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Federal rules that prohibit airlines from keeping passengers trapped on airplanes that do not take off for longer than three hours are leading to more fl ight cancellations by U.S. airlines, according to a new study.

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Selected travelers arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jan. 19 were scanned by Customs and Border Pro-tection’s new facial comparison technology to help match individuals to their passports.

The initial deployment of the facial com-parison system will apply to fi rst-time Visa Waiver Program travelers and returning U.S. citizens with ePassports, according to a CBP statement on Jan. 19.

Along with the JFK deployment, CBP said it is also conducting additional tests to evaluate new biometric technologies in multiple environments in fi scal 2016.

The program, which allows visa-free travel for citizens of certain U.S. allies, has come under fi re for gaps that could poten-

DOGS ARE KEY PLAYERS IN AVIATION SAFETY

Thanks to their keen ability to sniff out trouble, dogs are in high-demand among law enforcement agencies charged with keeping the public safe — especially in ma-jor transportation hubs.

The Transportation Security Adminis-tration gave a demonstration last month of what their problem-solving pooches can do.

Willie, a black lab wearing a “Do Not Pet” sign, ran through a mock scenario at LaGuardia for reporters.

The sharp-eyed dog gave an unobtrusive sniff to every passenger disembarking from a Delta fl ight — before focusing on a wom-an in a puff y black coat. Tugging along his handler, Willie ran after her until he arrived at her side. His handler, Michelle Ramos, tossed him a favorite toy to play with as a reward.

“We work here at La Guardia. He’s a de-tective dog. He’s here to detect,” said Mi-chelle Ramos, 42, Willie’s TSA K-9 agent. “He’s looking for traces of explosives.”

Dogs like 7-year-old Willie are trained

TARMAC RULE FIASCO GETTING “UNRAVE” REVIEWS

was in eff ect with that before, we fi nd that the Rule has been highly eff ective in reduc-ing the frequency of occurrence of long tar-mac times,” the authors of the study wrote in an abstract of their research.

“However, another signifi cant eff ect of the rule has been the rise in fl ight cancel-lation rates,” the abstract continued. “Can-cellations result in passengers requiring re-booking, and often lead to extensive delay in reaching their fi nal destinations.”

The tarmac rule was one of a number of passenger protections that was put in place by the Obama administration in the presi-dent’s fi rst term in an eff ort to protect airline passengers.

Other rules include requirements that air-lines refund baggage fees that are collected for luggage that is lost and include fees in ticket price quotes that it provides to pas-sengers.

Airlines have tried to convince Congress to reverse the advertising rules.

The authors of the study on fl ight cancel-lations said the tarmac delay rule could be tweaked to reduce the amount of inconve-

nience that is experienced by airline passen-gers. “Through extensive scenario analyses, we conclude that a better balance between the confl icting objectives of reducing the frequency of long tarmac times and reduc-ing total passenger delays can be achieved through a modifi ed version of the existing rule.”

“This modifi ed version involves increas-ing the tarmac time limit to 3.5 [hours] and only applying the rule to fl ights with planned departure times before 5 p.m.,” the author’s continued.

“Finally, in order to implement the Rule more eff ectively, we suggest the tarmac time limit to be defi ned in terms of the time when the aircraft begin returning to the gate in-stead of being defi ned in terms of the time when passengers are allowed to deplane,” they concluded.

STATE OF THE ART LOUNGE DEBUTS AT LAGUARDIA

New York’s LaGuardia Airport gets a bad rap. It regularly appears on “America’s worst airport” lists, and Vice President Joe Biden once claimed it belonged in a “third-world country.”

But things are looking up for the belea-guered airport — at least for a certain group of customers. In late 2014, American Ex-press opened its Centurion Lounge, a dras-tic departure from the often drab domestic lounges that populate most major airports around the country.

Located inside Terminal B (home to American, United, Southwest, Jet Blue, Air Canada, Spirit, and Frontier Airlines), the Centurion signaled a major upgrade in culinary fare for LaGuardia’s domestic rest stops. Visitors are treated to a variety of fi ne dining options, specially paired wines, and signature cocktails.

The study, conducted by Dartmouth University, found that the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2010 Tarmac Delay Rule has fulfi lled its intended purpose of reduc-ing lengthy delays for airline passengers on airport tarmacs. But the rules have also lead to an increase in the frequency of fl ight can-cellations as airlines try to avoid hefty fi nes for keeping passengers on planes that are not able to take off , the study found.

“Comparing the actual fl ight schedule and delay data after the Tarmac Delay Rule

for 12 weeks — starting when they’re still pups — and then paired up with TSA-K9 agents, Ramos said. Passengers will see an increase in K-9’s patrolling for suspicious characters and devices in the near future, said Lisa Farbstein, Public Aff airs Manager with the Transportation Security Adminis-tration.

TSA’s canine crime-busters haven’t spot-ted any real explosives, Ramos said.

“Thank God,” she added.

tially allow unwanted or dangerous people into the U.S. Lawmakers have called for bio-metric identifi cation capabilities to be added to the program to help verify identities of program participants.

The JFK deployment of the facial com-

parison technology comes after CBP tested it last year at Washington Dulles Internation-al Airport in Virginia. The results of Dulles testing, CBP said, showed the system was adept at matching passports photos with live captured images.

Currently, the Visa Waiver Program al-lows eligible citizens from 38 designated countries to travel to the U.S. and stay for 90

days for tourism or business purposes with-out getting a visa. The privacy assessment said such visits account for about two-thirds of all business and leisure travel to the U.S. The U.S. currently uses fi ngerprints to bio-metrically enroll and verify travelers’ iden-tity in the program.

The Facial Comparison Project allows CBP to biometrically match a Visa Waiver

Program traveler to their e-Passport before enrolling that individual into DHS data sys-tems, the assessment said. The facial com-parison project gives more uniform levels of confi dence in identities among fi rst-time visitor, returning visitors and travelers using a U.S. visa, since there were some inconsis-tencies in how CBP collected the informa-tion among those groups.

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Like most airport lounges, access to the Centurion comes at a price. All American Express card holders may drop in by buy-ing a $50 day pass. If you hold a Platinum or Centurion cards, however, membership is included.

The Centurion Lounge is on Level 3 of Terminal B. It’s located before the security checkpoints, so passengers from other ter-minals can drop in and the LaGuardia loca-tion was the third Centurion Lounge in the U.S., joining lounges at Las Vegas McCar-ran International and Dallas/Ft. Worth Inter-national.

Instead of over-the-top opulent, the lounge is stylish and comfortable. The design is chic, modern, and tastefully restrained. In addition, the lounge off ers high-speed wi-fi , electrical outlets at virtually every seat, and noise-buff ering work areas.

The best part of the Centurion is the food and drink. Starting with specialty cocktails like the Big Apple courtesy of renowned mixologist Jim Meehan. The menu for the lounge was created by Cédric Vongerichten, executive chef at Perry St. in New York City. The menu includes locally-inspired seasonal cuisine, like these shrimp sliders.

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HEATHROWS COMMITMENT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Heathrow hosts more than 80 airlines, 300 service providers and 76,500 employees each day. It is one of the country’s biggest ports, handling a quarter of the UK’s exports by value, and sees 1.5m tonnes of freight travel through it each year.

A large operation like this requires big environmental ambitions, particularly when it comes to addressing the source of local air pollution –road vehicles. Heathrow wants to not only be the best connected airport in the world and among the best cargo airports in Europe, but also the most environmentally responsible hub.

Heathrow’s multi-million pound invest-ments in reducing emissions from aircraft on the ground, lower road vehicle pollution and improve public transport have already played a key part in reducing overall emis-

sions around the airport by 16% over fi ve years.

