WEDNESDAY 1-JUN 2016 - CAPA News Briefs by region
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Our CAPA Members rely on the comprehensive CAPA News we publish every day to give them a competitive edge. This edition of the CAPA Daily showcases a selection of these briefs.
Donald Trump’s contribution to the world’s aviation system
CASK: Europe’s Full Service Airlines have the world’s highest costs, US airlines the lowest
After the White Paper. Time for the US major airlines and Gulf carriers to kiss and make up
Air France-KLM, IAG, Lufthansa LCC strategies: denial, submission, retreat, now counter-attack
Iran, with an educated populace of 80 million, becomes a potentially major aviation force
IRAN AVIATIONFinance Summit 2016
IRAN AIR SHOW& Expo 2016
Following the success of the historic CAPA Iran Aviation Summit in January 2016, CAPA has been invited back by Iran’s aviation authorities to hold a follow-up event to move beyond introductions to enabling business. This unique 3 day event - combining an aviation finance summit, trade expo and air show - will bring together all of the key decision-makers to identify solutions to facilitate transactions in Iran’s aircraft and aviation infrastructure sectors. With the strong cooperation of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization and the Iran Airports Company, the January event brought together more than 150 of the most influential people in Iranian aviation and travel, who will reconvene in September to meet with foreign delegates attending the summit and expo.
Attendees at the CAPA Iran Aviation Summit in January 2016 included:
• Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Dr. Abbas Akhoundi
• Iran Deputy Minister Roads & Urban Development, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan
• Iran Civil Aviation Organization, President, Ali Abedzadeh• Iran Airports Holding Company, CEO & Chairman, Rahmatollah
Mahabadi• Iran Air, Chairman & Managing Director, Farhad Parvaresh• Iran Aseman Airlines, CEO & Chairman, Dr. Hossein Alaei• Iran Airtour, Former CEO, Ahmad Khalili• Iranian Naft Airlines, CEO, Capt. Ghasemi Gholamreza• Kish Airlines, CEO, Capt. Sadat Akhavi• Qeshm Air, CEO, Mahmoud Shekarabi• Caspian Airlines, CEO, Samad Soleimani• ATA Airlines, CEO, Daghigh Kia• Taban Air, CEO, Capt. Asghar Abdollahpoor• Zagros Airlines, CEO, Capt. Sedigh
• Meraj Airlines, CEO, Capt. Touraj Zangeneh• Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil, CEO• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, GM, Hamid Reza
Seyedi• Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, GM, Ali Rostami• Mashhad International Airport, GM, Mohammad Bagher
Ghasemzadeh• Isfahan International Airport, GM, Ali Ghasemzadeh• Bandar-e Abas International Airport, GM, Ali Reza Matin• Tabriz International Airport, GM, Mostafa Safae• Zahedan International Airport, GM, Hassan Arabi• Shiraz International Airport, GM, Reza Badiefard• Qeshm International Airport, GM, Mojtaba Shamsnejad• Kish International Airport, GM, Kourosh Fattahi• Yazd International Airport, GM, Sa’dollah Vatankhah• Saman Air Services (Ground handler), CEO, Hossein Ali
Hoseinzade
For more information, please visit: www.capaevents.com/iranSEP16
Hosts
Sponsors of the January 2016 event:
Platinum Sponsors Official Carrier
Gold Sponsors ExhibitorCornerstone Partner
Tehran, 18-19 SeptemberTehran, 17 September
The largest aviation event in the world’s newest market
Registration will open shortly but in the meantime to register your interest in attending, exhibiting or sponsoring please email Jessica on: [email protected]
Air France-KLM, IAG, Lufthansa LCC strategies: denial, submission, retreat, now counter-attack
Over 20 years, the responses of Europe’s big three legacy groups to the short/medium haul LCC revolution have all been through phases of denial, submission, retreat, and counter-attack. Now all three now have a more clearly defined LCC strategy than in the past.
[Read full article centreforaviation.com/ 282296]
CASK: Europe’s Full Service Airlines have the world’s highest costs, US airlines the lowest
In the Americas there is a narrower CASK gap between FSCs and LCCs than elsewhere. This has created an opening for the development of the region’s ultra-LCCs, particularly in the US. Europe is, on average, home to the highest cost FSCs in the world, in spite of some cost-efficient FSCs that are close to LCC territory.
[Read full article centreforaviation.com/ 281609]
DONALD TRUMP’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD’S AVIATION SYSTEM
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been marked by a combination of populism, nationalism, protectionism, racism – notably against Mexicans - and anti-Muslim rhetoric. There have also been less attractive elements of his campaign.
[Read full article centreforaviation.com/283747]
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CAPA ANALYSIS
After the White Paper. Time for the US major airlines and Gulf carriers to kiss and make up
Although US global network airlines American and Delta have recently revived rhetoric in the Big 3 versus the Gulf 3 imbroglio that permeated industry discourse throughout 2015, the efforts by American, Delta and United to stymie growth by Emirates, Etihad and Qatar have been anything but successful.
[Read full article centreforaviation.com/ 282419]
Iran, with an educated populace of 80 million, becomes a potentially major aviation force
Following the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran in Jan-2016 a potentially significant global aviation market was once again reopened to the world, after almost four decades of isolation. Iran has huge pent-up demand and potential after almost 40 years of isolation from the international community.
[Read full article centreforaviation.com/ 282989]
IRAN AVIATIONFinance Summit 2016
IRAN AIR SHOW& Expo 2016
Following the success of the historic CAPA Iran Aviation Summit in January 2016, CAPA has been invited back by Iran’s aviation authorities to hold a follow-up event to move beyond introductions to enabling business. This unique 3 day event - combining an aviation finance summit, trade expo and air show - will bring together all of the key decision-makers to identify solutions to facilitate transactions in Iran’s aircraft and aviation infrastructure sectors. With the strong cooperation of the Iran Civil Aviation Organization and the Iran Airports Company, the January event brought together more than 150 of the most influential people in Iranian aviation and travel, who will reconvene in September to meet with foreign delegates attending the summit and expo.
