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Air Arabia selects TRU Simulation + Training to

full flight simulator320 produce AAir Arabia announced signing a new deal with TRU Simulation +

Training to produce an A320 FFS X™ Level D full motion flight

simulator for Air Arabia. This agreement was reached during the

Bahrain International Airshow taking place at the Sakhir Airbase

on 21 – 23 January 2016.

TRU Simulation + Training will manufacture the A320 FFS X in

its Montreal, Canada facility. Upon completion, the new A320

FFS X will undergo qualification by EASA CS-FSTD(A)for Level

D use. The full flight simulator is slated for installation at Air

Arabia’s facility at the Sharjah Airport International in Sharjah,

United Arab Emirates by the second quarter of 2016.

تريىىج إلوتاج جهاز + العربيت للطيران تختار تي آر يى سيميىليشه

محاكاة طيران كامل الحركت لطائراث ايرباص مه طراز

رشح + أعهذ انعشثخ نهطشا ع رقعب ارفبقخ خذذح يع ششكخ ر آس سنش

Dانزبثعخ نششكخ ركسزش، رنك إلزبج خبص يحبكبح طشا كبيم انحشكخ ي انفئخ

A320 FFS X™. خبء رنك خالل يشبسكخ انبقهخ ف فعبنبد يعشض انجحش انذن

.2016بش 23–21ث " قبعذح انصخش اندخ"نهطشا انز رسزضف

ف (A320 FFS X)ثزصع خبص انحبكبح " رشح+ ر آس سنش "سزقو

سخضع اندبص نذ اكزبل رصع نهزصف . يصعب انكبئ ثذخ يزشبل انكذخ

". انكبنخ األسثخ نساليخ انطشا"ي CS-FSTD(A)فقب نعبس Dض انفئخ

" يطبس انشبسقخ انذن"ف " انعشثخ نهطشا"ي انقشس رشكت اندبص ض يشأح

.2016ثحهل انشثع انثب ي عبو

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Gulf Air's restructured Boeing and Airbus fleet

billion6 .7orders total USD Gulf Air announced, on the first day of the Bahrain International

Airshow 2016, restructured orders of 45 aircraft with Boeing and

Airbus in deals worth a combined total of USD 7.6 billion. The

orders consist of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, 17 Airbus

A321neo and 12 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

The deliveries of these aircraft will commence from Q2 2018.

The orders follow extensive negotiations with both aircraft

manufacturers to revise Gulf Air's previous orders with Boeing

and Airbus . The restructured orders will simplify Gulf Air's future

wide-body fleet to Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and ensure its

future narrow-body fleet will largely focus on A320neo Family

aircraft.

Source: Gulf Air

7.6طلبياث طيران الخليج مه طائراث بىيىغ وايرباص تبلغ مراجعت

مليار دوالرطشا انخهح ف انو األل إلقبيخ يعشض انجحش انذن نهطشا ع صفقبرب أعهذ

طبئشح ي طشاص ثغ اشثبص ثجهغ 45نششاء انطبئشاد اندذذح، انز جهغ عذدب

-9طبئشح ثغ ي طشاص 16رزك انصفقبد ي . يهبس دالس أيشك 7.6صم إن

طبئشح اشثبص ي 321neo،12طبئشح اشثبص ي طشاص 17دسالش، 787

.320neoطشاص

، حث رأر ز انطهجبد 2018سزى رسهى طهجبد انطبئشاد ف انشثع انثب ي انعبو

ف أعقبة انفبضبد انسعخ نهبقهخ يع ششكز رصع انطبئشاد نشاخعخ طهجبد

سزشذ انصفقبد اندذذح . طشا انخهح انسبثقخ نهطبئشاد ي طشاص ثغ اشثبص

اعزبد أسطل طشا انخهح انسزقجه ي انطبئشاد راد انحدى انكجش عه انطبئشاد ي

دسالش، كب شم أسطل انبقهخ انسزقجه ي انطبئشاد انصغشح 787-9طشاص ثغ

.320neoعه انطبئشاد ي طشاص اشثبص

طشا انخهح: انصذس

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FLIGHTS TO AND FROM -STATUS UPDATE

JFKNEW YORK

AND WASHINGTON D.C.Winter storm Jonas has caused major disruption to flights in and

out of the Northeastern seaboard of the United States on Friday

23 January.

The weather conditions are now forecast to improve at both

New York JFK and Washington Dulles airports. Etihad Airways

therefore expects its flights to and from both cities to operate as

scheduled from 24 January, however unexpected delays may

still occur.