Heathrow’s cargo community has already started to maximize effi ciencies by pooling some of their handling equipment. Heath-row will continue this good work by ensur-ing cars or small vans owned or leased by the airport are electric or plug-in hybrid by 2020.

Heathrow kicked off 2016 with a 3 mil-lion us dollar investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to help shift greater numbers of vehicles used on and around the airport to electric power. Airside, Heathrow’s ramp safety team exclusively use electric ve-hicles and the airport hosts more than 800 electric baggage tugs, a fl eet that’s amongst Europe’s largest.

To infl uence companies to make more sustainable choices and reduce their vehicle emissions, the airport established Heath-row’s Clean Vehicles Partnership ten years ago. Through this partnership, annual emis-sions of the airside vehicle fl eet have been reduced by approximately 3,000 tons of CO2 (9% decrease) and 74 tons of NOx (28% de-crease) over 5 years.

In addition, Heathrow also leads the way in centralizing all of its ground service equipment to reduce it by as much as 40%, and modernize the fl eet at the same time. The airport is working to convert much of the ground service equipment fl eet to electric drive — the replacement of high loaders is currently being explored.

Working in partnership with freight and cargo operators will be integral to achiev-ing the airport’s commitment to play its part in improving local air quality and reducing carbon emissions. After all, servicing, de-liveries and cargo operations alone gener-ate 12,500 vehicle movements a day in the Heathrow area.

FRANKFURT AIRPORT UNVEILS ITS NEW ‘SILENT CHAIRS

Frankfurt Airport must be trying to tell us something about peace and tranquility as it has followed up last week’s yoga room launch by unveiling its new ‘silent chairs’.

It claims that the latest initiative has cre-ated new relaxation opportunities for pas-sengers wishing for a quiet place to rest up at one of the world’s leading transfer hubs.

According to airport operator, Fraport, the silent chairs are the “perfect way to relax in peace while waiting for an onward con-necting fl ight”.

It goes on: “These arch-shaped chairs noticeably reduce the ambient noise, en-abling passengers to listen to their own mu-sic thanks to integrated speakers that can be connected to their smartphones, tablets or other digital devices.

“Those wishing to work will also fi nd in-tegrated power sockets, a USB port, and a

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CHINA SLOWDOWN NOT ALL BAD NEWS SAYS PAN ASIA ALLIANCE

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from a slower-growing Chinese economy is putting the global freight industry through rough waters, but for Singapore-based IMC Pan Asia Alli-ance Group, there’s a bright side to this downturn.

“Actually, [the slowdown] is good be-cause such cycles can clean up those crazy people who do not belong to the industry,” Chavalit Frederick Tsao, chairman of the

privately-owned conglomerate with its roots in shipping, told CNBC’s “Managing Asia.”

“They will realize there’s no easy money to make and they will stay away. The more educated [industry] players [become], the more stable the industry will be [but] with more opportunistic people, the industry is going to be [worse off ],” he added.

According to the 58-year-old, the compa-ny’s shipping and logistics business in China is still holding up despite mounting concerns about the world’s second-biggest economy amid wild gyrations in its stock markets.

“China is actually doing better than any-where else. Our ports, shipyards, logistics are all doing well and [remain] profi table,” said the fourth-generation leader who took over the helm of the family business 20 years ago.

small table.”Silent chairs are available to transferring

passengers in Terminal 1 opposite gates A58 and Z58, and in Terminal 2 at gates D4 and E5.

And a yoga room too Fraport has opened two professionally

equipped and free yoga rooms in the air-port’s passenger terminals.

Indeed, visitors will fi nd all the required ranging from yoga mats, blocks, cushions and pads, and a fl oor-to-ceiling mirror helps practitioners check their posture. Videos on monitor screens explain exercises to music while the gateway claims that subdued light-ing and a wall-sized Buddha evoke “an ap-propriate ambiance”.

This new service at Frankfurt Airport

is available to transferring passengers who have enough time between fl ights. Pas-sengers can fi nd the yoga rooms located in Terminal 1 past the security checkpoint near gates C14 and C16, and in Terminal 2 past the passport checkpoint near gates D1 to D4.

Open around the clock, the yoga rooms can be enjoyed free of charge.

MACARTHUR’S CUSTOM FACILITY READIES AIRPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to provide $6 million for a federal customs inspection facility at MacArthur Airport, which would allow international carriers to use the Ronkonkoma air terminal.

“Let the international traffi c come right

to MacArthur. It’ll spur economic develop-ment on the Island. It’ll reduce commutation time. MacArthur has great potential physi-cally,” says Gov. Cuomo.

The governor also wants to hire a pri-vate company to run Republic Airport in Farmingdale and reserve nearly 15 acres at the airport for aviation businesses and other commercial development.

Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and business experts say Cuomo’s plan will boost tax revenue and increase convenience for Long Islanders who travel overseas. “Bringing in international fl ights here, rather than people having to go LaGuardia or JFK is going to be a major convenience to our residents; plus it’s going to be a shot in the arm for the airport,” says Carpenter.

NORTHEAST AIRLINES HEADED TO STEWART Detail plans still not in the offi ng but looks like Stewart may be their hub

In a press release, Northeast Airlines has announced that they will call the Hudson Valley their home, launching their new fl eet at Stewart Airport in Newburgh. Northeast’s parent company, Volare Air group, said in the statement that the decision to build their hub in our area came after evaluating several airports to fi nd the best possible location.

AJ Rossi, Volare Air Group Inc. president and CEO. The Clearwater, Fla.-based Volare

Air Group is Northeast Airlines’ said that Orange County’s Stewart Airport is their choice, and that more direct fl ights are on their way to and from the Hudson Valley as an airline has decided to make Stewart Air-port its new hub.

Initially, Northeast fl ights may have to be operated under another airline’s Fed-eral Aviation Administra-tion’s certifi -cation while

its own FAA certifi cation is being reviewed and approved. That process is underway.

Northeast is building a new system to help local travelers avoid make strange transfers that take passengers to cities out of their way, only to fl y back towards the Hud-son Valley to reach their fi nal destination. As a hub, many fl ights to popular destinations will now fl y non-stop from Stewart.

As an active military air base, Stewart had the long runways necessary to accom-modate jumbo jets, like when it hosted the return of the Iranian hostages in 1980 and when it served as the landing site for Air Force One for several presidents who have spoken or given the commencement address at the nearby United States Military Acad-emy at West Point.

No announcements have been made as to what specifi c destinations will be of-fered from Stewart, as fi nal details are being ironed out between Northeast and the Port Authority. The press release indicated that a fi nal deal is expected to be inked soon.

Northeast Airlines would like to start fl y-ing out of Stewart as early as this spring or summer, with fl ights to Florida, the Caroli-nas, Alabama and the Caribbean under con-sideration.


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Li: China economic transformation ‘painful and treacherous’

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 7 percent in the second quarter, unchanged from the fi rst three months of 2015. While this fi gure remains in line with Beijing’s an-nual growth target of “around 7 percent,” the recent slew of disappointing data, such as factory output which fell to a three-year low in August, suggests that Beijing’s policies to jump-start its economy have yet to take hold.

Apart from China, the freight market is also plagued by a chronic overcapacity of ships ordered during the heydays of the industry. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) – which tracks global freight rates for ships carrying dry-bulk commodities such as coal – fi nished 9.3 percent higher on Thursday, but remained at its lowest level in two months. On a year-on-year basis, the index has declined 28.5 percent.

