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• AirbuslaunchesA321neowithtruetransatlanticcapability

• DeltaAirLines,ThePortAuthorityofNewYorkandNewJersey,andJFKInternationalAirTerminalunveilnewestexpansionatJFKAirport’sTerminal4

15/01/2015• QatarAirwaysInauguratesWorld’sFirstA350XWBRoutefromDohatoFrankfurt

Source: Fraport

19/01/2015• AirArabiawillcreateanotherpieceofhistorynextmonthwhenitbecomesthefirstlow-costairlinefromtheMiddleEastandAfricatoentertheChinesemarket.StartingonFebruary10,2015,thecarrierwillflyregularnon-stopservicestoUrumqi,thelargestcityinWesternChina

20/01/2015• BertrandPiccardandAndréBorschberg,theSwissco-foundersandpilotsofSolarImpulse,alongwiththeirPartners,todayrevealedthedetailedglobalflightrouteofSolarImpulse2

• In2014,BordeauxAirportsawitsinternationaltrafficsoaringby+24%

21/01/2015• ThestrategyforthenewAlitaliawasunveiledtoday,withanunequivo-calcommitmentbythenewexecutiveteamandstrategicinvestorstoreinventtheairline

22/01/2015• AmericanAirlineswelcomesfirstBoeing787Dreamliner

Source: American Airlines

5/01/2015• AirNewZealand–SingaporeAirlinesalliancetakesoff

• AmericanAirlinestodayformallysubmittedanapplicationtotheUnit-edStatesDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)proposingtooperatedaily,year-round,nonstopservicebetweenLosAngelesInternationalAirport(LAX)andTokyo’sHanedaAirport(HND

6/01/2015• AmericanAirlinesisrefreshingthelookandexpandingthereachofitsflagshipin-flightmagazine,AmericanWay

Source:AmericanAirliners

8/01/2015• WilliamE.Boeing,Jr.dies

9/01/2015• fastjetispleasedtoannouncethatfastjetZambiaLtdhasreceivedconfirmationfromtheZambianCivilAviationAuthoritythatithassuccessfullycompletedthecritical‘Phase1’ofitsapplicationforanAirOperatingCertificate(AOC)

• TheBoardofDirectorsofCyprusAirwayshasdecidedtoinitiatetheprocedureforvoluntaryliquidation

12/01/2015• AirFranceinaugurateitsnewLaPremièrecabinonboardflightAF254toSingaporeandJakarta,ondeparturefromParis-CharlesdeGaulle

13/01/20 15• FinnairisthefirstairlineinEuropeandoneofonlytwoglobalcarri-ers(SouthAfricanAirways)tobecertifiedasaStage2operatorinIATAEnvironmentalAssessment(IEnvA)program,anenvironmentalmanagementsystemdesignedtoindependentlyassessandimproveanairline’senvironmentalmanagement

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27/01/2015• DXBtakesovertopspotforinternationalpassengertraffic

28/01/2015• JapanAirlines(JAL)andMitsubishiAircraftCorporation(MitsubishiAircraft)announcedtodaythattheyhavesignedanagreementforthepurchaseofthirty-twofirmMitsubishiRegionalJet(MRJ)aircraft

• Transaviastartsanewchapter.Today,thecompanyisthereforepre-sentinganewbrandidentityandambitiousgoalsforthefuture

30/01/2015• Acquisitionofa9.99%stakeinInternationalConsolidatedAirlinesGroup,SA(“IAG”)

• FirstEurowingsAirbusA320totakeoffonSunday

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• AmericanAirlinesandKoreanAirhavesignedanagreementtobegincodesharing

5/02/2015• 2015AirTransportNewsAwardsfinalistsannounced

• AviancaHoldingsS.A.hassignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withAirbusfor100A320neoFamilyaircraft

9/02/2015• AZALintroducesanewclassofservice

11/02/2015• AmericanAirlinesannouncesfirstroutesforBoeing787Dreamliner

• AsianaAirlinestoorder25A321neoaircraft

13/02/2015• ANAHOLDINGStodayannounceschangestoitsboard.ShinyaKatano-zaka,SeniorExecutiveVicePresident,willsucceedShinichiroItoasPresidentandCEOfrom1AprilwhileMr.ItowilltakeoverfromYojiOhashiasChairmanofANAHDonthesamedate

17/02/2015• AerLingusGroupplctodayannouncestheappointmentofMrStephenKavanaghasitsChiefExecutiveOfficer

20/02/2015• TheChiefExecutiveOfficerofSouthAfricanAirwaysSOCLtd,MrMonwabisiKalawe,iscurrentlyonsuspension

23/02/2015• EuroAirportannouncesthatJürgRämi,Director,hasdecidedtotakeretirementasof31July2015

24/02/2015• AtameetingoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheCompany,AlanBorgwasofficiallyappointedChiefExecutiveOfficeratMaltaInternationalAirport

27/02/2015• ERAcelebrates35yearsofservicetomembers

• BombardierCS300aircraftsuccessfullycompletesmaidenflight

Source: Bombardier

2/02/2015• BoeingdeliversScoot’sFirst787Dreamliner

Source:Boeing

• StefanPichleronboardtheairberlingroupasnewCEO

Source:airberlin

3/02/2015• MemberStatesoftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)recommendedtheadoptionofanew15-minuteaircrafttrackingStandardearliertoday,duringdiscussionsamongsttheover850participantstotheUNaviationbody’s2015HighLevelSafetyConference

• MemberStatesoftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)confirmed their support today for theOrganization’s comprehensiveconflictzoneriskmitigationworkprogramme,includingaproposaltodevelopaprototypeonline resource forglobal conflict zone riskas-sessments

• SwissInternationalAirLines(SWISS)hasrenameditsSwissEuropeanAirLinessubsidiary,theoperatorofitsAvroRJ100fleet.Thecom-panywillnowbeknownasSwissGlobalAirLines

4/02/2015• ATRregretstoconfirmthatanATR72-600operatedbyTaiwan’sTransAsiaAirwayswasinvolvedinanaccidenttodayataround10.45am(localtime)nearTaipeiSongshanairport(Taiwan)

• easyJet,theUK’slargestairline,haslaunchedanewaircraftlivery-thefirstchangetothelookoftheairline’siconicwhiteandorangefleetsinceeasyJet.comreplacedthecallcentrenumberonthefuse-lagein1998

Source: easyJet

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21/03/2015• 2015AirTransportNewsAwards–TurkishAirlines,DubaiAirportsandRobertDeillonamongthewinners

Source: Air Transport News

24/03/2015• Germanwings4U9525crashednearBarcelonnette

• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)woundupanim-portantmeetinginMadagascarthisweek,focusingontheSustainableDevelopmentofAirTransportinAfrica,whichresultedintheadoptionofanewDeclarationontheSustainableDevelopmentofAirTransportinAfrica

27/03/2015• EASApublishestodayatemporaryrecommendationforairlinestoensurethatatleasttwocrew,includingatleastonequalifiedpilot,areintheflightcrewcompartmentatalltimesoftheflight

• Worldfirst‘TimeBasedSeparation’goesliveatHeathrow

31/03/2015• SolarImpulsearrivesinChina

• JaanAlbrechtacceptspositionasCEOofSunExpress

• Theco-pilotofGermanwingsflight4U9525interruptedhispi-lottrainingattheFlightTrainingPilotSchoolforseveralmonths.Thereaftertheco-pilotreceivedthemedicalcertificateconfirminghisfitnesstofly

• Boeing,AirIndiacelebrate20th787Dreamliner-Newairplaneisworld’sfirst787inStarAlliancelivery

Source:Boeing

3/03/2015• KLMandCityofAmsterdamstrengthentieswithXiamenAirlines

6/03/2015• TheEuropeanCommissionpublishedtodayanewregulationonli-censesandmedicalcertificationforairtrafficcontrollers(ATCO)

9/03/2015• TheSolarImpulseteaminAbuDhabialongwiththeMissionCon-trolCenter(MCC)inMonaco,witnessedSolarImpulsetake-offthismorningtoreachMuscat(Oman),beforecrossingtheArabianSeatoAhmedabad(India)

• DrArjoonSuddhooappointedChairmanofAirMauritiusBoardofDirectors

• ALCfirmsuporderfor55Airbusaircraft

11/03/2015• GOLannouncesacodeshareagreementwithAirCanada

12/03/2015• Dr.FangLiuofChinaBecomesFirst-EverWomanAppointedSecretaryGeneralofICAO

• CANSOhasannouncedthepublicationofitsPerformance-BasedNavi-gationBestPracticeGuideforANSPs

13/03/2015• CebuPacificannouncesnewflightstoDoha,Qatar

16/03/2015• TheEuropeanAviationSafetyAgencypublishedtodayitsproposalsforthefutureoftheaviationregulatorysystem

• AzerbaijanAirlinesandTurkishAirlineshavesignedaCodeshareAgreement

• AirArabiarewardspassengerswithregion’sfirstlow-costcarrierloyaltyprogram

18/03/2015• BoeinghasbegunseveralmonthsofflightswithitsecoDemonstrator757toevaluatenewtechnologiestoimprovecommercialaviation’sefficiency,reducenoiseandcarbonemissions

• AccelyaappointsJohnJohnstonasGroupChiefExecutiveOfficer

• Boeing747-8IntercontinentalreceivesFAAapprovalfor330-minuteETOPS

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Source:ICAO

Germania starts a new Chapter in Cyprusincreasing primarily the connection points withGermany,withfourdirectroutestoPafosAirport(Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Erfurt) and twodirectroutestoLarnakaairport(MunichandZurich)

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21/4/2015• Norwegiancontinuestoexpanditslong-haulnetworkwithnewdirectroutes.StartingNovember2015,Norwegianwilllaunchanon-stopservicebetweenLondonGatwickandtheCaribbeanislandofPuertoRico.AsofMay2015,PulainCroatiawillbeanewdestinationfromLondonGatwick.TheairlineisalsoaddingmoreweeklyflightsbetweenLondonGatwickandNewYork

• Rolls-Roycehaswonitslargesteverorder,worth$9.2bn,toprovideTrent900enginesandTotalCare®servicesupporttoEmirates.Theengineswillpower50AirbusA380aircraftthatwillenterservicefrom2016

• airberlinleavestheAEA

22/4/2015• IACA:Europemustreconsideritspoliciestorestorethecompetitivenessofitsairlinesector

• easyJettakesdeliveryofits

250thAirbusaircraft

Source: easyJet

24/4/2015• ThomasSuritschappointedManagingDirectoratNIKI

28/4/2015• AllNipponAirwaysCo.,Ltd.announcedtodaythatitwouldbethefirstJapaneseairlinetointroducetheBoeing787-9oninternationalroutes,beginningserviceonitsHaneda-MunichrouteonMay5