Etihad Airways continues to assist its guests affected by the

cancellations of its flights on 23 January with their travel

arrangements.

Guests booked to travel on Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi to

and from New York and Washington D.C. can call the Etihad

Airways Contact Centre on +971 (0) 2599 0000, or toll free on

+1877 690 0767 if calling from the United States, or can visit

www.etihad.com for more information.

The safety and comfort of its guests is Etihad Airways'

paramount concern and it regrets any inconvenience caused by

the unavoidable weather-related disruption.

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KLM’s flights from Oslo to be powered by new

.biofuelThis spring, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will start a new series of

flights from Oslo to Amsterdam powered by biofuel. The biofuel

forms part of an ITAKA* project, providing sustainable fuel for

worldwide’s first biojet supply via hydrant system at Oslo Airport.

The biojet supply is funded by the European Commission and

.SkyNRGbyfacilitated

With effect from today, biofuel will for the first time be available

via hydrant instead of the usual refuelling truck and will use the

existing infrastructure at Oslo airport. This is the result of

cooperation between Air BP and Avinor, the Norwegian airport

operator at Oslo Airport Gardermoen.

The biofuel flights are part of KLM’s initiatives to reduce its CO2

emissions. As ITAKA’s launching customer, I’m delighted to

confirm that KLM plans to continue its involvement with ITAKA by

using the new biofuel in Oslo. After cooperating previously with

ITAKA within the scope of a series of biofuel flights from

Amsterdam to Bonaire in 2014, KLM will use this fuel this spring

to initiate a new series of flights from Oslo to Amsterdam. The

flights will be operated using KLM Cityhopper’s Embraer

190sInka Pieter, Director CSR & Environmental Strategy at KLM

In addition to using biofuel from the hydrant system, some of the

biofuel for KLM will be delivered by refuelling trucks. In

cooperation with Embraer, biofuel efficiency will be assessed in

comparison with kerosene. KLM previously conducted similar

tests in cooperation with Boeing and Airbus.

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(Continue)KLM’s current aim is to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% in 2020

(compared to 2011 levels) through fleet renewal, using

sustainable biofuel and increasing flight efficiency. KLM is best in

class when it comes to fuel efficiency and is leading in using

sustainable biofuel.

The flights have also been made possible by the partners of the

Corporate BioFuel programme, which this week expanded

. The corporations that participate in the include ABN AMROto

KLM Corporate BioFuel Programme pay a surcharge that covers

the price difference between sustainable biofuel and traditional

kerosene. This investment is fully utilised by KLM to purchase

sustainable biofuel, which is added to the fuel pumped into KLM

aircraft at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and elsewhere, like Oslo.

Consequently, the participating corporations reduce CO2

emissions resulting from their business travel, but also contribute

to the further development of the biofuel market.

* ITAKA: Initiative Towards SustAinable Kerosene for , a consortium of leading aerospace and fuel ITAKAAviation.

companies, was established to produce sustainable biofuel for use in aviation. ITAKA is a cooperative project funded by the European Commission. The project aims to produce sustainable, renewable jet fuel and to test its use in existing logistics systems and during regular flight operations within Europe.

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Cargo market weakness drives Boeing to reduce

production8 -747Boeing will reduce the production rate of the 747-8 to 0.5 aircraft

per month—or just six per year—starting in September 2016,

citing softness in the global air cargo market.