Attendees at the CAPA Iran Aviation Summit in January 2016 included:
• Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Dr. Abbas Akhoundi
• Iran Deputy Minister Roads & Urban Development, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan
• Iran Civil Aviation Organization, President, Ali Abedzadeh• Iran Airports Holding Company, CEO & Chairman, Rahmatollah
Mahabadi• Iran Air, Chairman & Managing Director, Farhad Parvaresh• Iran Aseman Airlines, CEO & Chairman, Dr. Hossein Alaei• Iran Airtour, Former CEO, Ahmad Khalili• Iranian Naft Airlines, CEO, Capt. Ghasemi Gholamreza• Kish Airlines, CEO, Capt. Sadat Akhavi• Qeshm Air, CEO, Mahmoud Shekarabi• Caspian Airlines, CEO, Samad Soleimani• ATA Airlines, CEO, Daghigh Kia• Taban Air, CEO, Capt. Asghar Abdollahpoor• Zagros Airlines, CEO, Capt. Sedigh
• Meraj Airlines, CEO, Capt. Touraj Zangeneh• Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil, CEO• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, GM, Hamid Reza
Seyedi• Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, GM, Ali Rostami• Mashhad International Airport, GM, Mohammad Bagher
Ghasemzadeh• Isfahan International Airport, GM, Ali Ghasemzadeh• Bandar-e Abas International Airport, GM, Ali Reza Matin• Tabriz International Airport, GM, Mostafa Safae• Zahedan International Airport, GM, Hassan Arabi• Shiraz International Airport, GM, Reza Badiefard• Qeshm International Airport, GM, Mojtaba Shamsnejad• Kish International Airport, GM, Kourosh Fattahi• Yazd International Airport, GM, Sa’dollah Vatankhah• Saman Air Services (Ground handler), CEO, Hossein Ali
Hoseinzade
For more information, please visit: www.capaevents.com/iranSEP16
Hosts
Sponsors of the January 2016 event:
Platinum Sponsors Official Carrier
Gold Sponsors ExhibitorCornerstone Partner
Tehran, 18-19 SeptemberTehran, 17 September
The largest aviation event in the world’s newest market
Registration will open shortly but in the meantime to register your interest in attending, exhibiting or sponsoring please email Jessica on: [email protected]
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CAPA News Briefs by region - WEDNESDAY 1-JUN 2016
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ASIA PACIFIC1. After the White Paper. Time for the US
major airlines and Gulf carriers to kiss and make up
2. CAPA Perspectives: All you can fly comes to Australia, but what’s the point
3. CAPA Perspectives: Tigerair Australia has finally lost its teeth
4. CAPA Perspectives: Sydney Airport an impressive performer, but there’s always a limit
5. CAPA Perspectives: Virgin rationalises its fleet; it needs to, as capacity falls
6. CAPA Perspectives: Japan-Australia hits the accelerator to become the fastest growing market
7. China Airlines: Pilot leave requests during Dragon Boat Festival normal
8. Changi Airport: iShop Changi website continues to be popular with millennial shoppers
9. Taiwan CAA comments on China Airlines’ industrial dispute
10. Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee assures Mongolia of aviation safety
11. Chengdu Tianfu International Airport will be connected to a ‘highly advanced’ transport system
12. Chiang Mai Airport expects to handle 9m passengers in 2016, 1m above capacity
13. China Airlines confirms plans to cancel Athens charter services
14. CAAV director general admits Hanoi Noi Bai Airport expansion project will be tough
15. Wellington International Airport will require additional research for runway extension project
16. Duty Free International to dispose of 25% stake in DFZ Capital
17. Ahmedabad Airport sees diversions for seven operations due to congestion
18. Singapore hosts first Asia Pacific ‘symposium’ on drones
19. Adelaide Airport exploring possibility of aircraft descent optimisation to reduce aircraft noise
20. Arbitrary movement cap at Sydney Airport could present challenges to impressive growth
21. Tigerair Australia flying less domestic ASKs in 2016 than two years prior, despite larger fleet
22. ICRA forecasts non-aeronautical revenue at Indian airports to increase by 16.6% over 10 years
23. Chandigarh Airport sees no international operations in northern summer
24. Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to serve int’l services, Chengdu Shuangliu to serve domestic
25. DIAL accumulates losses of USD34.7m in March-2016
26. Garuda Indonesia trials Jakarta Soekarno-
Hatta Airport T327. CAAC: Civil aviation fixed asset
investment up 5% in 2015, USD10.5bn in airports
28. CAAC: Airline cause of irregular services declines in 2015
29. MAHB considering long-term back-up solutions for KLIA’s aerotrains
30. CAAC: Chinese airlines and airports profitable overall in 2015
31. CAAC: Half of China’s airports located in the West, one quarter in the East in 2015
32. China had 51 airports handling more than 10,000 tonnes of cargo in 2015, one more than 2014: CAAC
33. China had 26 airports handling more than 10m pax p/a in 2015, two more than 2014: CAAC
34. Mumbai International Airport Limited hosts Trinity Forum in Sep-2016
35. Gladstone Airport shall no longer rely on council to cover loans
36. Taiwan CAA considers handing over Hengchun Airport for military usage
37. Anyang Airport to commence construction project in Oct-2016, total investment of USD179m
38. DGCA: ‘Involuntary dozing’ resulted in Air Alliance ground handling incident at Kolkata Airport
39. Fuzhou Airport diversifies terminal catering options
40. Liaoning and Yunnan airport groups to jointly promote new level of development in ‘thirteen five’
41. Zhoushan Airport runway 18 ILS launches operation on 26-May-2016
42. Chennai Airport director: Airport Service Quality increases since last quarter
43. Delhi Interntional Airport Limited plans to construct a new T4 terminal and a fourth runway
44. MMRDA connects Navi Mumbai Airport to Mumbai, Pune and Goa by road
45. BOC Aviation debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
46. China’s airports handled more than 900m pax for the first time in 2015: CAAC
47. Need for direct Vijayawada-Puttaparthi service