29/4/2015• QatarAirwaysGrouphassetanewindustryrecord,withthedeliveryoffournewAlMahaaircrafttoDohainjustoneday,fromaircraft

manufacturerAirbus

Source: Qatar Airways

30/4/2015• BangkokAirways’networkaddedtooneworld’sGlobalExplorerRTWfare

• AirCanadafirstforeignairlinetooffercustomerstheeaseandconve-nienceofTSAPre™programatU.S.airports

2/4/2015• Today,theFederalOfficeofCivilAviation(FOCA)closeditsinvestiga-tionintotheEtihadAirways’investmentandgavethefinalapprovalofthepartnershipbetweentheSwissregionalcarrierDarwinAirlineandEtihadAirways,thenationalcarrieroftheUnitedArabEmirates

7/4/2015• AsaresultofthevotestakenattheTurkishAirlines’OrdinaryGeneralAssembly,Mr.IlkerAycihasbeendesignatedasBoardChairmanofTurkishAirlines,andDr.TemelKotilwillassumetheroleofDeputyChairmaninadditiontohisposition

8/4/2015• AmericanAirlinestodayreceivedasingleoperatingcertificatefromtheFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)forAmericanandUSAir-ways,markingamajormilestoneintheintegrationofthetwoairlines

10/4/2015• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)launcheditspro-totypeconflictzoneriskinformationrepositorylastweek,respondingdirectlytoMemberStaterecommendationswhichcameoutoftheUNagency’sHigh-levelSafetyConferenceinFebruary

• PanamaPresidentJuanCarlosVarelaRodriguezandU.S.PresidentBarackObamawitnessedahistoricagreementinwhichCopaAirlines[NYSE:CPA]andBoeing[NYSE:BA]announcedanorderfor61737MAX8andMAX9airplanes

Source: Boeing

14/4/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)launchedtheIATAStandardSafetyAssessment(ISSA)forairlinesnoteligiblefortheIATAOperationalSafetyAudit

15/4/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)announcedthepublicationofthefirsteditionoftheEmergencyResponseBestPrac-ticesHandbook

• Ryanair,Europe’sfavouriteairline,todayjoinedInstagram,offeringbehindthescenesimagesoflifeinsideEurope’sbiggestcarrier,snapshotsofits190destinationsandthechanceforcustomerstosharetheirfavouriteRyanairphotosandexperiencesthroughthe@Ryanairaccount

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Transavia introduces four weekly flights fromLarnakaairporttoAmsterdamSchipholAirport,thetwoofwhichwillbecombinedwiththealreadyoperatedtwoweeklyflightsfromPafosairport

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8/5/2015• SanjivEdward,HeadofCargoBusinessatDelhiInternationalAirporthasbeennamedasthenextChairmanofTIACA,withSebastiaanScholte,CEOofJandeRijkLogisticsnamedViceChairman

• GrupoAeromexicoandDeltaAirLineshavefiledanapplicationwiththeMexicanComisionFederaldeCompetenciaEconomica(FederalEconomicCompetitionCommission)foraJointCooperationAgree-mentonflightsbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexico

10/5/2015• TigerairPhilippines,thewhollyownedsubsidiaryofCebuPacificAir,nowoperatesasCebgo

11/5/2015• QatarAirways,asthegloballaunchcustomerfortheA350XWB,becamethefirstairlinetooperatetheworld’snewestaircrafttoSingaporeandtheAsiaPacificregiontoday,withtheinauguralA350XWBservicearrivinginSingaporeChangiAirport

• ThePC-24takesoffonitsmaidenflight

12/5/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)andtheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UNECE)signedaMemoran-dumofUnderstanding(MoU)tostrengthentheirsupporttodevelopingcountriesseekingtoimplementtheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)TradeFacilitationAgreement

• KayKratkyconfirmedasnewCEOofAustrianAirlines

Source: Austrian

• TheEuropeanCommissionhasadoptedadecisionthatrenderslegallybindingcommitmentsofferedbyAirFrance/KLM,AlitaliaandDelta,membersoftheSkyTeamairlinealliance,tolowerbarrierstoentryorexpansiononthreetransatlanticroutes

1/5/2015• ChristophMuellerassumedleadershipoftheMalaysiaAirlinesGroupon1May2015followingadecisionbyitssoleshareholder

Source: Malaysia Airlines

4/5/2015• TheEuropeanAviationSafetyAgency(EASA)andtheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)announcedthepublicationofnewtrain-ingrequirementsforairlinepilotstopreventlossofcontrolsituations

• NTSBissuestwonewsafetyrecommendationstotheFederalAviationAdministrationasaresultofseveralwrongairportlandingevents

5/5/2015• AirSerbiaannouncetheimplementationofacodeshareagreementwithAirChina

6/5/2015• QatarAirwaysandRoyalAirMarochaveannouncedthelaunchofastrategicjointbusinessagreementontheirservicesbetweentheStateofQatarandtheKingdomofMorocco

7/5/2015• ADRcommunicatesthattheLeonardodaVinciwillbeclosedtillat14.00,becauseofafireattheterminal3

• BombardierCommercialAircraftandSwissInternationalAirLines(SWISS)announcedtodaythatSWISSwillbethefirstcustomertotakedeliveryandoperatetheCSeriesaircraftwhentheCS100aircraftentersserviceinthefirsthalfof2016

Source: Bombardier

MAY

Jet2introducestwonewroutesfromNewcastleandGlasgowairportstoLarnakaairport

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• AlitaliaSAItodayannouncedthatitwillnotrenewitspartnershipagreementandancillaryjointventuresagreementswithAirFrance-KLMwhentheycomeupforrenewalin2017

• WizzAirCelebrates11thAnniversarywithrefreshedbrandandlivery

Source: Wizz Air

22/5/2015• AirLituanicaceasesitsoperationsfrommid-dayofMay22,Friday

27/5/2015• TheIrishAviationAuthoritywelcomestheGovernment’sdecisiontoapprovetheproposedsaleofits25%shareholdinginAerLingustotheInternationalAirlinesGroup(IAG)

29/5/2015• ANAHoldingsexecutedsponsorshipagreementandshareholders’agreementofSkymarkInc.