The 747-8 is now being produced at the rate of 1.3 aircraft per

month and the rate was previously slated to drop to one per

month in March.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner

said in a statement that the ―air cargo market recovery that began

in late 2013 has stalled in recent months and slowed demand for

.‖freighter8 -747the

Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP-marketing Randy Tinseth said,

―The 747-8 and its future are tied to the cargo marketplace, and

frankly this is a market that’s been up and it’s been down over

the last few years. Unfortunately, in the middle of 2015 that

market started to soften.‖

He added that the ―lower rate … allows us to capture the [slower]

growth in the market we expect over the coming years. In

addition, it allows us to bridge to an upcoming replacement cycle

of older 747 aircraft … Today there are more than 200 old 747

freighters in operation. The 747-8 is the perfect replacement for

those aircraft and the replacement cycle should begin later this

decade.‖

Boeing Commercial Airplanes will take an $885 million pre-tax

charge tied to the 747-8 rate slowdown. ―The earnings charge

will not affect the company’s 2015 revenue or cash flow,‖ Boeing

said.

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orderCSeriesGulf Air looks again at Gulf Air’s plans to order the Bombardier CSeries regional jet may be

in doubt, after the airline’s CEO announced plans to meet the

Canadian manufacturer in the next few weeks.

but, 2012 in s100CS10 The Bahraini national carrier contracted for

like all customers for the Canadian twinjet, has had to cope with the

aircraft’s protracted development program.

and the 2015 took place in December CSeriesof the Certification

is due to receive its —Swiss International Air Lines—launch customer

initial CS100 in the first half of 2016.

―We were supposed to receive the first aircraft in December 2013,‖

Gulf Air’s acting CEO Maher Salman Al Musallam said as the Bahrain

International Air Show opened. ―We’re supposed to be the launch

customer in the Middle East—that’s how they are referring to us.‖

―We are going to meet with them very soon to look thoroughly

through the contract [and at] the regional jet concept that led Gulf Air

into buying the CSeries. This concept needs to be studied completely

… whether it’s going to be viable for Gulf Air to continue to

renegotiate a delivery date with Bombardier or something else.‖

He anticipated a decision would be made around March.

When development of the CSeries began it had promised around a

20% fuel saving on the Airbus A320 family, Al Musallam noted.

However, Airbus was now introducing the modernized, re-engined

A320neo, which it said would deliver a 16%-17% improvement in fuel

costs on its predecessor.

Gulf Air operates two Airbus types, the single-aisle A320/321 and the

twin-aisle A330-200, with a fleet size of 28 aircraft. It announced

major orders for the A320/321neo, plus an amended order for the

Boeing 787-9 earlier this week.

―I don’t know, as a small airline, whether we are able to operate a

third type or not. This is a big decision,‖ Al Musallam said.

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AirwaysAdria% of 58 .91Slovenia sells Adria% of58 .91sellThe Republic of Slovenia has agreed to

K 4headquartered turnaround specialist -to LuxembourgAirways

Invest for €100,000 ($108,756), subject to regulatory clearances

and other conditions.

Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) and Bad Asset Management

Co. (BAMC) hold the Adria Airways shares on behalf of the state.

In a statement issued on Jan. 19, SSH and BAMC said they have

signed a ―share purchase and sale agreement‖ with 4K Invest,

after the investor offered the best bid for the airline.

―At the general meeting of shareholders of Adria Airways on Jan.

19, 2016, this transaction was put into execution,‖ they said. ―The

capital increase and the sale process are expected to be

completed in the following few months.‖

Under the deal, Adria Airways will undergo a €4.1 million capital

increase. Slovenia will contribute €3.1 million to this total,

boosted by a further €1 million from 4K Invest.

SSH and BAMC said Adria Airways has been facing business

and financial problems for ―quite some time.‖ However, it added

that Slovenia’s share of the capital increase is lower than

estimated and cheaper than Adria Airways declaring bankruptcy,

which would trigger redundancies and result in unemployment

benefits. Adria Airways contributes around €10 million to the

national treasury in taxes alone.

