pass. 02/01 RPKs 02/0...
  69. The European Commission was quick to react to the Nov. 5 ruling by the European Cour...
  70. Mesa Air Group announced that it has signed a letter of intent to provide US Airways...
  71. International Aircraft Investors is being acquired by Ft. Lauderdale-based Jetscape ...
  72. Virgin Express reported net profits of [euro]4.5 million ($4.6 million) for the thir...
  73. Virgin Blue and Boeing Training International chose Brisbane Airport as the site for...
  74. Inventory Locator Service launched ILS Inventory e-Valuator, a new decision support ...
  75. The Council of Transport Ministers of the EU on Dec. 6 decided to implement the Sing...
  76. US FUEL COST AND CONSUMPTION Sept. 2002 Total ...
  77. World Airline Financial Results Operating ...
  78. Embraer signed a joint venture agreement to build a production unit in China to manu...
  79. CAE announced that A320 and MD-80 simulators at its Madrid training center as well a...
  80. EasyJet reported a pre-tax profit of [pounds sterling]71.6 million ($112.9 million) ...
  81. Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen signed Shenzhen Airlines as its first Chinese customer an...
  82. Pratt & Whitney said that FAA certified a new compressor case design for the 94-...
  83. Delta Air Lines' much-talked-about low-fare unit takes to the skies early this year,...
  84. Air Wisconsin placed an order with Bombardier for six additional 50-seat CRJs. The t...
  85. AIRPORT TRAFFIC AUG. 2002 Cargo ...
  86. ATW Senior Editor Geoff Thomas contributed to this report. This year will be mo...
  87. Sirocco Aerospace signed a firm order with Tupolev, Aviastar and the Russian Aero Sp...
  88. EADS Sogerma Services and SAS Technical Services inked a material supply accord unde...
  89. Finnair reported pre-tax earnings of [euro]18.8 million ($19 million) for the third ...
  90. The Australian government took direct control of the national air safety regulator a...
  91. US FAA released an "interim final rule" mandating age-related inspections ...
  92. Qantas plans to invest up to NZ$550 million ($274.4 million) for a 22.5% stake in Ai...
  93. British Airways said it switched orders for 12 A318s and three A319s to 10 A321s pow...
  94. Swiss International Air Lines, on the heels of a "less than wholly satisfactory...
  95. AIRCRAFT DATA 767-300ER 777-200ER MTOW,...
  96. It all started out as sport, a hobby, for the intellectually curious and industrious...
  97. Ethiopian Airlines finalized orders for three 737-700s with blended winglets and thr...
  98. Lufthansa Technik became sole owner of Shannon Aerospace by taking over SR Technics'...
  99. Austrian Airlines Group reported a profit before tax of [euro]36 million ($37 millio...
  100. Choong Hoon Cho, founder and chairman of Korean Air parent Hanjin Group, died Nov. 1...
  101. American Trans Air finalized the requirements established by ATSB for a $148.5 milli...
  102. United Airlines made history Dec. 9 when it became the largest airline ever to go ba...
  103. Aeroflot firmed commitments for 18 CFM56-powered A3l9s and A320s, including eight di...
  104. AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2002 * 2008 ** 2013 ** 2018 ** 767-30...
  105. FAA selected Robert Sturgell as senior counsel, David Mandell as chief of staff, Gre...
  106. Deutsche Post AG finalized the acquisition of the 24.4% of DHL International Ltd. it...