• LyleHoggappointedasthenewPresidentofPiedmontAirlines

18/5/2015• TheNATSBoardtodayannouncedthatRichardDeakinisstandingdownasthecompany’sChiefExecutiveOfficerafterfiveyears

19/5/2015• A320neowithLEAP-1Aenginestakestotheskyforthefirsttime

Source:Airbus

• Aneweraoflow-costaviationintheLevantbegantodayasthefirstAirArabiaJordanflightdeparteditsbaseatQueenAliaInternationalAirportinAmman

Source: Air Arabia

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• TheBoardofAtlanticAirwayshasappointedJohannaaBergiasitsnewChiefExecutive

8/6/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportIndustry(IATA)advocatedforanevendeeperpartnershipwithgovernmentsbasedonglobalstandardsinthecriticalareasofsafety,infrastructure,security,regulation,andenvironment

• ThecallcameinTyler’sReportontheAirTransportIndustrytothe71stIATAAnnualGeneralMeetingandWorldAirTransportSummit,whichisbeingheldinMiami

• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)andMexico’sMinistryofCommunicationsandTransportationsignedaMemoran-dumofUnderstanding(MOU)inwhichIATAwillprovidetechnicalandoperationalassistanceforthedesignandconstructionofMexicoCity’snewairport.TheagreementalsoencompassesIATAofferingtechnicalandprofessionaladviceforthecurrentMexicoCityairporttoensureitcontinuestooperateefficientlyuntilthenewfacilityiscompletedaround2020

Source: IATA

• IvanChu,ChiefExecutiveofCathayPacificAirways,hasbeennomi-natedbytheGoverningBoardofoneworldtoserveasitsChairmanfortheyearahead.

11/6/2015• DeltaAirLineswillenterintoanaircraftacquisitiondealwithTheBoeingCo.for20EmbraerE190aircraftand40additionalnew737-900ERsuponratificationofatentativeagreementcoveringmorethan12,000Deltapilots

13/6/2015• CANSOiscautiouslyoptimisticthatAfricaisexperiencingagreaterwillingnessamongStatesandindustrypartnerstomakerealprogressonthechallengesfacingaviationandairtrafficmanagement(ATM)

15/6/2015• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganizationhasamendedthe2015-2016editionofitsTechnicalInstructionsfortheSafeTransportofDangerousGoodsbyAir(ICAODoc9284),prohibitingpassengersandcrewfromcarryinge-cigarettesandotherbattery-poweredportableelectronicsmokingdevicesincheckedbaggage.Theamendmentalsoprohibitsrechargingthedevicesinaircraftcabins

• Boeing,GarudaIndonesiaannouncetheairline’sintenttopurchase30787-9sandupto30737MAX8s

• GarudaIndonesiasignsLOIforupto30A350XWB

1/6/2015

• CEBunveilsnewlogo

• EtihadAirwaysarrivesinSydneytonight,beginninganexcitingneweraofluxurytravelontheSydney-AbuDhabiandSydney-Londonroutes

• QatarAirways,theGlobalLaunchCustomeroftheA350XWB,hasannouncedthatPhiladelphiawillbethefirstdestinationitwillflytointheUSA

• MrJackSoChak-kwongbecameChairmanoftheBoardofAirportAuthorityHongKong(AA)today

• NTSBreleasesfirst–evervideocompaniontoaccidentreport

2/6/2015• Boeingstartsassemblyoffirst737MAX

• FollowingapprovalfromSwitzerland’sFederalOfficeofCivilAviation(FOCA),DarwinAirlinetodayannouncedthattheacquisitionbyEtihadAirwaysofa33.3percentstakeinthesharecapitaloftheSwissre-gionalairline,operatingunderthebrandofEtihadRegional,hasbeenformalizedbywayofasharecapitalincrease

3/6/2015• TodaytheSupervisoryBoardofAustrianAirlinesapprovedthepur-chaseof17Embraer195

• EtihadAirwayshaswelcomedtheannouncementtodaythatithasbeenassignedtheratingof‘A’withaStableOutlook,byFitchRatings

4/6/2015• VirginAustraliaHoldingsLimitedtodaywelcomedtheACCC’sdraftdeterminationapprovingthereauthorisationofitstrans-Pacificalli-ancewithDeltaAirLinesforafurtherfiveyears

• ItalianflagcarrierAlitaliahasembarkedonthenextphaseofitsevolutionasarejuvenatedglobalairlinebyintroducinganewbrandidentity,includingafreshnewlivery,whichaimstopositionthefa-mousairlineasaleaderininnovativeandsophisticatedflying,andtorepresentthebestofItalyontheworldstage

Source:KostasIatrou

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25/6/2015• AirSeychellestodayannouncedtheappointmentofRoyKinnearasitsnewChiefExecutiveOfficer,witheffectfrom1July2015