48. Cost efficient full-service carriers notable for ‘near-total absence’ of profitability
49. Airbus has no plans for Indian assembly line
50. Airbus procurement from China to reach USD1bn p/a by 2020
51. China had 2650 registered aircraft at the end of 2015: CAAC
52. CAAC: Aircraft utilisation rate down in 2015
53. Bank of China states BOC Aviation global offering is oversubscribed
54. Airbus: Asia is main growth driver55. China Airlines expects to receive first
A350 in mid Jul-201656. Airbus expects VietJet to maintain all
A320 fleet despite Boeing deal57. China had 78% more complaints relating
to air transport in 201558. China had 55 airlines as of end 2015:
CAAC59. India’s Aviation Secretary says
government planning to mandate ‘consumer-friendly’ policies
60. China had 118 bilateral air services agreements as of end 2015: CAAC
61. India’s Aviation Secretary considering limiting domestic fares in peak periods
62. UAE Minister of Economy expresses interest in more services to South Korea
63. China had 3326 regular routes at the end of 2015: CAAC
64. Textron sees growing demand for freight transport in China; ‘small cargo aircraft are essential’
65. Citilink to increase Denpasar-Dili capacity in Jun-2016
66. Air India Express may post profit in FY2016
67. Seven airlines apply to increase Surabaya capacity for Eid in 2016
68. Indonesia AirAsia X and Indonesia AirAsia merger ‘will take place quickly’: CEO
69. Sriwijaya Air commences Kuala Namu-Guangzhou service
70. Singapore Airlines to deploy A350 on Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur services in Jun-2016
71. Negotiations underway for Astana-Tokyo route
72. Budget Lines commences operations73. CAAC: Air China parent holds largest pax
traffic share in China in 201574. Philippine Airlines increasing share of
target market75. Indonesia AirAsia appoints acting CEO76. Gulf Air resumes service from Dhaka
Airport77. Philippine Airlines president confirms
plans to increase Manila-London frequency in Jun-2016
78. JEJU Air to operate Manila charters in Jun-2016
79. CAAC: China pax exceeds 400m for the first time in 2015 with double-digit int’l growth
80. China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines increase Taipei Taoyuan-Seoul Incheon frequency
81. Japan MLITT reports top five domestic routes in Mar-2016, pax declines on four
82. China outbound tourism up 2.4% in 1Q2016, slowest growth since 1997
83. Cathay Pacific outlines A350 schedule84. Odisha Government cancels services
provided by Air Odisha85. EVA Air to operate Taipei-Paris service
daily from 10-Oct-2016
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86. AVIAREPS and GATS merge to form AVIAREPS Global Alliance Travel
87. TAV Academy launches ‘SEAM’ for education and idea sharing with ADP, Schiphol and Seoul Incheon
88. Japan MLITT: Domestic traffic continues to decline but int’l traffic increases in Mar-2016
89. Air China’s USD92m 55-day bills have 2.63% coupon
90. Air China’s USD92m 85-day bills have 2.64% coupon
91. Beijing Capital Airlines aims to end 2020 with 150 aircraft
92. Mitsubishi Aircraft operates first MRJ test flight to Chubu Centrair Airport
93. Beijing Capital Airlines confirms plans to commence Shenyang-Qingdao-Melbourne service
94. Tianjin Airlines considering more routes to UK
95. TransAsia Airways appoints acting president
96. Virgin Australia requests capacity
109. Sichuan Airlines seeks to launch Chengdu-Prague service in ‘near-term’
110. Air Changan to commence Xian-Guilin service
111. Kapco Global and Avio-Diepen partner to form major aerospace parts distributor
112. VietJet receives A321 from Avation113. Air China cancels plans to commence
Shanghai-Mineta San Jose service114. S7 Airlines to launch Novosibirsk-
Shanghai service from Jun-2016115. Australia updates travel advisories
for Kenya, notes improved security environment
116. Paul & Shark celebrates launch at HKIA 117. Russia’s Chelyabinsk Government to
work with China Railway Group on development of HSR line
118. Uni-Top Airlines to expand fleet to eight long-haul, 10 medium-haul aircraft
119. Loong Airlines launches two Kunming routes
120. Xiamen Airlines Group fleet expands to 154
132. Sounds Air considering Blenheim-Christchurch service after Air New Zealand suspends route
133. Yusen Logistics Indonesia commences air import operations at Semarang Airport
134. CALC announces two aircraft purchase and lease deal with Longjiang Airlines
135. Tibet Airlines’ first A330 aircraft completes inaugural flight
136. AirAsia Group notes offer for Asia Aviation Capital not legally binding and in preliminary stage
137. Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong down 2% to 4.7m in Apr-2016
138. Virgin Australia notes further increases in HNA Group holding through new share issue
139. Finnair Cargo seeks diverse sources for freight in ‘niche market’ of northern India
140. Global airfreight volumes up 2.5% in Apr-2016: WorldACD
141. Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines apply to ACCC for renewal of Australia-Singapore alliance
142. Brisbane Marketing to host largest aviation and corporate travel summit for 2016
143. CAPA notes key MRO contracts over past three years
144. ST Engineering announces board changes
145. MRJ to test in Japan until at least the end of Jul-2016, before shifting to the US
146. CALC signs USD195m debut syndicated loan
147. Hong Kong Jet registers 787 BBJ on 2-REG Guernsey Aircraft Register
148. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair reintroduce Vantage Pass promotion
149. North Asia’s aviation leaders to discuss policies and liberalisation at LCCs in North Asia Summitt
150. POP to commence India-UK operations in 4Q2016, start up to be funded through crowdsourcing
151. India’s first bullet train will operate between Mumbai and Ahmedabad by 2023
152. India traffic forecast to cross 100m domestic; 60m international pax by 2017
153. Indian aviation sector ‘attracting high FDIs’: Ministry of External Affairs
154. India average fares decline 18% in Mar-2016 quarter