When asked about his take on the sector’s oversupply woes, Tsao believes that the situation “can’t get any worse” but a recovery will need time.

“It cannot get much worse because it’s already the worst it can be, but it can stay for a long time,” he said.

Tsao is not alone. According to a Platts report which sur-veyed 100 shipping market players in June, 89 percent of respondents felt the dry bulk freight market will need at least one year to recover, while the rest do not expect any positive changes for at least three more years.

“While demand-side developments, particularly in Chi-na, remain of key importance to this sector, the overriding concern remains the oversupply of vessels.” Peter Norfolk, Platts editorial director for global shipping & freight, wrote in the inaugural “Platts Dry Bulk Market Survey.”

Tsao believes that global freight rates will recover in the longer term and until then, the company is opting to stay the course.

“We have tremendously scaled down during the good times. Now we have some new buildings on order... and we’re just going to ride the bad times,” he said. “This is just another cycle... a big long up and hence, a big long down. It’s natural.”

AMAZON ON ROAD TO BECOMING DELIVERY COMPANY

Amazon is quietly taking another step toward becoming its own delivery company – at least in the European market. The Seattle Times reported that the e-commerce company is planning to acquire Colis Privé, a French package-delivery company in which Amazon has had a 25 percent interest since 2014. The buyout of the remaining 75 percent of the

company is expected to close in the fi rst quarter of the year.Colis Privé is not nearly the size of the likes of UPS, DHL

and FedEx that currently deliver packages for Amazon, but this will be Amazon’s biggest step yet to enter into the lo-gistics business. Once the purchase is approved, Colis Privé said it will continue to off er package delivery for all of its customers, not just Amazon. The acquisition suggests Ama-zon will eventually go head-to-head with FedEx, DHL and UPS in France.

In 2014, Amazon also acquired the right to purchase 4.2 percent of Yodel, a U.K.-based parcel-delivery company, and it has signifi cantly added to its truck fl eet in the United States, the Times reported. Colin Sebastian, an analyst for Robert W. Baird & Co. said he believes Amazon is develop-ing a delivery service that meets more than its own shipping needs, because the global fulfi llment market, which includes shipping and warehousing, is a US$400 to US$450 billion business.

CARGOLUX IN JOINT VENTURE WITH CARGOLUX CHINA

Luxemburg-based Cargolux is expected to fi nalize a shareholder agreement to establish a joint venture (JV), “Cargolux China.

A Cargolux spokesperson has confi rmed that it will hold a board of directors meeting Jan. 19. “After this meeting we will be able to give more details” about the planned JV, the spokesman added. The daily, Luxemburger Wort, quoted Luxemburg’s Minister for Sustainable Development and In-frastructure François Bausch as saying Cargolux could hold a 35% stake in the new carrier, and Zhengzhou-based Henan


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Civil Aviation Development & Investment Co. (HNCA) will hold the remaining 65%.

The JV is part of a 2013 commercial agreement, in which HNCA took 35% ownership in Cargolux. The 35% stake was originally held by Qatar Airways, but the Gulf carrier sold the shares back to the Luxembourg government in late 2012 after strategy disagreements.

Bausch also reportedly told the Luxemburger Wort that originally HNCA planned to hold a 25% stake, but HNCA requested a further 10% to avoid the search for an additional investor.

According to several media reports, Cargolux will invest approximately $75 million in establishing Cargolux China, which will either lease or operate second-hand Boeing 747-400Fs. In the initial stages, the JV carrier expects to oper-ate mainly in China (but no domestic fl ights) and to Asian markets.

Bausch said he expects Cargolux China to operate its fi rst commercial fl ights in 2017. “There have to be pilots hired in China as well,” he said.

Cargolux China will be based at Zhengzhou and is ex-pected to start operations in 2017, focusing on transpacifi c and intra-Asian routes.

WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES ACQUIRES CONSOLIDATED AVIATION SERVICES

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will acquire Consoli-dated Aviation Services, the airline ground handling com-pany announced, in a deal that will expand WFS operations in the U.S.

The acquisition is the fi rst big purchase since Paris-based WFS was bought by Platinum Equity LLC last October. The California-based private equity fi rm said at the time that it would back a global growth strategy for WFS, one of the world’s largest air cargo handlers.

Financial terms of the CAS acquisition, which will face antitrust review by regulators in the U.S., were not disclosed.

Privately-held CAS claims to be the largest handler of cargo at airports in the U.S., with about 4,000 employees and operations in 50 airports, three in South America and the rest in the U.S. WFS has cargo handling and other airline services at 145 airports around the world.

“We are delivering on our pledge to support the profi t-able growth of WFS by pursuing complementary, accretive add-on acquisitions which present immediate synergies,” Bastian Lueken, head of Platinum Equity’s European invest-ment team, said in a statement.

Executive Chairman, President and CEO of WFS, said: “The proposed acquisition will not only create a unique organization in the United States that combines the best of both companies, but will also reinforce WFS’ position as one of the world’s premier cargo handlers. I know Mike Duff y, President & CEO of CAS, and the CAS team well, have worked with many of them before, and have a great deal of respect for what they have accomplished. The success of

CAS is a testament to the hard work of its employees, and the combination will create one of the most knowledgeable and experienced teams in this industry.”

Cargolux China will be based at Zhengzhou and is ex-pected to start operations in 2017, focusing on transpacifi c and intra-Asian routes.

KUEHNE + NAGEL ANNOUNCE NEW LOGISTICS HUB AND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN SINGAPORE

Kuehne + Nagel announced the unveiling of its Singa-pore Logistics Hub, a 50,000 sq m facility located in the west of Singapore. The facility is expected to form part of Kuehne + Nagel’s regional expansion plan to support its supply chain clients operating within Singapore and the ASEAN countries.

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, majority shareholder and honor-ary Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, said, “Singapore is located at the heart of major shipping lanes in Asia. We have identifi ed its pivotal role to regional trade 46 years ago and it remains today an important part of our growth strategy in Asia Pacifi c. The Singapore Logistics Hub is Kuehne + Nagel’s largest investment outside Europe and represents our long-term commitment to the market. The new facility provides the necessary end-to-end, value-added supply chain capabilities to support our customers through Asia’s complex trade and logistics landscape.”

Located near pharma and healthcare hubs, manufacturers and ports, the Singapore Logistics Hub provides 46,000 sq m of warehousing space. Aside from freight and warehousing

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The freshly painted freighter, a Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) ar-rived in Hong Kong from the HAECO facil-ity in Xiamen.

The new livery comprises three key de-sign elements: the incorporation of the up-dated and streamlined brushwing; a simpli-fi cation of the color palette to Cathay Pacifi c green, grey, and white; and a more prominent display of the Cathay Pacifi c wordmark and brush-wing.

Cathay Pacifi c general manager cargo sales & marketing Mark Sutch said: “We are delighted that a freighter was chosen as the second in-service aircraft to get the new Ca-thay Pacifi c livery.

“We have one of the world’s most com-prehensive international cargo networks and it will be pleasing to see our Boeing 747-400ERF showcasing the airline’s new livery around the world.”

ATLAS AIR ACQUIRES SOUTHERN AIR HOLDINGS

Atlas Air has entered into a “defi nitive agreement” to acquire privately held South-ern Air Holdings for $110m, a deal that brings together two US-based ACMI service providers with a combined fl eet of more than 75 aircraft.

The transaction, with Atlas Air using

“available cash on hand” to complete the pur-chase, is subject to customary closing condi-tions and approval by the US Department of Transportation, and is expected to close in the next few months. Southern Air is the parent company of Worldwide Air Logistics Group and its two operating subsidiaries, Southern Air and Florida West International Airways.