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(Continue)In addition to the paying-up of capital, [4K Invest] will provide for

the viability and the development of the Slovenian national

airliner, and enable other long-term positive impacts,‖ SSH and

BAMC said. ―Adria Airways will get a buyer who will restructure it,

maintain the Slovenian airline and provide for its future

development, enabling thus long-term positive impacts to the

budget, the Slovenian economy, the development of the industry

and of all the stakeholders of the company.‖

The money from the capital increase will be used to return Adria

Airways to growth. Under its new ownership, the airline will

maintain its hybrid business model, its Star Alliance membership

and stay focused on the Slovenian, Albanian, Kosovo and

Macedonian markets.

in order to more modern aircraft―The airline is expected to add

grow its international network, according to the buyer. Adria

in Estonia,‖ SSH new marketAirways will continue to service its

and BAMC said.

, following 2015was started in July most recent sale processThis

on from an unsuccessful attempt to privatize Adria Airways in

2013. The earlier attempt failed because the ―offers received

were considered unacceptable,‖ SSH and BAMC said.

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BTS: Passenger complaints with US airlines

doubled in NovemberComplaints against US airlines doubled year-over-year in

November 2015, according to the US Bureau of Transportation

Statistics’ Air Travel Consumer Report. Passengers logged

major US airlines in November 13 against the complaints884

2015, compared to 443 complaints registered in November 2014.

US airlines in this complaint category are primarily those with at

least 1% of total domestic scheduled-service passenger

revenues, as determined by the Bureau of Transportation

Statistics (BTS).

Complaints against all airline services—including US airlines,

foreign airlines, travel agents and tour operators – totaled 1,308

for November 2015, up 43.4% year-over-year (YOY), but down

14.3% from October 2015, according to the US Department of

Transportation (DOT).

Consumer complaints

SkyWest Airlines had the best record in November—with the

least amount of complaints—registering 0.32 complaints per

100,000 systemwide passengers (i.e. eight complaints per 2.47

million enplanements), followed by Southwest Airlines (40

complaints per 1.15 million enplanements, or 0.33 complaints per

100,000 passengers) and ExpressJet Airlines (10 complaints per

1.9 million enplanements, 0.52 complaints per 100,000

passengers). Spirit Airlines had 160 complaints out of 1.5 million

enplanements (or 10.75 complaints per 100,000 passengers).

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(Continue)Tarmac delays

exceeding tarmac delaysFive US domestic flights experienced

three hours in November, and one international flight had a

tarmac delay on US soil exceeding four hours during the month.

DOT is further investigating the month’s reported delays.

Of the delayed US domestic flights, the longest tarmac delay

involved a Nov. 8 Alaska Airlines flight from Ralph Wien Memorial

Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, bound for Ted Stevens Anchorage

International Airport. The flight, which is normally a 91 minute

flight, spent 280 minutes on the tarmac before continuing on to

its destination. Three of the other delayed domestic flights

originated from the New York metro area on Nov. 14; all were

affected by an equipment failure at New York City area airports,

BTS said.

The delayed international flight involved a Nov. 21 Qatar Airways

flight which originated in Doha and was bound for Chicago

O’Hare. The flight, normally a 14 hour, 50 minute journey, was

diverted to Detroit where it spent 379 minutes on the tarmac

before continuing on to its destination. A late autumn snowstorm

struck the Midwest that afternoon and dumped 11.2 inches of

snow in the Chicago area; nearly 800 flights were canceled at

O’Hare.

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(Continue)Cancellations

US carriers canceled 1% of their scheduled domestic flights in

November—4,599 out of 467,972 scheduled flights. Delta and

% 0, with cancellation recordsHawaiian posted the month’s lowest

and 0.1% of all flights canceled, respectively (Delta canceled 14

flights out of 72,228 flights; Hawaiian canceled 5 out of 6,024

flights). Envoy had the highest cancellation record for November—

905 out of 20,305 flights, or 4.5%.

On-time arrivals

rate in arrivaltime-on% overall7.83US domestic flights had an

November, down 3.3 points from October, but improving on

November 2014’s rate by 2.1 points. Hawaiian Airlines was back on

top for November, with 93.9% of its flights arriving on-time. Delta

placed second, with 89.5% of its flights arriving on-time, followed

by Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, with respective on-time

arrival rates of 85.5% and 83.9%. Frontier Airlines had November’s

lowest level of on-time arrivals, with 74% of its flights arriving on-

time.