155. Pawan Hans investing USD223m for northeast India connectivity
156. AirAsia India confirms partnership with Cafe Coffee Day
157. Asia Pacific has largest number of aircraft on order globally, followed by Europe
158. Beijing, Atlanta, Dubai, Heathrow and Haneda the largest airports by system traffic
159. LCCs hold 26% market share within Asia
allocation for daily Beijing, Hong Kong services from 01-Jun-2016
97. Air India issues tender for provision of transportation at Trivandrum Airport
98. India Travel Agents Association: potential for direct service to UAE from Indore
99. Tottori reports substantial increase in Korean and Chinese visitors in 2015
100. Spring Airlines reports Chongqing-Tokyo load factor averaging above 95%
101. China Southern discusses greater cooperation with Tourism NZ
102. China Southern signs five-year strategic cooperation agreement with Hunan Government
103. International visitors to Tokyo exceed 10m for first time in 2015, spending exceeds USD9.0bn
104. First GoAir A320neo to arrive at Dehi Airport Jun-2016
105. Osaka reports record per capita international visitor spend
106. Airports Corporation of Vietnam to focus on key airport development projects in 2016
107. CALC: More Asian financial institutions beginning to move into the aviation finance sector
108. China becomes Canada’s third largest tourist source, carriers to launch new Canada services
121. Qingdao Airlines introduces premium economy cabin
122. Hong Kong Airlines commences Kuching service
123. Uni-Top Airlines commences Shenzhen-Kuala Lumpur freighter service
124. Cebu Pacific and Cebgo pax up 5% in Apr-2016, 34th consecutive month of passenger growth
125. Regional Express ends streak of productivity, no passenger growth since 2009
126. Virgin Australia’s big bet on resources traffic has failed to pay off: CAPA
127. Jetgo Australia defies expectations to carve a successful niche of long, thin city pairs
128. Virgin Australia Group to dispose of 16 aircraft in 2016, almost all deployed in regional markets
129. Air Tahiti staff considering extension of strike action for another month citing lack of progress
130. Air Chathams to replace Air New Zealand on Auckland-Whanganui from 01-Aug-2016
131. StarFlyer: Double digit pax growth in Apr-2016
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interest in Moscow Zhukovsky Airport as a base
208. Volotea receives A319 from Frontier Airlines
209. UM Air confirms launch of Kiev-Tehran service
210. KLM announces resignation of SVP of security services
211. Saratov Airlines applies to launch Chelyabinsk-Vienna service
212. Downward pressure on Aegean Airlines’ unit revenue is easing: CAPA
213. Sofia Airport concession funds to only be used on Bulgarian State Railways should debt be repaid
214. Aegean’s biggest structural challenges is the high degree of seasonality in its business
215. Kazakhstan seeks resolution over denied Astana-Ulaanbaatar service
216. Aerostar revenue up 26% in 2015217. Air France and Aerolineas Argentina
expand their codeshare agreement218. Qatar and Turkey announce visa-free
travel arrangements in effect from 28-May-2016
219. Airbus willing to get rid of underperforming suppliers
220. Luxair president: 2016 will be an acceptable year
221. Luxair president: Luxair Services benefited in 2015 from the constant increase in passenger numbers
222. Luxair president: Luxair Tours had to cope with a difficult year in 2015
223. Luxair records significant growth in passenger numbers for the third year running
224. Luxair president describes 2015 financial performance as a ‘good year’
225. Manchester Airport CEO confirms job fair to be held on 06-Jun-2016
226. Airparks to offer ‘pop up’ carpark concept at Birmingham Airport during peak season
227. Spain seeks EU permission to implement flat rate for inter-islands services
228. Southend Airport business park plans come closer to realisation
229. Bishkek Manas International Airport issues tender for retail space
230. HOK comments on architectural plans after shortlist for Heathrow’s expansion
231. Azerbaijan Airlines receives EUR8.6m in state guarantees
232. Air Malta to launch Malta-Palermo services from 04-Jul-2016
233. Heathrow head of cargo reiterates benefits of expansion
234. Air Europa sets target of 50% revenue being generated in the Americas
235. Mistral Air expresses confidence in Rome-Bydgoszcz route, hopes to convert to year-round
236. Heathrow: ‘We recognise that the
Pacific160. AirAsia X prepared for ‘difficult’
conditions in 2Q2016161. Johor targets 1m arrivals from China in
2016162. Philippines’ President signs Customs
Modernisation and Tariff Act163. Virgin Australia advises of share dilution
of major shareholders if HNA Group transaction approved
164. ‘We carry almost no traffic from China on our domestic network’: Virgin Australia
165. Cathay Pacific expects safety certificate for four remaining A350 seats shortly
166. Cathay Pacific may take delivery of three A350s per month from mid-2016
167. Cathay Pacific announces charges for A350 WiFi service
168. Beijing Capital Airlines confirms Shenyang-Qingdao-Melbourne launch in Sep-2016
169. Juneyao Airlines’ Nanjing network to reach 17 in Jul-2016
170. Mitsubishi Regional Jet US flight testing to start in northern summer 2016
171. Second Mitsubishi Regional Jet test aircraft makes first flight
aviation agency184. Alitalia appoints Diego Dalla Palma
Milano as makeup and cosmetics partner185. Russia’s Novaport looks to own Kemerovo
Airport terminal186. Ukraine’s State Aviation Administration
to develop cooperation in training with Airbus
187. Aena holds to smaller, loss-making airports due to future potential use
188. Kazakhstan fulfils ICAO certification recommendations: report
189. Norwegian Air Shuttle planning to launch Gatwick-Las Vegas service
190. UTair Aviation resumes Saint Petersburg-Tomsk service
191. airberlin and Fly Beirut to launch seasonal services from Duesseldorf and Berlin to Beirut
192. Jet2.com to launch new routes from UK bases throughout summer 2017
193. Aena tenders master plans for real estate development at Barcelona and Madrid airports