The combination with Southern Air is an-ticipated to add approximately $100m to At-las Air Worldwide’s annual revenues, which reached $1.8bn in 2014.

“We are very pleased to announce a stra-tegically compelling, highly complementary and immediately accretive acquisition of Southern Air,” said Bill Flynn, president and chief executive of Atlas Air Worldwide, add-ing: “And we are eager to capitalize on the substantial opportunities that the transaction will provide, especially 777 and 737 aircraft operations.

“The result will be a more diversifi ed and profi table company off ering access to the widest range of modern, effi cient aircraft, together with a broader mix of services and a greater scale and global footprint that will drive signifi cant value for our customers and shareholders.”

Daniel McHugh, chief executive of South-ern Air Holdings, said: “We very much look-ing forward to joining the Atlas Air family of companies. We share the same commitment to providing superior customer service via our exceptional team of aviation profession-als. And Southern Air will now have a strong and viable parent to enable us to continue to grow.”

AIR FREIGHT DEMAND MAY HAVE BOTTOMED OUT – IATA

The decline in global demand for air freight may be bottoming out, with cargo volumes growing month-on-month in No-vember, IATA said.

Air freight volumes were down 1.2 per-cent in November compared with a year ear-lier, but total cargo volumes were up when compared with October 2015, IATA said.

“Although the headline growth rate fell again, and the global economic outlook re-mains fragile, it appears that parts of Asia-Pacifi c are growing again and globally, ex-port orders are looking better,” IATA director general Tony Tyler said in a statement.


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LUFTHANSA CARGO STAYS COMMITTED TO FREIGHTERS

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from each other to synchronize activities and are both com-panies competitors or rather collaborators in the logistics arena? These and a bouquet of other questions were touched upon at a debate between Lufthansa Cargo’s Chief Peter Gerber and shipping line Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO Rolf Hab-ben Jansen last Thursday during their fi rst meeting ever at Hapag-Lloyd’s Hamburg, Germany headquarters. The “Air Freight meets Sea Freight” named event, attended by about 80 participants, proved to be a high-level discussion that could be the starting point of subsequent meetings of this kind.

“Yes, we defi nitely stay committed to freighters, although I can’t say if we’ll operate 10, 20 or even 25 all-cargo air-craft in about ten years from today.” This was LH Cargo Pe-ter Gerber’s direct answer to Cargo-Forwarder Global when being asked about his company’s future fl eet strategy and development. By delivering this clear statement, he diff er-entiated his carrier’s policy from that of his European rivals AF-KL-MP Cargo or IAG Cargo that decided to abandon main deck capacity and concentrate solely on belly-hold transports of air freight.

LAN CARGO PREPARES TO DELIVER MORE THAN 200 MILLION FLOWERS

Between January 19 and February 8, the busiest weeks of the season, the airline triples its operations, with approxi-mately 170 LAN CARGO and LAN CARGO Colombia freighters (10 per day) taking off from Ecuador and Colom-bia and landing in Miami, where LAN CARGO owns the largest cold-storage warehouse operated by a foreign air car-rier at an airport in the US.

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GO’s facilities in Miami in 2015 increased by 65%, from 3,000 tons to 5,700 tons during peak season, accounting for more than 80% of Colombian and Ecuadorian fl owers enter-ing the United States.

The fl owers arrive at LAN CARGO’s facilities in Miami and, while rigorously maintaining the cold chain required for their transportation and preservation, they are distributed to diff erent cities in the United States.

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LOCKHEED ENDS 2015 WITH $5.3 BILLION C-130J DEAL

Lockheed Martin has capped off 2015 with contracts for 43 C-130J cargo aircraft of various shapes and breeds for the US government, including C-130J-30 stretch-models and KC-130J tactical refuellers destined for the Marine Corps.

Of the two contracts announced 30 December, one con-cludes negotiations for the $5.3 billion multiyear II contract that has been under discussion for almost two years, with money down now for the fi rst 32 of 78 total aircraft.

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for personnel recovery and training. A further 11 multimis-sion MC-130J Commando IIs are being procured for special operations and conversion into AC-130J “Ghostrider” gun-ships. Two more are KC-130J refuellers, and one HC-130J is being purchased for US Coast Guard operations.

Marine Corps KC-130Js will eventually support Lock-heed F-35 operations.

Those aircraft will deliver through 2020, according to the notice, while additional orders funded in fi scal years 2016 and beyond can be placed later, fulfi lling the 78-unit deal. Lockheed says the overall contract will deliver 30 MC-130Js, 13 HC-130Js and 29 C-130J-30s and six KC-130Js to the services, continuing the long-running replacement of older types.

“This multiyear contract provides true value to our US operators as they recapitalise and expand their much-relied-upon Hercules aircraft, which has the distinction of being the world’s largest and most tasked C-130 fl eet,” says George Shultz, VP and general manager of Lockheed’s air mobility and maritime missions division.

One of the longest-running military aircraft programmes, the fi rst C-130 was delivered to the US air force in 1956. The 2,500th aircraft – a HC-130J Combat King II – was deliv-ered to the 71st Rescue Squadron at Moody AFB in Georgia earlier this month.

Looking forward, Lockheed will be seeking opportunities in 2016 to launch its latest C-130 variant, the prospective SC-130J “Sea Herc” maritime patrol aircraft, which was be-ing pitched to the British military until the government opted for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PRODUCTIVITY NOT EQUAL TO FUNDING

Traffi c control operations has doubled over two decades, while productivity has declined substantially and eff orts to improve performance have been ineff ective, according to a report released Wednesday by a government watchdog.

The report by the Transportation Department’s inspector general blames the decline in productivity at air traffi c fa-cilities on a culture resistant to change within the Federal Aviation Administration and the agency’s failure to adopt business-like practices.

Lawmakers who want to remove air traffi c operations

from the FAA’s control and turn them over to a nonprofi t corporation pounced on the report as evidence the agency is incapable of modernizing its air traffi c operations. The FAA has been engaged for more than decade in transitioning from a radar-based air traffi c control system to one based on satel-lite navigation.

Decades of personnel, organizational and acquisition re-forms have failed to slow the agency’s cost growth, improve its productivity or improve its performance in modernizing air traffi c operations, said Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “This report shows that the FAA simply isn’t suited to suc-cessfully modernize our nation’s antiquated air traffi c con-trol system,” he said. “The FAA remains a vast government bureaucracy, not a high-tech service provider.”

Shuster is expected to introduce legislation within the next two months that would spin off the agency’s air traffi c operations to a nonprofi t controlled by a board of aviation “stakeholders,” including airlines, airports and others. The FAA would still be responsible for safety oversight. The air-line industry, with the exception of Delta Air Lines, has been lobbying aggressively for the change.

Business aircraft operators are opposed to privatizing air traffi c operations, fearing they’ll have to pick up a larger share of the cost of operations and be forced out of some airports to make room for more airline fl ights. There is also opposition to privatization from key House and Senate Dem-ocrats.

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However, the inspector general’s report says that while the FAA reports improvement in its management of such ac-quisitions, major programs continue to experience problems that delay the introduction of the new technologies and defer retirement of costly legacy systems.

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS THAT ALL AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR IN 2016

The start of a new year brings with it an opportunity to take a fresh look at the passenger experience and the new and emerging technologies that can help to improve and simplify the travel process. FTE explores the technologies and trends that will shape passenger experience developments over the next 12 months.

Operational trials of the Spencer robot are now under way at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Spencer is said to go “far beyond the skills of the current generation of robots”.