26/6/2015• Europeanairports’tradeassociationAirportsCouncilInternationalEu-rope(ACIEUROPE)thismorninghelditsAnnualAssembly,aspartofthe25thACIEUROPEAnnualAssembly,Congress&Exhibition.DuringtheAssemblymeeting,MrAugustindeRomanet,President&CEOofAéroportsdePariswaselectedtoleadtheorganisationasPresident

Source:AéroportsdeParis

• TheQantasGroupwillworkwithitsfellowshareholdersinJetstarHongKongtoreviewtheenterprise,followingtheAirTransportLi-censingAuthority’sdecisiontorejectthelocalcarrier’sapplicationtoestablishanoperationinHongKong

• UnitedAirlinesandAzulBrazilianAirlinestodayannouncedanewstrategicpartnershipinwhichUnitedwillacquireanapproximate5percentstakeinAzul

29/6/2015• EtihadAirwaysandPakistanInternationalAirlines(PIA)havesignedacodeshareagreemen

30/6/2015• VietnamAirlinesbecomesworld’ssecondoperatoroftheA350XWB

Source: Airbus

• ChinaAviationSuppliesHoldingCompanysignsaGTAfor45A330FamilyaircraftandanMoUfor30aircraft

• SaudiArabianAirlinesislaunchoperatorofnewA330-300Regional

• GECapitalAviationServices(GECAS)orders60A320neoaircraft

• Boeing,QatarAirwaysannounceorderfor10777-8Xs,four777Freighters

• JapanAirlines(JAL)ispleasedtoannouncethatthecompanyhassignedaTokyo2020OfficialPartner(passengerairtransportser-vicescategory)agreementtodaywiththeTokyoOrganisingCommit-teeoftheOlympicandParalympicGames

16/6/2015• TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation(DOT)todayfinalizeditsdeci-siontopermitDeltaAirLinestoretainitsauthoritytoprovidedailyservicebetweenSeattle,WashingtonandTokyo’sdowntownHanedaAirport,butsubjecttoconditionsdesignedtoensurethatDeltamain-tainsadailyserviceintheSeattlemarketyear-round

• Boeing,KoreanAirannounceairline’sintenttopurchase30737MAXs

• Boeing,RuiliAirlinesannouncecommitmentfor30737MAXs

• Boeing,AerCapannounceorderfor100737MAX8s

• KoreanAirtoorderupto50A321neo

• Geneva-basedUnitedNationsagencytheILO(InternationalLabourOrganization)todayfoundQatarguiltyofallowingitsstate-ownedair-line,QatarAirways,toviolateinternationalandnationalagreementsandinstitutionalisediscrimination

17/6/2015• TheCEOsofEurope’sfivelargestairlinegroups-AirFranceKLM,easyJet,InternationalAirlinesGroup,LufthansaGroupandRyanair-metcollectivelyforthefirsttimetodayandagreedtoworktogethertolobbyforthedevelopmentofanewEUAviationStrategythatwillsupportgrowthandjobsacrossEurope,strengthenthesectorandgiveEurope’spassengerslowerfaresandmorechoice

• Airportindustryrespondstoairportchargesallegationsbybig5airlines

• U.S.Airlinesrejectsmallercarry-oninitiative

• IATApausesrolloutofcabinOKtoreassessinitiative

• QatarAirwayshasannouncedthelaunchofanewdailyAll-FirstClassservicefromitshubinDohatoJeddahintheKingdomofSaudiArabiatocoincidewiththestartofRamadan

• Asianairlinesignsfor60AirbusA320neoFamilyaircraft

18/6/2015• WizzAirsignsfor110A321neoaircraft

• NewBoeingvideotakesviewersinside787-9Dreamlinerflightdeckforthrillingtakeoff

23/6/2015• FijiAirwaysAppointsAndreViljoenasCEOandManagingDirector

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3/07/2015• ATRSreleasethe2015airportbenchmarkstudy.Hartsfield-JacksonAtlantaInternationalAirportwinstheTopEfficiencyExcellenceAwardwithKoreaAirportsCorporation,CopenhagenAirportandAthensInternationalAirportaretheregionalwinners

Source:ATRS

4/07/2015• ThelongestandmostdifficultlegoftheRoundtheWorldSolarFlightattemptedsincelastMarchbySwissexplorersBertrandPiccardandAndréBorschbergendedsuccessfullyinHawaii.AtthecontrolsofSolarImpulse2,pilotAndréBorschberglandedsafelyinHawaiiafterflying117hoursand52minutesoverthePacificOceanfromJapanpoweredonlybythesun

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Source: Solar Impulse

1/07/2015• TheAirportsCommissionhastodaypublisheditsFinalreport,whichsetsoutitsrecommendationstogovernmentforexpandingaviationcapacityintheUK.

• TheCommission’sanalysisshowsthatexpandedairportcapacityiscrucialfortheUK’slong-termprosperity.Whileeachofthe3schemesshortlistedwasconsideredacredibleoptionforexpansion,theCommissionhasunanimouslyconcludedthattheproposalforanewnorthwestrunwayatHeathrowAirport,combinedwithasignificantpackageofmeasurestoaddressitsenvironmentalandcommunityimpacts,presentsthestrongestcaseandoffersthegreateststrategicandeconomicbenefits–providingaround40newdestinationsfromtheairportandmorethan70,000newjobsby2050

• AirAsiapartnerswithroKKitoofferTwitteraccesstoon-boardguests

• TheEuropeanCivilAviationConference’s(ECAC)celebratedsixdecadesofEuropeancooperationsinceitscreationin1955duringitstriennialPlenarySessionheldon30Juneand1July