194. Croatia Airlines to introduce restructured network in 2017: CEO
195. Croatia Airlines plans to open four
172. EVA Air shifts focus to Korean market with New Taipei City cooperation
173. Virgin Australia notes Air New Zealand not consulted about proposed equity issue to HNA
174. Virgin Australia says Singapore Airlines ‘supportive’ of proposed HNA Group holding
175. Virgin Australia and HNA to launch joint Australia-China services in 1H2017
176. TIACA appoints new board director
EUROPE177. Air France-KLM, IAG, Lufthansa LCC
strategies: denial, submission, retreat, now counter-attack
178. Russia’s UEC ready to manufacture Il-114 engine from 2018
179. Russia’s S7 Engineering completes livery application for Rossiya aircraft
180. Alitalia to launch Rome-Mexico City service from 16-Jun-2016
181. Portugal Deputy Foreign Minister sees opportunities for direct services to Iran
182. Finist-Aero to establish airport for light aviation at Kaluga
183. EASA ‘impressed with the level of implementation’ by Montenegro’s civil
European new bases: CEO196. Malta’s Nationalist Party opposes 49%
share sale in Air Malta to Alitalia197. easyJet groundhandling in Malaga
announce strike198. Turkmenistan Airlines extends tender for
duty free partner199. VLM Airlines welcomes Commercial Court
approval for creditor protection200. Israel’s Tourism Ministry reportedly
opposes closure of Sde Dov Airport from Apr-2017 to Jan-2019
201. Cobalt Air awaiting commercial licence to commence sales
202. dnata Catering opens two F&B outlets at Bucharest Otopeni Airport
203. Atlas Atlantique Airlines plans to launch Oran Es Senia-Beauvais Tille service from 28-Jun-2016
204. NordStar Airlines resumes Krasnoyarsk-Baku service
205. Georgian Airports Association shows interest for airport construction in Zugdidi
206. Kostroma Air Enterprise pax increase in 1Q2016 due to lower fares
207. Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise expresses
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forwarders and trucking companies’ do not like using the facility
237. London City Airport CEO raises concerns over resistance to construction of Crossrail station
238. UTair Aviation maintains positive traffic trend in Apr-2016
239. Dublin Airport transfer passengers up 50% in 1Q2016
240. WestJet and Air France expand codeshare partnership
241. Iberia and Air Europa deny suspending operations in Venezuela
242. LuxairCARGO volumes and aircraft movements up 5% in 2015, growth to continue in 2016
243. London City Airport opens Dixons Travel store
244. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport completes runway maintenance
245. TAP Portugal denies suspension of operations in Venezuela
246. German Economics Ministry has no interest in selling Airbus stake
247. Gatwick Express experiencing ‘disruptions on all routes’
248. ‘I don’t see any difficulty’ managing TAP with state majority ownership: TAP president
249. Heathrow Express to alter pricing250. Airbus progressing with incremental A380
improvements, sales remain a challenge251. Jet Time advises change of CEO effective
01-Jun-2016252. Heathrow Express services affected on
31-May-2016253. Portugal launches tender for airfreight
transport to Azores Islands254. Prague Vaclav Havel Airport reiterates
recent and upcoming route developments255. Dublin Airport MD comments on 10 years
of Turkish Airlines operations256. FAA commences review of new Bob Hope
Airport noise-compatibility programme257. Providence T F Green Airport completes
the new deicer management system258. Finavia SVP: Helsinki Airport aiming
to serve 20m passengers p/a by early 2020s
259. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to inaugurate new luggage facilities by Aug-2016
260. Finavia SVP and Helsinki Airport director comments on expanded security control
261. HMSHost opens ‘Fair Taste’ cafe at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
262. Airbus plans A350-900 improvements263. Airbus plans to eventually offer A380neo
but not imminently264. Vienna International Airport experiences
3% decline in pax numbers in Apr-2016265. Ryanair to commence flight attendant
recruitment in Italy during Jun-2016266. Airbus ‘incremental development
strategy’ is taking shape267. Kazakhstan expects first Astana-Tehran
service to be operated in late Jun-2016268. Kemerovo Airport to modernise terminal
and expand route network269. Tashtagol Airport to lengthen runway270. Eurostar to run regular rail schedule in
light of French national strike on 02-Jun-2016
271. LJLA firefighting cadets complete first phase of training
272. bmi regional celebrates launch of Newcastle-Stavanger service
273. Finavia: 12 new departure gates to open at Helsinki Airport on 01-Jun-2016
274. Finavia to provide buses to Kemi/Tornio Airport and Oulu Airport during Rovaniemi Airport closure
275. Finavia to distribute EUR4.6m in dividends, will make State capital repayments
276. Brussels Airport public transport ‘heavily disrupted’
277. Luxair unveils new and simplified fare structure
278. Lufthansa Systems to present new Lido/Flight 4D product generation
279. Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Limited updates main voice communication systems
280. Air Nostrum secures USD150m for fleet renewal plan
281. Lockheed Martin selected by the US FAA to continue development and support of Micro-EARTS
282. Top Image Systems selected for SAP automation for aerospace component manufacturer
283. Direct Airport Parking Investment: Airport parking gives an ‘assured’ 8% ROI
284. Turkish Airlines celebrates 10 years of direct services between Dublin Airport and Istanbul
285. Pobeda launches Nizhny Novgorod-Sochi service
286. Aeroflot Group carrier to operate Rossiya services due to delay in aircraft delivery
287. Rossiya to launch Saint Petersburg-Rimini service from Jun-2016
288. Moscow Domodedovo Airport updates website
289. S7 Airlines confirms delivery of A321290. Azur Air to launch Astrakhan-Tunis charter
from Jun-2016291. TAP Portugal partners with SPORT TV to