It wasn’t too long ago that robotics and artifi cial intelli-gence (AI) were seen as wildly futuristic, but such has been the rapid pace of advancement, 2016 looks set to be a land-mark year for these technologies.

Customer-facing robots in airport terminals are not a new trend. Back in 2013 Geneva Airport launched its fi rst trial of a customer service robot, and last year the likes of Haneda Airport and Auckland Airport introduced robots for jobs such as luggage transportation and cleaning. However, in late 2015 KLM launched what it hopes will be a game-changer in this space by starting operational trials of the Spencer robot at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Spencer is said to go “far beyond the skills of the current generation of robots” and as well as being able to guide groups of passen-gers directly to their departure gate.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, robotics was also a hot theme (Aldebaran, for in-stance, presented “Pepper”, a humanoid robot that is able to converse with humans, recognise people and read and react to their emotions), further highlighting the fact that the ro-botics revolution is well under way. If Spencer proves to be a success and has a positive impact on the customer experi-ence in Amsterdam, other airlines and airports will surely be tempted to follow suit.

Elsewhere, Emirates is among those to have already stat-ed an intention to explore the potential of robotics as part of a major technology transformation initiative, which also includes a focus on the future role of AI. Fellow Middle East carrier Etihad recently inked a $700 million deal with IBM, which includes making use of IBM Watson, highlighting the value cognitive technology off ers to airlines.

The important role that AI has to play in the wider travel and transportation industry is plain to see and the air trans-port industry should be prepared to leverage the benefi ts of artifi cial intelligence and robotics to improve operations and the passenger experience.

AIR CHINA GOES BOEING WITH ORDER OF 777’S

Air China has ordered six Boeing 777-300ERs, worth $2.051 billion at list prices, according to a statement re-leased by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The new aircraft, which will be used for international expansion, are sched-uled to be delivered between 2016-2017. The deal is subject to Chinese government approval.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Beijing-based carrier has applied to open six interna-tional routes in 2016, comprising 3X-weekly Beijing-Zu-rich, 7X-weekly Chengdu-Sydney, 3X-weekly Chongqing-Dubai, 5X-weekly Shanghai (Pudong)-San Jose, 4X-weekly Shanghai (Pudong)-Manchester, and 4X-weekly Shanghai (Pudong)-Barcelona service.

With this new order, Air China will increase its unfi lled aircraft orders with Boeing to 90 units, which include orders for new 787-9 Dreamliners.

AIRLINES FOR EUROPE LAUNCHES IN AMSTERDAM

Airlines for Europe, Europe’s new airline association, has offi cially been launched at an EU Aviation Summit in Am-sterdam.

The new association has been founded by Europe’s fi ve largest airline groups – Air France KLM, easyJet, Interna-tional Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group, Ryanair – to repre-sent the interests of its members when dealing with the EU institutions, international organizations and national govern-ments on European aviation issues.

A4E will grow its member base over the next months, uniting European airlines to take forward changes that will increase their competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers. Taking place just a few weeks after the presentation of the EU Aviation Strategy, the Sum-mit is the fi rst major meeting of policy-makers and the in-dustry.

The fi ve chief executives – Alexandre de Juniac, Carolyn McCall, Willie Walsh, Carsten Spohr and Michael O’Leary – commented: “We welcome the European Commission’s Aviation Strategy for a stronger and more competitive Euro-pean aviation industry. But we need to act now – large scale airport monopolies, high charges, taxation and ineffi ciencies

characterize the aviation supply chain. “We want to work with the Commission and the Member States to implement the strategy, and we call on the Member States to support the work of the Commission to reduce monopoly supplier costs.”

Five of Europe’s largest airlines have formed a new as-sociation to lobby against rising costs and have immediately taken aim at the continent’s airports. The new Airlines for Europe (AFE) group has been formed by IAG, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, easyjet and Ryanair and hopes to attract more members over the coming months.

It was launched on the eve of the European Union Avia-tion Summit in Amsterdam.

Reuters said the new association was formed after IAG left the Association of European Airlines over what it saw as ineff ectiveness. Leading airport group Airports Council International (ACI) Europe dismissed the claims of “large scale airport monopolies”.

ACI Europe director general Olivier Jankovec said: “These airlines are building their unity on our back - as they are unable to come together on major strategic policy issues such as Open Skies, let alone foster wider aviation indus-try alignment. “For them, airports are just scapegoats. Their tired call for even more regulation of airports is just about boosting their profi ts - or supporting their own lack of com-petitiveness.

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BOEING IN FINAL 737 MAX TESTING

Boeing is moving toward the fi nal stage of ground tests of the fi rst 737 MAX at its Renton facility in Washington. The aircraft, 1A001, has been under testing on the fl ight ramp at Renton for several weeks following rollout on Dec 8, and is now beginning a set of prefl ight system evaluations.

The aircraft is the fi rst of four 737-8s to be involved in the initial test and certifi ca-tion program, which is due to culminate with delivery of the fi rst production MAX model.

ANNOYING THINGS PEOPLE DO ON FLIGHTS REVEALED

We all love fl ying, right, but sometimes the behavior of fellow passengers can make the onboard experience a little less pleasant or even a misery, and the clever folk at Lon-don City Airport can now reveal the top ten things they do that we fi nd most annoying!

Its fi ndings, based on a recent passenger survey, discovered that when taking a fl ight, many of us wait anxiously to see who we’re sitting next to, in case it’s someone who might try to strike up a conversation, com-plain a lot, or swear in front of the kids.

“Are you considerate of your fellow pas-sengers or do you recline your seat when the person behind you is trying to tuck into their in-fl ight meal?” asks the airport. People who recline their seat came out on top, with 63% of respondents naming it amongst the worst habits.

Personal space is clearly important to us, it notes, as “armrest hoggers” were in second place, while people putting their feet through gaps between seats came in at number eight. The survey also reveals that fellow passen-gers being rude to cabin crew completes the top three, while hand luggage wars, unsur-prisingly, also makes the top fi ve.

Here is the full top ten: ► Reclining their seat so far back they

are practically in your lap► Planting their elbows fi rmly on the

arm rests to leave no room for you► Being rude to cabin crew – a thank

you costs nothing► Carrying hand luggage that is clearly

too big so some poor person has to put theirs in the hold► Talking loudly to their travel compan-

ions so you can’t hear yourself think► Forgetting their manners when get-

ting off the plane, they don’t care as long as they’re fi rst in the passport queue► Constantly getting up to retrieve items

from the overhead lockers► Putting their feet in the gaps between

seats so they poke you in the shoulder► Swearing without a care for who is in

earshot► Hogging the window and blocking

your view“On an aircraft we get closer to strangers

than we would in most settings, so it’s no wonder little things can irritate us,” says an airport spokesman.

“Be considerate of your fellow passen-gers – you wouldn’t lean against a stranger on a park bench while you ate your lunch, so think about how much space you really need before reclining your seat.


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ALASKA TO ORDER 30 LARGE REGIONAL JETS IN FIRST QUARTER 2016

Alaska Air Group expects to place an or-der for up to 30 large regional jets in the fi rst quarter of 2016, with deliveries expected to begin in 2017.

The new aircraft will likely have about 76-seats and be operated by regional partner Horizon Air, says the Seattle-based carrier’s chief fi nancial offi cer Brandon Pedersen. “Those aircraft would partly replace capac-ity lost as Horizon returns 15 leased Bom-bardier Q400 turboprops in 2018,” he says.

“We are in the fi nal phase of a regional jet campaign,” says Pedersen. “Our intent is for those aircraft to be fl own by Horizon if their pilots and fl ight attendants approve changes to their collective bargaining agreements.” “Voting is taking place now,” he says.