Source: ECAC

• FinnairhasreceivedIATA’sPHARMAcertificateasthefirstairlineintheworld

2/07/2015• TheairplaneofSwissexplorersBertrandPiccardandAndréBorsch-bergattemptingthefirstroundtheworldsolarflighthasbrokenalldistanceanddurationworldrecordsforsolaraviation(80hourand5663km).Atthecontrols,AndréBorschbergalsobreakstherecordforthelongestsoloflightever.Byremainingairborne3consecutivedaysandnights,producingitsownpowerwithsolarenergy,SolarImpulse2hasproventhatBertrandPiccard’svisionofreachingunlim-itedendurancewithoutfuelwasnotacrazydream

• Today,theCommissionandtheEuropeanAviationSafetyAgency(EASA)issuedthefirstsingleairsafetyauthorisationsto22thirdcountryoperators.ThesecertificationswillbevalidthroughouttheEU

• AirbusanditsChinesepartners,theTianjinFreeTradeZoneInvest-mentCompanyLtd.(TJFTZ)andtheAviationIndustryCorporationofChina(AVIC),havesignedaframeworkagreementonestablishinganA330CompletionandDeliveryCentre(C&DC)inTianjin,China

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16/07/2015• AirMaltahaslaunched–TheSkySpa-thefirsteverfreein-flightspaexperienceonboardacommercialshort-haulflight

17/07/2015• UkraineInternationalAirlineswelcometheconclusionoftheOpenSkiesagreementbetweenUkraineandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica

• AeroflotDeputyCEOVadimZingmanelectedChairmanofRossiyaAirlines

20/07/2015• Newe-servicesandapplicationsbytheAthensInternationalAirport:“ATHMessenger”–FlightinformationthroughFacebookMessenger,forthefirsttimeofferedbyanairportworldwide

21/07/2015• AtaspecialceremonyheldatGuarulhosInternationalAirporttoday,theStarAlliancemembercarrierswelcomedtheirnewestmember,AviancaBrasil

Source:StarAlliance

27/07/2015• ChinaEasternAirlinesandDeltaAirLinestodaysignedanagreementtoexpandtheirpartnershipandbetterconnectDelta’sglobalnetworkwithChinaEastern,oneoftheleadingairlinesinChina.Theagreementwillincludea$450millioninvestmentbyDeltatoacquirea3.55percentstakeinChinaEastern

29/07/2015• StarAlliancehasexpandeditsRound-the-World(RTW)faretoincludetravelinPremiumEconomyClass

30/07/2015• TheAustralianGovernmentisawarethatwreckage,whichappearstobefromanaircraft,hasbeenfoundonLaReunionIslandintheIndianOcean,nearMadagascar

7/07/2015• Boeingdonatesfirst-ever787DreamlinertoNagoya’sCentralJapanInternationalAirport

• PeterNeffengersworninassixthTSAadministrator

8/07/2015• NewuniformsforVuelingcabincrew

9/07/2015• ThegoverningCounciloftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)hasestablishednewglobalcoreprinciplesonairtransportcon-sumerprotection.Theprinciplescoverthreephasesofacustomer’sexperience:before,duringandaftertravel,andwillnowbeconsideredbyICAO’s191MemberStateswhentheydeveloporreviewtheirap-plicablenationalregimes

• BoeingisdelightedwithChinaEasternAirlines’decisiontopurchase50Next-Generation737-800sasstatedintheirpublicdisclosuretotheHongKongstockexchangetoday

10/07/2015• DuetotheimpactofthevolcaniceruptionatMtRaung,VirginAustra-liahascancelledallflightsfromAustraliatoDenpasar(Bali)

• RyanairBoardvotestoacceptIAGofferforAerLingusstake

13/07/2015• TheEuropeanCommission(EC)hasgranted329millioneuroinco-fundingtoAirTrafficManagement(ATM)projectsaroundEurope

15/07/2015• TheEuropeanCommissionhasclearedundertheEUMergerRegula-tiontheproposedacquisitionofIrishairlineAerLingusbyInterna-tionalConsolidatedAirlinesGroup(IAG)

JULY

Source: Vueling

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20/08/2015• EtihadAirwayshasexpandeditscodesharepartnershipwithBelavia-BelarusianAirlines,tooffertravellersadailyservicebetweenAbuDhabiandKiev,Ukraine,viaMinskNationalAirport

• BangkokAirwaysrecentlyannouncedanewcodeshareagreementwiththeRepublicofKazakhstan-basedAirAstana,increasingitscodesharepartnersto19

25/08/2015• ICAOManualprovidesnewrecommendedpracticesforaircraftcabinChildRestraintSystems

• KoreanAirbecomestheworld’sfirstcarriertooperatebothtypesofthe747-8

Source: Boeing

26/08/2015• TheRegionalAirlineAssociationannouncedtodaytheappointmentofFayeMalarkeyBlackasPresident

27/08/2015• Boeingannouncedtodaythecompletionofthefirmconfigurationmilestoneforthe777-9,thefirstmemberofthe777Xfamilytobedeveloped

28/08/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)announcedthatitsDirectorGeneralandChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO),TonyTyler,willretireinJune2016afterservingfiveyearsintheposition

Source: IATA

• MalaysiaAirlinesBerhadreceivesAOC

31/08/2015• JAATOproudlywelcomesMr.RaymondBenjaminasmemberofJAATO’sAdvisoryGroup

4/08/2015• AirCanadawelcomesfirstBoeing787-9Dreamlinertoitsfleet

Source: Air Canada

• LOTisoneofthefirstairlinesintheworldtointroducepaymentswithBitcoins

5/08/2015• ThewingfoundonReunionislandisfromthemissingMH370plane,MalaysianprimeministerNajibRazakhasconfirmed