add content and value to IFE292. Finnair reports findings of real-time
customer satisfaction survey, notes overall grade of 8.8
293. Rostov-on-Don Airport board recommends to distribute dividends to preferential shareholders
294. Engineering the Aviation Maintenance Holding completes livery application for Ural Airlines
295. Thomson, First Choice temporarily suspend holiday sales to Tunisia
296. French public services strike on 02-Jun-2016 affecting rail services to Paris CDG and Orly
297. Ural Airlines launches Yekaterinburg-Copenhagen service
298. Air Moldova to increase frequency of two Chisinau services from Jul-2016
299. Engineering the Aviation Maintenance Holding completes livery order for Air Astana
300. Prague Vaclav Havel Airport welcomes Emirates as first A380 operator
301. Munich Airport welcomes Delta Air Lines launching daily Munich-Atlanta service
302. Administration of Civil Airport receives compliance notice for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky runway
303. Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area seeks carrier to operate Tyumen-Tarko Sale service
304. Nizhny Novgorod International Airport runway reconstruction to be completed in 2017
305. Heathrow celebrates 70th anniversary306. Blighter selected by US FAA for anti-UAV
technology evaluation307. Kemerovo Airport works on decreasing
leasing expenses308. Aeroproject to supervise Moscow
Sheremetyevo Airport runway construction work
309. Rosaviatsiya advises of UTair Aviation’ appointment to operate to Armenia
310. Aviastar-SP will not distribute dividends for 2015
311. Zurich Airport begins phasing in upgraded access roads
312. ADV expresses importance of domestic air traffic in Germany
313. Etihad Aviation Group CEO: Alitalia investment on track, greater challenges at airberlin
314. ADV calls for competitive air transport policy in Germany
315. Thomas Cook Airlines introduces Manchester-Boston service from Manchester Airport
316. Wizz Air to launch Kiev-Gdansk service from Aug-2016
317. Wizz Air to launch 29th route from Lithuania in Aug-2016
318. Liege Airport appoints LACHS to manage ‘Horse Inn’
319. Turkish Airlines increases Istanbul-Birmingham frequency
320. Airbus launches fifth ‘Fly Your Ideas’ global student challenge
321. Monarch receives line maintenance support approval for the A380
322. Hexcel makes strategic investment in Oxford Performance Materials to boost additive manufacturing
323. Air Transat launches Montreal-Glasgow service
324. US Department of State issues travel safety alert for Europe
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325. Air France creates staff uniforms recycling programme in partnership with Balsan
326. SWISS will offer first and business travellers a taste of the Jura region between Jun/Aug-2016
327. AerCap authorises new USD250m share repurchase programme
328. A320neo with LEAP-1A engines receives EASA and FAA certification
329. Avation extends Air France lease on A320330. Ukraine aiming to transfer Antonov into
an ‘aviation player of global level’331. Norwegian announces two new routes
from Manchester: Malaga and Alicante332. Norwegian adds over 75,000 low-cost
trans-Atlantic seats in winter 2016/2017333. easyJet takes delivery of new A320; all
A320s to be fitted with Recaro SL3510 seat by summer 2018
334. Monarch Aircraft Engineering completes back to back airframe maintenance on eight 787s
335. El Al receives approval to operate Israel-Canada service with Privilege Style flight crew
336. IAG holds 15.59m treasury shares337. Delta, Virgin Atlantic to operate 42 peak
daily US-UK services in summer 2017
349. BA CityFlyer expands and launches pilot recruitment programme
350. KLM celebrates 10 years of Amsterdam-Chengdu service
351. Virgin Atlantic appoints Weber Shandwick to handle PR
352. Expressway to operate coach service from Galway to Shannon Airport
353. West Atlantic appoints CEO354. West Atlantic reports ‘operationally and
financially challenging’ 1Q2016
NORTH AMERICA355. WestJet Encore converts options for nine
Q400s to firm orders356. Roccor to relocate to larger premises in
Colorado to accommodate growth357. Honeywell Aerospace exempts temporary
workers at Green Island from one week furlough
358. Embraer concerned about planned Canadian aid for Bombardier
359. ARC adds resource for destination marketing and convention/visitor bureaus, with IATA and Diio
360. United Airlines to unveil new business class seat on 02-Jun-2016: report
372. Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority appoints new director of properties
373. Richmond international Airport not suffering from long waiting lines
374. West Bend Airport discusses infrastructure improvements with the Commission
375. Aerodynamics Inc to commence Youngstown-Chicago O’Hare service from 01-Jul-2016
376. Kelowna International Airport seeks to rezone adjacent land for future development
377. FDFA: Canadian airports duty free sales amount to USD22.2m in Apr-2016
378. Hagerstown Regional Airport to hold a public event with Southern Airways Express on 07-Jun-2016
379. Airbus continues to study stretched variant of A350-1000
380. UAE Minister of Economy comments on competition with US airlines
381. Airbus not concerned with Delta Air Lines’ C Series deal
382. Baltimore/Washington International Airport sets new March pax record
383. Altoona Airport to request DoT for waiver to continue under EAS programme
384. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport
schedule338. Ryanair Holdings purchases 61,700
shares for cancellation339. Ryanair further expands Stansted
schedule, adds Olsztyn Mazury as 13th Polish airport
340. Spain-UK, Germany-Spain and US-Canada the three largest country pairs globally by capacity
341. LCCs hold 39% market share within Europe
342. Iberia increases capacity in Cuba by 30%343. Transavia reinforces operations in Spain
with the launch of Alicante-Munich service
344. Ireland’s CSO: Three most popular destinations from Ireland in 2015
345. Ireland’s CSO confirms +12.5% passengers handled by Irish Airports in 2015