Executives do not say what type of air-craft Horizon is considering except that they plan to outfi t them with three service class-es. That would align the new aircraft with Alaska’s Boeing 737s and its Embraer 175s operated by SkyWest Airlines.

Both of those aircraft types have econ-omy and fi rst class cabins but Alaska an-nounced in December 2015 that it will begin installing premium economy seats to both types later this year.

AMERICAN AIRLINES AND LATAM LINK UP IN SOUTH AMERICA ROUTES

American Airlines is trying to establish a joint business agreement that will allow it to share revenue on fl ights to South Amer-ica.

American and Latam Airlines Group are applying for regulatory approval to enter into a joint business that will expand both companies’ network of available fl ights between the U.S. and Canada and Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uru-guay.

Latam is the new brand for Lan Airlines and Tam Airlines and affi liates that’s being rolled out this year.

American already has similar agree-ments with British Airways and Japan Air-lines.

Foreign exchange headwinds are one reason American wants these agreements. Earlier this week, American said in a fi l-ing that it will take a $592 million charge against fourth-quarter results for the value of cash being held in Venezuela. American and other airlines disagree with Venezue-

la’s government about exchange rates used to calculate repatriation of revenue from tickets sold there.

American and Latam are planning to fi le for antitrust immunity from the U.S. De-partment of Transportation and similar au-thorities in the South American countries.

Between the eight countries involved in the proposed business agreement, custom-ers will have access to almost 330 destina-

tions, including 100 more in South Ameri-can than American’s network serves today, said American CEO Doug Parker in a press release.

“This step is necessary to off er the best network of carriers for everyone in Latin America,” said Latam CEO Enrique Cueto. He said it also increased the possibility of adding new routes and direct fl ights to new destinations as well as fl ights already oper-

ated by Latam.

UNITED COMMITS TO 737-700’S

United Airlines said it has reached an agreement to acquire 40 new Boeing 737-700s, which will be used to replace a portion of the carrier’s domestic capacity now being

operated under contract by regional airlines.The planed order appeared to be a serious blow for Bom-

bardier, which had hoped United would choose the C-Series for its smaller, domestic narrowbody needs. United execu-tives have said they want to become less reliant on regional carriers for domestic fl ying and were looking at aircraft in the 100-seat size range. The 737-700 can fi t about 118 seats in the confi guration United will likely use, which will in-clude domestic fi rst-class and premium-economy seats.

However, United CFO Gerry Laderman left the door open for more mainline aircraft orders to replace regional capacity, telling analysts that United is “continuing to pursue additional aircraft.”

The new 737-700s will begin entering United’s fl eet in mid-2017. “These aircraft will replace a portion of the ca-pacity currently operated by the company’s regional part-ners, as the company expects to reduce by more than half the number of 50-seat aircraft in its fl eet by 2019,” United said in a statement.

VIEW FROM ABOVE - AMAZING PHOTOS

One of the largest branded aerial fi lming projects to date spanning 18 global destinations.

Emirates and Boeing have partnered together to sponsor ‘View from Above’, one of the largest aerial fi lming proj-ects ever conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones. Filming was conducted in 18 destinations on fi ve continents including Emirates’ hub in Dubai and Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ home, Seattle. Footage for Dubai was provided by Dubai Film.

All of the fi lms can be viewed here on the ‘View from Above’ site, enabling visitors to spin the globe to one of the 18 destinations, and be taken straight to their desired video.

Boutros Boutros, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice Presi-dent, Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand said: “The beautifully crafted fi lms produced for this project not only feature destinations within our network in a stun-ning new light, but also utilise innovative technologies in creative ways to produce dramatic footage. Our aim is to

always connect with our audiences around the world, and we hope that people are inspired by these unique fi lms.”

“Partnering with Emirates for this project was a tremen-dously exciting venture,” said Jerry Verghese, Vice Presi-dent, Global Brand Marketing for Boeing Commercial Air-planes. “The combination of technology, art and innovation to bring about these fabulous vignettes of Emirates’ desti-nations around the world is remarkable. We are proud that the Boeing 777 is an integral part of Emirates’ fl eet taking people to all these amazing destinations.”

Keeping safety at the forefront, the aerial capabilities of the drones meant the project team could produce previously unseen aerial imagery and perspectives with incredible pre-cision and accuracy, even when operating in tighter spaces, in destinations like Vietnam where drones grazed rice fi elds, Norway in between mountain crevices, and over lily pads in the Seychelles, to name a few. The drones were also able to reach locations that would have been challenging with tra-ditional helicopter and fi xed wing aerials, like deep caves and beneath jungle foliage. Once such example is Japan, where drones were used to fi lm in between the branches of cherry blossom trees and closely hover over steep waterfalls. In Rio, drones were able to vertically fl oat above Maracanã Stadium producing a fresh new take on the iconic football arena.

Justin Thomas Ostensen from Shotwell media, who pi-loted the drone to shoot the Seattle fi lm, commented on the extensive preparation involved in the fi lming process: “Safety really comes down to the individuals and companies fl ying drones to be responsible, cautious, follow common sense rules and operate within a strict set of pre-fl ight and post-fl ight procedures. Over 13 qualifi ed drone pilots from around the world worked on the fi lming project, which was produced and directed by MOFILM.

HAWAIIN AIRLINES AND HONOLULU AIRPORT WIN PUNCTUALLITY AWARDS

Hawaii’s largest airline and airport are relatively punctual compared to the rest of the nation, according an OAG analy-sis of airlines and airports released this month.

Honolulu International Airport received a No. 8 ranking among the top 20 medium airports for on-time performance. In a repot by OAG, Honolulu International Airport received a No. 8 ranking among the top tier. Approximately 87.41 percent of arriving and departing fl ights at HNL were within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival and departure times in 2015.

Hawaiian Airlines ranked No. 1 in OAG’s “Punctuality League” for 2015, with an average on-time performance of 89.1 percent. Alaska Airlines follows in second place with 86.38 percent.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport ranked fi rst

among large airports in North America, and took fourth place internationally. Tokyo’s Haneda Airport was No. 1in the world for punctuality, with 91.2 percent of fl ights arriv-ing and departing on time.

Copenhagen Airport received top honors among mid-sized airports. Chicago O’Hare International Airport was the most-improved airport in North America.

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fl ights that arrived on time in 2015:

AIR FRANCE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SKECHERS PERFORMANCE LOS ANGELES MARATHON First-time Collaboration Caters to Passengers’ Ath-letic Spirit

Air France and La Marathon LLC announced a partner-ship that makes Air France the Offi cial Airline of the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon. The partner-ship further establishes the Skechers Performance Los An-geles Marathon as a must-run global marathon, while con-tinuing Air France’s tradition of giving its passengers unique opportunities to fuel their passion for the sport. The race will also host an expo and post-race festival where Air France will have a presence and display unique aspects of the brand and culture.

“Running is the number one sport of our Air France-KLM frequent fl iers, which is why we started Flying Blue Running,” said Marnix Fruitema, Air France-KLM’s Senior Vice President for North America.” Our collaboration with Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon allows us to celebrate our shared passion for fi tness while also support-ing runners in crossing fi nish lines in exciting destinations around the world.”

“We’re fortunate to have secured a partner who goes the extra mile in encouraging its customers to be active,” stated LA MARATHON LLC Chief Executive Tracey Russell. “Our shared goal of connecting communities through the power of sport provides us with a greater platform to trans-form lives on a global scale.”

The Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, which regularly attracts runners from over 55 countries worldwide, will take place on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Limited en-tries remain. Please visit lamarathon.com for more info.