• VipulJaintostepdownasManagingDirectorofAccelyaKale;NeelaBhattacherjeetosucceed

6/08/2015• UkraineInternationalAirlinesisthefirstairlineintheworldtoofferitspassengerschoosetheirfellowtravellers

• QatarAirwayshastodayannouncedtheextensionofitsexistingembargoontransportinghuntingtrophiestoencompassallspeciesidentifiedbytheConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies(CITES)ofWildFaunaandFlora

13/08/2015AirNewZealandteamsupwithAllBlacksteamforoutofthisworldMeninBlacksafetyvideo

Source: Air New Zealand

17/08/2015• IndiGofirmsup250A320neoaircraft–Airbus’largestorderbynumber

18/08/2015• AirFranceandAirSeychellessignlandmarkcodeshareagreement

19/08/2015• TheJointAviationAuthoritiesTrainingOrganisation(JAATO)cel-ebratedits10thAnniversaryaboardtheClipper“Antoinette”,joiningtheSailIn2015eventinAmsterdam.Thecelebrationfestivitywasattendedbyofficialsfromrenownedaviationorganisations,suchasICAOandECAC

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AUGUST

August is the best performing month ever for Larnaka and Pafosairports,recording1.1mpassengerstravelingthroughthetwoairportsanda2.7%increasecomparedtothecorrespondingmonthin2014

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12/09/2015• ANAcelebratesroll-outofR2-D2TMANAjet

Source: ANA

14/09/2015• WizzAirfirms-uporderfor110A321neoaircraft

• RoyalJordanian,TurkishAirlinessigncodeshareagreement

16/09/2015• ThomasKlührappointednewSWISSCEO

17/09/2015• AirportsCouncilInternationalsupports“MedellinStatementonTour-ismandAirTransportforDevelopment”

22/09/2015• WithastrongwilltocooperateinordertoreinforcetheirpositionintheIndianOcean,airlinecompanies,AirAustral,AirMadagascar,AirSeychelles,InterIleAirandAirMauritius,havesignedtodayinAn-tananarivo,amultilateralcooperationagreementnamedas“AllianceVanille”

23/09/2015• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)announcedthelaunchtodayofitsnewcentralizedonlineinformationareaforaircrafttrackingdevelopments

• ACIandCANSOlaunchnewinitiativeonreducingaviationnoise

25/09/2015• Norwegianannouncesplansforlow-costdirectflightsfromCorktoBoston,NewYorkandBarcelona

• UndertheNSDC’sdecision,theUkraine’sGovernmentcomestoaresolutiontobanflightsofRussianairlines,primarilyAeroflotandTransaerocompaniestoUkraine-PrimeMinisterofUkraineArseniyYatsenyukstatedatameetingoftheCabinetofMinistersonFriday,25September

27/09/2015• ICAOSecretaryGeneralmakesstrongcaseforaviationasUNadoptsnew2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment

30/09/2015• DubaiInternationalregisteredthehighestmonthlytrafficinits55-yearhistorywith7.2millionpassengersinAugust

8/09/2015• UnitedContinentalHoldings,Inc.todayannouncedthatithasnamedOscarMunozaspresidentandchiefexecutiveofficer.MunozwillalsocontinuetoserveonUnited’sboardofdirectors.TheboardappointedHenryL.MeyerIII,United’sleadindependentdirector,toserveasnon-executivechairmanoftheboardofdirectors.ThecompanyalsoannouncedthatJeffSmisekhassteppeddownfromhisrolesaschair-man,presidentandchiefexecutiveofficer,andasadirector.Thesechangesareeffectiveimmediately

• AirlinesforAmerica(A4A),theindustrytradeorganizationfortheleadingU.S.airlines,todayannouncedthatDougParker,chairmanandCEOofAmericanAirlines,willbecomethechairmanoftheA4Aboardofdirectors,effectivelyimmediately.

9/09/2015• A330-200withincreasedrangereceivesEASAcertification

10/09/2015• UnitedAirlinesisintroducinganew,comfortable,custom-designedseatforfirst-classcabinsonmorethan200ofthecompany’snarrowbodyaircraft Source: United

• The International Air Transport As-sociation (IATA) announced the re-sults of a study of global corporatetravel buyers showing thatwhile thevastmajoritymaintainaneutralopin-ion concerning the New DistributionCapability (NDC)theyrecognizetheopportunity thestandardoffers.Moreover,thestudyfoundthatthereisastrongdesireamongtravelbuyersforgreaterin-depthknowledgeaboutNDCandtheimplicationsthatitwillhavefortheirbusinessactivities

• QatarAirwayssecuredanotherdigitalmilestonelastweekasthefive-starairlinebecametheworld’sfirsttopassthe10-million-fanmarkonFacebook

Source:QatarAirways

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19/10/2015• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)todayclarifiedthelegalframeworkinplacegoverningtherolesandresponsibilitiesofStates,airlinesandinternationalorganizationswithrespecttoriskstocivilaviationarisinginnationalairspace.

• SummaryofClarifications

-UndertheConventiononInternationalCivilAviation(ChicagoCon-vention),StatesandStatesalonemaintainsovereignauthorityovertheirairspace.