346. Skybus to operate charters between Kazakhstan and Georgia
347. Uzbekistan Airways and Uzgidromet invest EUR2.5m in workplace safety in 2015
348. Russia’s Sakha Republic aviation faces a number of challenges
361. GAO issues report on TSA airport security, including insider threats
362. Spirit’s former CEO urges carriers to create incentives in baggage policies to help reduce TSA lines
363. United Airlines rolls out onboard safety video as Olympic ad campaign makes headway
364. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport partnering with AT&T to gather wait time data through pax mobile phones
365. Greenville-Spartanburg Airport set to complete USD125m terminal improvement project in autumn
366. Fort Wayne International Airport receives USD2.1m FAA grant
367. Allegiant Air reports steady traffic at Dayton following launch of new routes in Apr-2016
368. Porter Airlines hopes to serve Winnipeg in the long term
369. Bombardier ‘aggressive’ on C Series pricing, but still ‘within our business case’
370. US Department of Transportation Filings: 31-May-2016
371. JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport reinstating its own fire services
awards Tutor Perini contract to build T4 inspection area expansion
385. Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport pax down 5%, cargo down 50% in Apr-2016
386. San Francisco International Airport T3 and T1 F&B tenders for eight leases over eight locations
387. American Airlines to launch Santa Barbara-Dallas service on 02-Jun-2016
388. Denver International Airport shops and restaurants to host job fair for more than 400 positions
389. Atlanta Airport reports average security wait times during Memorial Day weekend
390. Precision Aerospace Products appoints business development leader
391. State of Michigan unveils new USD4.6bn public transit plan
392. Cobb County Airport commissioners approve and award two improvement projects
393. Orlando International Airport expecting 600,000 passengers during Memorial Day period
394. Vertis: If ICAO succeeds, aviation will be world first sector with global emissions
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regulation395. Metropolitan Washington Airport
Authority aware of roadway congestion into Ronald Reagan Airport
396. Jackson Municipal Airport Authority continuing negotiations with Uber
397. Delta Connection to launch Las Vegas-San Diego service on 17-Dec-2017
398. United Airlines to suspend Houston-Lagos service on 30-Jun-2016
399. Delta Air Lines to suspend Atlanta-Medellin service on 05-Nov-2016
400. Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Airport completes renovation work
401. Hartzell approves Intercontinental Jet as a recommended service facility
402. Orbital ATK to more than double user base of Saba talent management solution
403. Central Illinois Airport announces resignation of deputy director of security and special projects
404. Central Nebraska Airport considers adding an indoor pet relief area
405. Ridesharing companies have taken over one-quarter of Salt Lake City Airport’s transport market
406. Greater Toronto Airports Authority continuing meetings with local airports regarding the future
407. Delta outlines schedule for Atlanta-Cartagena service
408. Region of Waterloo Airport continuing efforts to attract new carriers and increase frequency
409. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport offering passenger assistance services to speed up luggage processing
410. Raleigh-Durham Airport to hold master plan workshops on 01/02-Jun-2016
411. San Francisco International Airport issues tenders for the T3 retail marketplace lease
412. Air Lease Corporation extends syndicated credit facility by 12 months and ups value to USD3.1bn
413. Las Vegas most searched for destination in Expedia’s 20 year history
414. Volaris adds Durango-Los Angeles service to its 48 US routes
415. Aeronaves receives licence to operate Mexico-Canada charter services
416. Sunwing pilots ratify new collective agreement
417. PEMCO redelivers one 737F to Salam Aviation
418. UTC Aerospace Systems welcomes first flight of Embraer E-Jet E2
419. AerSale: Boeing 737 NG fitted with AerSafe exempted from proposed new FAA rule making
420. Moody’s assigns ‘Baa3’ issuer rating to Delta Air Lines
421. Air Canada takes delivery of Boeing 787-9 from GECAS
422. Pacific Coastal Airlines to offer wine
boxes to pax travelling from Kelowna423. Piedmont Airlines mechanics reach
tentative agreement on new contract424. Delta to feature Union Square Events
dishes on new Delta One cabin menu425. Delta confirms plans to add new service
between Raleigh/Durham and New York Newark
426. North American airlines have half of total regional jet orders
427. North America has largest number of in-service aircraft globally, followed by Asia Pacific
428. LCCs hold around one third of seats in US domestic market
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA429. ICAO urges Burkina Faso to invest in
aviation and cooperate in regional partnerships
430. KAA appoints new GM for security431. Mandera Airport faces delays in
construction432. FlySafair: Emerging open skies may be
outcome of Comair’s foreign ownership court case
433. FlySafair CEO: 2016 shaping up to be ‘slightly tougher year’ due to rising oil prices, weak rand
434. Services from Libya to Tunis may resume on 01-Jun-2016
435. Airbus continues to work on finalising Iran Air order
436. Royal Jordanian CEO comments on network restructure as ‘a continuing process’
437. Zambia’s Kabwe District needs airport to aid development
438. Nile Air renews IOSA certification, upgrades to e-IOSA
439. Riyadh Airport to gradually transfer domestic services to terminal five
440. Tanzania MPs call for new airport infrastructure to support passengers with disabilities
441. Camair Co selects SITA PSS442. Air Niamey may launch services to Nigeria443. Nile Air receives A320 from Avolon444. LCCs account for almost one in five seats
within the Middle East445. Africa is only region with under 10%