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UNITED AIRLINES JOINS RUSH TO CARIBBEAN

As carriers like JetBlue and American Airlines compete to expand in the Caribbean, another carrier is stepping up its game.

United Airlines has completed the launch of several new routes to the Caribbean. Late last month, the carrier launched its fi rst fl ight from Newark to St Kitts, a direct fl ight operat-ing weekly on Saturdays.

“The new fl ight from St Kitts will provide convenient connections to various destinations across the United States, including Washington DC, Boston and Chicago,” said Dar-rell Scott, a representative for United.

United has also launched two new nonstop fl ights to to St Lucia, coming in response to increased demand from the US market for the island and the fi rst is a nonstop fl ight from Chicago operating on Saturdays, while the second is an ad-ditional weekly fl ight from Newark, New Jersey to St Lucia, operating on Sundays.

Also last month, the company inaugurated nonstop ser-vice from Chicago to Grand Cayman on Saturdays, along with four-times-weekly service from Washington Dulles to Grand Cayman.

All of the fl ights will be operating on Boeing 737 aircraft.

MESSI LEADS ALL-STAR BARCELONA CAST IN QATAR AIRWAYS SAFETY

Qatar Airways’ new safety video featuring FC Barcelona players Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Pique, Rakitic and Masch-

erano landed as a hit across all social media channels, gen-erating nearly 40 million views since its debut in December.

The fi gure is thought to be a record among airline safety videos.

In addition, Qatar Airways’ new brand campaign, Going Places Together, generated extraordinary attention online with 31 million views of the new television commercial over the same time period inspiring millions with its message of travel as a transformative experience.

GULF AIR ORDERS AIRBUS A320neoGulf Air says it has a placed fi rm order for twenty-nine

A320neo Family aircraft entailing seventeen A321neo and twelve A320neo (ten of which were confi rmed in 2012). Of the A321neo, nine will be standard while the remainder will be Long Range variants. This order replaces a previous one for six A330-300s.

Concerning Boeing, Gulf Air has converted an order for sixteen B787-8s to B787-9s. Ten of the twinjets are sched-uled to be delivered from the second quarter of 2018 through to 2020, with a second batch of six delivered between 2023-24.

“Is the -8 the correct answer for Gulf Air? No. It’s not right because we need a larger aircraft with longer range and an aircraft that can be utilized throughout our network. I need a high-density aircraft to go to Manila and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. The -8 is fi ne for fl ying to London Heathrow,

but not to Bangkok and Manila because of the number of passengers,” CEO Maher Salman Al Musallam told Arabian Aerospace.

At present, Gulf Air is an all-Airbus operation employing sixteen A320-200s, six A321-200s, and six A330-200s. The B787s will replace the A330s as the backbone of Gulf Air’s widebody fl eet.

TAM OPERATES ITS A350 XWB INAUGURAL FLIGHT

The innovative jetliner took off on January 25th from São Paulo to Manaus.

The inaugural fl ight of Americas’ fi rst A350 XWB, owned by TAM Airlines, took off on January 25th from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Manaus. Passengers actively participated in this milestone for aviation worldwide, and enjoyed a qui-eter and more comfortable journey, a benefi t of the special lighting that helps reduce jet-lag, panoramic windows and roomier overhead compartments.

The aircraft of register PR-XTA, which operated fl ight JJ3408 was welcomed with the traditional water salute at the Manaus International Airport.

“Over the coming weeks, our customers will enjoy the unique opportunity to fl y aboard the A350 XWB in a do-mestic route in Brazil and our employees, especially those working in operating areas, will take the opportunity to get to know the new model better while we operate domestic fl ights.

In March, passengers in the USA will get a closer glimpse of the A350 XWB, followed by the Spaniards in the follow-ing month,” said Ruy Amparo, vice-president of Operations and Maintenance at TAM.

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ONEWORLD CEO BRUCE ASHBY TO STEP DOWN

After fi ve years as CEO of oneworld, Bruce Ashby has resigned and will leave the alliance later this year.

“After fi ve years in this role it makes sense for me to move on at this time,” Ashby said, announcing his depar-ture on Jan. 22.

The oneworld governing board has accepted Ashby’s resignation and has started an internal and external selec-tion process to identify his successor. Ashby has made him-self available until June to ensure a smooth handover.

Oneworld chairman and Cathay Pacifi c CEO Ivan Chu credited Ashby with having led the alliance through “a pe-riod of tremendous transformation” and growth, adding more than 15 carriers as full or affi liate members.

Under Ashby’s leadership, oneworld expanded its ca-pacity by almost 60% and posted a 75% boost in passenger numbers. He also oversaw the alliance’s relocation from Vancouver to New York.

Before joining oneworld in 2010, Ashby was CEO of

Indian carrier IndiGo and Saudi Arabian start-up SAMA Airlines. He has also held senior positions with US Air-ways, United Airlines and Delta Airlines.

Oneworld’s members include airberlin, American Air-lines, British Airways, Cathay Pacifi c, Finnair, Iberia, Ja-pan Airlines, LAN Airlines, TAM Airlines, Malaysia Air-lines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines and SriLankan Airlines, and around 30 affi liates.

SPIRIT AIRLINES CEO BALDANZA REPLACED BY FORMER AIRTRAN CEO FORNARO

Spirit Airlines president and CEO Ben Baldanza has been replaced by former AirTran Airways CEO Bob Forn-aro, eff ective immediately.

Baldanza had led Spirit since 2006, overseeing the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based airline’s transformation into a rapidly growing and consistently profi table ultra low-cost carrier. The airline maintained profi tability as it grew ca-pacity by 30% in 2015, but its revenue performance was sluggish throughout the year as major US airlines began aggressively matching its low fares. Consequently, Wall Street had soured on the company: Spirit’s stock price, which dipped to as low as $33.80 in October, started trad-ing on Jan. 5 at $39.46, down 46.9% compared to the same date last year.

“Following the tremendous growth and success of Spirit over the last 10 years, the board [of directors] and I have concluded that this is the right time to implement an or-derly succession plan,” Baldanza said in a Jan. 5 statement. “Bob is the right choice to lead the company through its next phase of growth.”

Though Baldanza referenced a “succession plan,” it had not been previously announced. Spirit said that Baldanza recently moved his family from Florida to the Washington DC-area.

Fornaro led low-cost carrier AirTran from November

2007 until the airline’s May 2011 acquisition by Southwest Airlines. He has been a member of Spirit’s board of direc-tors since May 2014.

Today reached into the top corporate communications ranks at coff ee behemoth Starbucks to name James Olson the carrier’s new senior vice president of corporate com-munications. He takes the top public relations post at the Chicago-based carrier previously held by Irene Foxhall, who departed in the wake of Jeff Smisek’s abrupt resigna-tion as United CEO last fall. Olson starts his new job on Feb. 1.

Most recently, Olson was the vice-president of glob-al corporate communications at Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), where he oversaw the company’s corporate news output and brand reputation protection eff orts.

UNITED AIRLINES HAS NAMED JAMES OLSON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS.

James Olson is no stranger to the airline industry.Prior to his role at Starbucks, Olson was vice-president of


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corporate communications at U.S. Airways, which now has merged with American Air-lines (NASDAQ: AAL) to form the world’s largest carrier. While at U.S. Airways, Ol-son led the airline’s internal, external and crisis communications eff orts, including the airline’s response to the 2009 Hudson River emergency water landing of Flight

1549, famously piloted by Chesley Sullen-berger on that fateful day. Olson also has previously worked in strategic communica-tions at automaker Nissan North America.