  107. Roll-Royce signed a 10-year engine Total Care agreement with Lufthansa to support th...
  108. KLM's termination of its alliance agreement with Alitalia in April 2000 was not vali...
  109. Air China booked profits of 520 million yuan ($62.8 million) in the first 10 months ...
  110. British Airways and AA filed an application with US DOT seeking approval to codeshar...
  111. A speaker was explaining the business philosophy du jour, exhorting our group to be ...
  112. When the Colgans get together for family celebrations, it is easy to imagine the mai...
  113. An Arkia Airlines 757-300 was the target of a missile attack on Nov. 28 believed to ...
  114. French Ministry of Transport extended Air Lib's operating certificate to Jan. 31. Th...
  115. Lufthansa Executive VP-Network and Marketing Ralf Teckentrup is viewed by German ind...
  116. Thai Airways International posted an audited net profit of 10.18 billion baht ($234 ...
  117. AA began a pricing test in mid-Nov. by introducing a simplified business-fare struct...
  118. Exchange Rate Currency units per US dollar Country/Currency 11...
  119. The European Commission on Dec. 11 decided to open a formal investigation into advan...
  120. Delta Connection will expand service from Salt Lake City to Albuquerque, Helena and ...
  121. Singapore Technologies Aerospace signed an agreement with AirAsia under which ST Aer...
  122. As airline and third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul shops slowly make the tr...
  123. Feb. 4-6 North American Aviation Safety Conference, cosponsored by FSF & SAE Aer...
  124. LanEcuador, part of the LanChile group, will join oneworld as an affiliate, enabling...
  125. Iberia and its 18,000 ground staff signed an agreement to extend their union contrac...
  126. Air France Group reported pre-tax profits of [euro]113 million ($115 million) for th...
  127. All Nippon Airways reported a net loss of [yen]8.1 billion ($65.9 million) fur the A...
  128. American Airlines met with union leaders representing its pilots, flight attendants ...
  129. Standardization and harmonization of TCAS/ACAS procedures around-the world, plus inc...
  130. Mesa Air Group, under an agreement approved by the bankruptcy court, will increase i...
  131. Airborne Inc. reported a net loss of $3.1 million for the third quarter ended Sept. ...
  132. AirTran Holdings, parent of the airline, posted net income of $1.2 million for the t...
  133. TUI AG said it completed the 100% takeover of Nouvelles Frontieres, France's leading...
  134. Japan Airlines signed a long-term contract with Burlington, Mass.-based Enigma to po...
  135. European Court of Justice on Nov. 5, as expected, ruled that eight European Union me...
  136. Ponder for a moment the revenue prospects post-9/11 for a tiny international niche-m...
  137. Embraer delivered 90 jets in the first nine months of 2002, which it said was the ta...
  138. LanChile reported net income of $7.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, a...
  139. Frontier Airlines and Aloha Airlines received unanimous conditional approvals for fe...
  140. Felix Kracht, a founder of Airbus and the first production director on the A300, die...
  141. MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a 50-50 joint venture between China Southern Airlines and MT...