Mishandled baggage

mishandled baggage Virgin America had the best record for

363 ,606reports filed out of 451 in November, with reports

passengers that month, or 0.74 reports per 1,000 passengers.

Delta Air Lines followed, with 15,358 reports filed out of 10.4 million

passengers (or 1.47 reports per 1,000 passengers), as did JetBlue,

with 3,798 reports filed out of 2.5 million passengers (or 1.52

reports per 1,000 passengers). Envoy Air received 4,697 reports

out of 969,033 passengers (or 4.85 reports per 1,000 passengers)

to claim the month’s highest number of mishandled baggage

reports.

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Russia sums up regional subsidy programs for

2015Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has summed

up two subsidy programs—the regional flights and the Volga region

subsidy programs—for 2015.

program, Russian airlines carried subsidyUnder a regional flights

548,061 passengers in 2015, up 3.4% year-over-year. According to

, RusLine,Angara,Auroraincluding—airlines26 , Rosaviatsia

133 flights on 919 ,10operated —Yamaland Yakutia,Pskovavia

destinations. The program cost RUB4.1 billion ($48 million) out of

planned 4.2 billion.

The route that was most in demand was Yakutsk-Blagoveshchensk

operated by Yakutia Airline. The destination is followed by Yuzhno-

Sakhalinsk-Blagoveshchensk and Krasnoyarsk-Mirny.

passengers. 603 ,102subsidy program carried Volga regionThe

Three airlines—Avia Management Group (under Dexter brand),

YuVT-Aero and Orenburg Airport—took part in the program, which

cost RUB550 million out of a planned RUB620 million.

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Lufthansa, UFO union sign arbitration agreement

Flight Attendants’ and the IndependentLufthansa

(UFO) have agreed on arbitration talks, which will Organization

continue until June 30, 2016. During this period, ―industrial peace

will be obligatory,‖ Lufthansa said in a statement.

Prior to the arbitration, the social partners had already agreed on a

new collective wage settlement as well as a new agreement for the

future pensions and transitional benefits of Lufthansa cabin staff.

The collective wage agreement will be valid until Sept. 30, 2016.

will receive a single payment of cabin staff000 ,19,2015For

€3,000 ($3,263). As of Jan. 1, 2016, wages have been increased

2.2%.

Lufthansa said agreements have already been signed regarding

the future pensions and transitional benefits. Details that are still in

dispute must be negotiated by Feb. 15, 2016. Should no

agreement be reached on these details, the pending issues will be

brought to arbitration.

―In parallel to the arbitration, pending issues will be discussed

which do not form part of the arbitration, such as the conditions

under which cabin staff within the Lufthansa Group may switch to

another airline in Germany,‖ Lufthansa said.

and EurowingsTalks have also begun between the management of

UFO regarding work conditions in the low-cost segment.

In 2015, Lufthansa has been plagued with industrial disputes

ground staff.andpilotsinvolving cabin crew,

have 2015 and 2014 in strikesdays of30 According to Lufthansa,

cost the carrier €500 million.

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employees600 Europe to hire Eurowings

will EuropeEurowingscost (LCC) subsidiary-Lufthansa Group low

hire 600 crewmembers as its fleet expands to 19 Airbus A320s by

the end of 2017.

A Lufthansa spokesperson told ATW, ―We are looking for 400 cabin

crew members, as well 100 captains and 100 first officers.‖

Eurowings Europe will have an air operator’s certificate in Austria.

Two A320s will be based in Vienna. Other bases in Europe are

under evaluation.

European -panas aEurowingsLufthansa has established

aircraft as 100 platform, which should grow quickly to LCC

competition from LCCs such EasyJet, Ryanair, and Vueling rise to

a 50% market share in Europe.

airlines to join invited, the Lufthansa Group2015In November

Eurowings as franchise companies.

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