To some at United, the irony of bring-ing in a Starbucks executive to work at the airline will not be lost. Several years ago, United dumped the Starbucks brew served on board its planes for many years in fa-

vor of Houston-based Fresh Brew that was not well received by many passengers and United crew members. United late last year said it will start serving Illy coff ee on board planes and in airport lounges this year.

At United, Olson will, for now, report to Michael Bonds, executive vice president of human resources and labor relations. Ac-cording a United spokesman, Irene Foxhall

had reported directly to Smisek.Bonds said of Olson’s appointment:

“It was clear to us that Jim possesses the leadership, forward-thinking and global perspective to create the state-of-the-art communications capability necessary to help position United for the long runway of opportunity ahead of us.”


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TSA DETECTED RECORD NUMBER OF FIREARMS AT CHECKPOINTS IN 2015Guns detected at New York area airport checkpoints doubled

Every day, Transportation Security Administration of-fi cers interact with nearly two million travelers across the United States with a single goal in mind – ensuring the safety of the traveling public. TSA had a busy year in 2015, screening more than 708 million passengers, or 40.7 million more passengers than in 2014.

TSA offi cers continued their vigilance in protecting our nation’s transportation systems in 2015, including catching unusual items at the checkpoints. (For more specifi c infor-

mation on unusual items, visit the TSA Blog at http://blog.tsa.gov/ for photos and graphics.)

In total, 2,653 fi rearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country, averaging more than sev-en fi rearms per day, approximately a 20 percent increase in fi rearm discoveries from the total of 2,212 in 2014. However in the New York metropolitan region, the number of fi rearms detected by TSA offi cers doubled.

“The transport of fi rearms by commercial air in carry-on bags represents a threat to the safety and security of air trav-elers. Through increased training in detection methods, our offi cers are becoming more adept at intercepting these pro-hibited items,” said TSA Administrator Peter V. Neff enger. “I am proud of the men and women who serve in the TSA and grateful for their hard work in the past year.”

The top fi ve airports where TSA offi cers detected guns at checkpoints in 2015 were: Dallas/Fort Worth International with 153; Hartsfi eld-Jackson Atlanta International with 144; George Bush Intercontinental at Houston with 100; Denver International Airport with 90 and Phoenix Sky Harbor Inter-national Airport with 73. These same airports were in the top fi ve for guns at checkpoints in 2014.

Locally, the New York City/New Jersey region saw a sharp increase in the number of fi rearms detected by TSA offi cers at checkpoints in 2015—double what was caught in 2014. In 2015 TSA offi cers detected 24 fi rearms at the three major New York area airports compared to 12 in 2014.

TSA Firearms Catches at Checkpoints in Airports in the NYC/NJ Region.

Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. TSA advises travelers to familiarize themselves with state and lo-cal fi rearm laws for each point of travel prior to departure to ensure that they have the proper gun permits for the states that they are traveling to and from. Airlines may have ad-ditional requirements for traveling with fi rearms and ammu-nition so travelers should also contact the airline regarding fi rearm and ammunition carriage policies prior to arriving at the airport.

Weapons—including fi rearms, fi rearm parts and ammu-nition—are never permitted in carry-on bags, but they can be transported in checked bags if they are properly packed and declared to the airline.

Monmouth County man cited after bringing antique gun to JFK Airport

Transportation Security Administration offi cers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) prevented a Monmouth County, New Jersey, man from bringing a functioning an-tique handgun onto a fl ight on Wednesday (January 20).

The Deal, New Jersey, resident was stopped at the check-point with the fi rearm and was cited by Port Authority Police on state charges after the TSA offi cer who was staffi ng the checkpoint X-ray machine detected the handgun as it passed along the conveyor belt inside the man’s carry-on bag.

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AIRPORTS WEATHER WINTER STORM JONAS

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JFK T4 CELEBRATES MILESTONE

Winter Storm Jonas barreled through the Northeast this past weekend, leaving more than 2½ feet of snow at most area airports. Port Authority airport

employees worked in 12-hour shifts to ensure the airports could return to service quickly and safely after the storm. Their unstinting eff orts were supported by staff at the Ernes-to L. Butcher Emergency Operations Center in New Jersey who monitored the storm. “I extend my deepest appreciation to you (Aviation Staff ) for your remarkable and tireless work

in preparing for, fi ghting and recovering from Winter Storm Jonas.” said Thomas L. Bosco, Aviation Director. “There isn’t a better, harder-working, more dedicated, and talented group of people anywhere, and I’m incredibly proud of the fi ne work you do – in good times and in historic blizzards.”

All airports remained open during Winter Storm Jonas. Airport staff assisted stranded passengers by providing cots, blankets and other basic necessities. Because of the diligent work of airport staff , operations personnel and other agency

staff , airports were operational as early as 7 a.m. on Sunday, January 24.

The fi nal snowfall totals were: John F. Kennedy International Airport: 30.5 inchesNewark Liberty International Airport: 28.1 inchesLaGuardia Airport: 27.9 inchesTeterboro Airport: 22.4 inchesAtlantic City International Airport: 13.4 inchesStewart International Airport: 2.5 inches

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John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 re-cently celebrated the terminal’s 19 millionth arriving passenger. Passengers aboard a Virgin America fl ight

were greeted at the gate area with a hearty welcome and an assortment of gifts. The 19 millionths passenger was pre-sented with a $300 American Express gift card and a $500 Apple gift card by JFKIAT, the company that manages Ter-minal 4. The lucky traveler also received two round-trip vouchers from Virgin America for travel anywhere in the U.S.

T4 is not only one of the busiest terminals at JFK, but at 2 million square feet it is also the largest. Serving over 30 international and domestic airlines, the terminal off ers a vast selection of world-class eating facilities by award-winning chefs, casual and quick service dining options,

plus lounges, full-service spas, and numerous retail shop-ping possibilities. It also off ers convenient access to trans-portation with an indoor taxi dispatch, and has JFK’s only inside AirTrain station.

Terminal 4 opened in May 2001, after undergoing a $1.4 billion redevelopment and expansion project that trans-formed the terminal into a modern state-of-the-art facility.

Phase I of the two-phase renovation was completed in May 2013, and Phase II was completed in January 2015.

Ever expanding to meet the demands of a growing public, T4 has over 12,000 people working on its prem-ises. And last year’s summer travel season saw a record 5,849,022 passengers; a 12% increase over the amount recorded during the same period the previous year. Now, that’s something to celebrate!

Get ready to mark your calendars.

The Atlantic City Airshow is com-

ing! And among the crowd favor-

ites scheduled to perform are the U.S Air

Force Thunderbirds’ F-16 Fighting Fal-

cons, the U.S. Army Golden Knights Para-

chute Team, the GEICO Skytypers with its

squadron of vintage WWII planes, and the

U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey aircraft

which has the ability to land and take-off

vertically, and reach speeds of over 200

mph.

Now in its 14th year, the Atlantic City

Airshow is the second largest beachfront

airshow in the U.S. – second only to Fort

Lauderdale’s.

According to Atlantic City Mayor Don

Guardian, the Airshow has replaced the

Miss America Beauty Pageant as the area’s

largest single event.

Atlantic City International Airport

(ACY) will host the event, as most of the

performers take off and land there. How-

ever the actual Airshow takes place in the

skies above the beaches and Boardwalk in

Atlantic City. And it’s free to the public!

For more information about show de-

tails and a full schedule visit www.atlantic-

cityairshow.com or, you can keep up with it

on Facebook at facebook.com/AirshowAC

Pictured right, U.S Air Force Thunderbirds’ F-16 Fighting Falcons.


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