regional LCC capacity share446. Med-View Airline reaches agreement with
Amadeus447. Amman Airport records more than 2.2m
passengers since Jan-2016
LATIN AMERICA448. Santiago International Airport launches
car parking service tender449. Cartagena de Indias Airport requires
USD500m in PPP investment450. LIAT plans to launch Barbados-Beef
Island service, holding monopoly over the route
451. Argentina former Govt left USD4.1m debt with Aerolineas Argentinas: Report
452. Aeromexico reaches collective wage agreement with aviation union
453. Volaris announces deployment plans for A321
454. Brazil pax up 184% from 2004 to 2014455. Brazil Civil Aviation Secretariat carries
out airport safety and security training courses
456. Infraero invests USD418m throughout network in 2015
457. Infraero completes 43 years of airport management becoming world’s third largest operator
458. LATAM Airlines Group appoints new CFO459. RIOgaleao welcomes the addition of
Global Exchange to its services offer460. Avianca increases capacity Bogota-Sao
Paulo 15%, responding to increase in demand
461. Avianca Brazil attributes its success to customer service
462. Latin America has lowest average fleet age by region; North America the highest
463. LCCs hold 33% market share in Latin America
GLOBAL464. CASK: Europe’s Full Service Airlines have
the world’s highest costs, US airlines the lowest
465. Airbus expects first A350-1000 flight around Sep-2016
466. ICAO emphasises importance of air transport for landlocked states
467. Airbus looking at options for real time flight data transmission and ejectable flight data recorders
468. AS9100 Revision D to be published in Sep-2016
469. BOC Aviation announces Board of Directors
470. Airbus unconcerned about Boeing potentially updating 737 MAX 9 with LEAP-1A
471. Airbus expects more orders than deliveries in 2016
472. Airline industry more profitable in 2015 than it has been for almost five decades: CAPA
473. When oil prices slump 50% ‘a lot of inefficiency could be disguised’: CAPA
474. Airlines should ‘remain focused on reducing their cost base’ despite fuel windfall: CAPA
475. CAPA: 2016 to be an unusually successful year for the global airline industry
476. Airbus has no plans to invest in leasing company
477. Unhelpful set of 70-year-old constraints
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US route development; capitalising on expanding markets and route approvals, minimising risk
US immigration pre-clearance: Dublin Airport’s rapid growth has been supported by enhanced US access
make airline rationalisation ‘that extra bit harder’: CAPA
478. Airbus considering A330neo enhancement to reduce 787-9 range advantage
479. Airbus: A380 has transported more than 100m pax to date
480. Outolat.com selects TPConnects as its exclusive technology partner
481. DHL Global Forwarding to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification at key facilities
482. Airbus has 44% of on order commercial aircraft; Boeing has 40%
483. Boeing and Airbus have combined 59% share of in-service commercial aircraft
484. FSCs have 54% of commercial aircraft on order, LCCs have 40%
485. Latin America has the lowest average fleet age, North America the oldest
486. 57% of global fleet operated by FSCs, 21% by regional/commuters, 21% by LCCs
487. 29,921 commercial aircraft in service globally; 12,752 aircraft on order: CAPA Fleet Database
488. Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern carriers hold two thirds of global widebody orders
489. Asia Pacific airlines hold 65% of global turboprop orders, Middle East next largest market
490. Asia Pacific has 3091 narrowbodies on order, largest region for narrowbody orders
491. USA, China, UK, Germany and Spain the five largest countries by seats
492. Spain-UK, Germany-Spain and Italy-Spain are three largest country pairs in Europe by capacity
493. Jeju-Gimpo, Haneda-Sapporo and Fukuoka-Haneda are world’s three largest routes by capacity
494. LCCs hold 25.5% global market share in 1H2016
OTHER495. Il-96-400 aircraft to receive PC-90A1
engine: report496. GE Aviation expands authorised service
centre network to 38 locations497. First batch of Interior Ministry staff
graduate from Qatar Aeronautical College498. Etihad Airways to relaunch recruitment
for non-operational positions in late 2016499. Morocco’s Government, Royal Air Maroc,
ONDA and other agencies sign cargo promotion agreement
500. Quote of the day501. Etihad Aviation Group to take delivery of
two A380 aircraft in 2016: CEO502. Visitor arrivals to Qatar reach 1.1m during
first four months of 2016503. UAE and DRC sign air transport
agreement504. PT Angkasa Pura II hopes partnership
with GVK will help double Medan Kuala Namu Airport revenue
505. Oman Air Flight Training Centre to take delivery of full-flight simulators in Jul-2016: CEO
506. Oman Air and Menzies Aviation to establish ground handling JV in 4Q2016
507. Jet Aviation Dubai awarded EASA and UAE GCAA approvals for non-destructive testing facility
508. Emirates renews full content agreement with Amadeus
509. FIATA releases position paper on WCO’s guidelines on cooperation between customs and tax bodies
510. CAPA notes largest cargo conversion contracts over past three years
511. IBA: Financial and resource planning can avoid overspend on lease return aircraft
512. Etihad Aviation Group and partners to contribute up to USD9.6bn to Abu Dhabi economy in 2016
513. AerCap has largest number of aircraft on order among global lessors
514. GECAS and AerCap have over 1000 in service aircraft
515. CAPA Airport Construction Database outlines USD84bn in global airport investments in 2016
516. Asia Pacific has most new airport construction projects: CAPA Database
517. CAPA Airport Construction Database outlines construction activity by region, most in Asia Pacific
DATA ROOM518. ACI International Passenger Traffic - Mar-
16519. ACI International Cargo Traffic (‘000
tonnes) - Mar-16520. IATA - Mar-16 International Traffic521. IATA - 2016 vs. 2015 International Traffic
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