  142. For an event whose outcome had been foreseen since at least last Jan. 31, the Europe...
  143. Dec. 3-5 Airport, Port & Terminal Security 2002, ExCeL, London, UK. Contact Judi...
  144. Long after information-based service firms began using corporatewide software to lin...
  145. Mesaba Holdings, parent of Mesaba Airlines, said the carrier will furlough approxima...
  146. Goodrich's Aviation Technical Services formed a three-year alliance with Tracer to o...
  147. US Airways is seeking an additional $100-$300 million in cost reductions on top of $...
  148. Lufthansa and Connexion by Boeing transmitted the first e-mail via broadband Interne...
  149. China Southern Airlines and CAB formed a joint venture company, Zhuhai Xiang Yi Avia...
  150. TRENDS Top 25 Airlines Jan.-Oct. 2002 Airline RPKs (000) ...
  151. Emirates Airlines reported a net profit of Dhs4O4.2 million ($110 million) for the s...
  152. More than a year after the airline industry began its swift plunge into the financia...
  153. Deliveries of ERJ-145XRs to ExpressJet have begun following FAA certification of the...
  154. CAE said that Air Canada Jazz and Atlantic Coast Airlines are adopting its Simifinit...
  155. Northwest Airlines is in discussions with "some aircraft suppliers" concer...
  156. Delsey Airlines filed for bankruptcy at the commercial court of Antwerp Nov. 5. The ...
  157. Australian Airlines took to the skies Oct. 26 offering daily service to Nagoya and O...
  158. When asked how he would describe the airline he has managed since April 1998, Virgin...
  159. Pilots for Piedmont and Allegheny Airlines ratified a letter of agreement that inclu...
  160. Tracer Repair & Overhaul Services received a five-year wheel and brake MRO contr...
  161. WestJet emerged with net income of C$23.1 million ($14.8 million) for the period end...
  162. Ryanair reported a record net profit of [euro]150.9 million ($151 million) for the h...
  163. Air New Zealand announced that pre-tax earnings are expected to double to NZ$200 mil...
  164. When Orville Wright made the first flight of a powered airplane on Dec. 17, 1903, th...
  165. American Airlines' Regional affiliate American Eagle announced it signed a letter of...
  166. Air Canada Technical Services secured component and airframe MRO agreements totaling...
  167. Air Canada reported a third-quarter net profit of C$125 million ($80.1 million) comp...
  168. Iberia Group posted operating profits of [euro]126.9 million ($127 million) for the ...
  169. US and Hong Kong achieved a new air services agreement that includes the first-ever ...
  170. Deutsche Post's acquisition of full control of DHL was cleared by the EC, which said...
  171. NTSB named Jeffrey Guzzetti deputy dir.-regional operations-Office of Aviation Safet...
  172. Midwest Express sold a DC-9-14 to Intercontinental de Aviacion of Colombia in a tran...
  173. NavCanada and UK NATS signed a collaboration agreement aimed at cutting development ...
  174. uropean Airline Traffic October 2002 ...
  175. SAS Group reported net income after tax of Sek506 million ($56.5 million) for the th...
  176. SIA Group, parent of Singapore Airlines, reported a S$773.5 million ($435.9 million)...
  177. US Majors Traffic October 2002 ...
  178. Delta Connection will upgrade from a smaller jet to a CRJ700 on one of its flights b...
  179. Air Europa took delivery of a new CFM56-7-powered 737-800 at the end of Oct. from Bo...
  180. Harris Corp. and Lockheed Martin established a strategic alliance "to address o...
  181. SAS Flight Support will acquire the assets of the Aeronautical Services Group of Tha...
  182. KLM Group reported net income of [euro]86 million ($86 million) for its fiscal secon...
  183. US airlines, hit by the stock marker collapse and their own cash flow problems, face...
  184. JetBlue Airways reported net income of $ 12.1 million for the third quarter ended Se...
  185. Privatization of AeroMexico and Mexicana has been put off owing to poor market condi...
  186. On Sept. 20, United Airlines made its 1,000th cross-polar flight when a 747-400, UA8...
  187. FACTS & FIGURES AIRCRAFT VALUES Aircraft Year Built 2002 * 2007 ** 2...
  188. American Airlines is switching terminals with its Regional affiliate American Eagle ...
  189. CIT Aerospace signed an operating lease for two ex-AeroMexico MD-82s to Lion Airline...
  190. Continental Airlines and its mechanics and related employees, represented by the Int...
  191. 3i Group in partnership with Star Capital is acquiring SR Technics, the former SAirG...
  192. Lufthansa Group reported nine-month net earnings of [euro]344 million ($344 million)...
  193. Airline sources in Asia and the US told ATW last month that Boeing will drop the Son...
  194. European Commission, as expected, ended a probe that dragged on for six years by for...
  195. Airbus selected Hit Carbon Composites, an affiliate of SGL Carbon Group in Germany, ...
  196. The 10 US Major airlines collectively lost $2.57 billion in the third quarter ended ...
  197. The first Rolls-Royce AE3007A1E turbofan entered service on an ERJ-145XR at launch c...
  198. WestJet completed financing arrangements through ING Group supported by loan guarant...
  199. Frontier Airlines reported a net loss of $4 million in its fiscal second quarter end...