-Thisauthoritycarrieswithittheresponsibilitytoissueriskadviso-riesregardinganythreatstothesafetyofcivilianaircraftoperatingintheirairspace.Saidthreatsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,armedconflicts,ashcloudsduetovolcaniceruptions,missiletestsandrocketlaunches,etc.

-Statesalsohaveauthoritytoclosetheirairspacewherecertainsafetythreatsmaywarrantthataction.

-AircraftandairlineoperatorsareresponsibleforassessingglobalairspaceriskscommunicatedbyStates,and/orthirdparties,beforedecidingwheretheyfly.

-Underthisinternationalframework,ICAOdoesnotpossesstheau-thoritytoover-ridesovereignStatesinordertoclosetheirairspaceorrerouteairlinetraffic.

-Withrespecttoconflictzoneriskspecifically,recommendationstoassistStatesandairlineswithamoreeffectivemeansofsharingriskinformationwerealreadyproposedbythe2014conflictzonerisktaskforcewhichICAOestablished,immediatelyafterthelossofMH17.

• TheserecommendationswerelateragreedtoatICAO’sHigh-levelSafetyConference(191MemberStatesparticipating)inFebruaryofthisyear,andthenwereadoptedformallybytheICAOCouncil.Akeyrecommendationidentifiedtheneedforanonlineriskinformationrepositorytobeestablished,andICAOlaunchedthatpublicly-availabletoolinAprilofthisyear.

• BrettJ.HartnamedActingCEOofUnitedAirlines,PresidentandCEOOscarMunoztotakemedicalleave

Source:United

21/10/2015• SkyWest,Inc.orders19additionalE175stoflyforDeltaAirLines

22/10/2015• Boeing,Norwegianfinalizeorderfor19787-9Dreamliners

1/10/2015• TheBoardofDirectorsofPJSCAeroflothasbeeninformedthatTransaeroshareholders,whopreviouslysubmittedatenderoffertoAeroflot,havenotsubmittedaproposalforthepurchasebyAeroflotofastakeof75%plusoneshareinTransaerowithinthedeadlinestipulatedinthetenderoffer

2/10/2015• BordeauxAirport:AnoutstandingSeptember:+24.4%growthintraffic

5/10/2015• Ground-breakingceremonylaunchesconstructionstartofFRA’snewTerminal3

6/10/2015• AirAsiaJapanCo.,Ltd.todayannouncedthattheairlinehasbeengrantedtheAirOperator’sCertificatebytheCivilAeronauticsActbyMinistryofLand,Infrastructure,TransportandTourism,undertheairtransportbusiness,JapaneseAviationLawArticle100

7/10/2015• FinnairbecomesfirstEuropeanA350XWBoperator

Source:Airbus

13/10/2015• SingaporeAirlines(SIA)hasselectedAirbus’newlylaunchedUltra-LongRangeversionoftheA350-900fornon-stopflightstotheUS.Underanamendmenttothecarrier’sexistingorderfor63A350-900s,sevenoftheaircraftwillnowbedeliveredwithanUltra-LongRangecapabilityforflightsofupto19hours

• NATSconfirmsMartinRolfeasChiefExecutiveOfficer

• CityJettodayannouncedattheERAGeneralAssemblyinBerlinthatithasselectedthe98-seatSukhoiSuperjet100(SSJ100)astheaircraftforitsfleetrenewalandnetworkdevelopmentprogramme

14/10/2015• TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)todaywelcomedtheDutchSafetyBoard’saccidentinvestigationFinalReportforMa-laysiaAirlinesflightMH17

• ACI Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce the signing of a Memoran-dumofUnderstanding(MoU)withtheChinaCivilAirportsAssociation(CCAA)tostrengthencooperationbetweenthetwoairportassociations

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28/10/2015• QatarAirwayshasannouncedtheexpansionofitscode-sharepart-nershipwithJetBlue,adding29newcode-sharedestinationsontheairline’sroutenetworkfromBostonLoganInternationalAirport

29/10/2015• ChinaAviationSuppliesHoldingCompanyorders30A330Familyand100A320Familyaircraft

• Boeing,ELALIsraelAirlinesagreeon787Dreamlinerorder

30/10/2015• EtihadAirwaystodaywelcomedtheAustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommission’s(ACCC)draftdeterminationapprovingthereauthorisationofitscommercialcooperationagreementwithVirginAustraliaforafurtherfiveyears

31/10/2015• AirbusregretstoconfirmthatanA321-200operatedbyMetrojetwasinvolvedinanaccidentshortlyafter6:17localtime(04:17GMT)overtheSinaiPeninsulatoday.Theaircraftwasoperatingascheduledservice,Flight7K-9268fromSharmelSheikh(Egypt)toSt.Peters-burg(Russia)

• WestJet’sfirstwide-bodyaircrafttakestothesky

• QatarAirwayswelcomedtheflagshipcarrierofMorocco,RoyalAirMaroc’sfirstdirectflighttoDoha,aspartofthetwoairlines’jointbusinessagreementwhichtheysignedattheArabianTravelMarketDubaiinMay2015

• LatvianairlineairBaltichasconcludedacooperationagreementwithLOTPolishAirlines

23/10/2015• World’sfirstuseofcardboardinexterior:peachintroducecheck-InmachineswithaSmartDesignQuickercheck-insandplacementofadmediaforcostreduction

Source:peach

26/10/2015• EmiratesannouncescodeshareagreementwithAlaskaAirlines

• TurkishAirlineslaunchednonstopservicefromMiamiInternationalAirporttoIstanbulAtatürkAirportonOct.25.Togenerateexcite-mentforthenewservice,TurkishAirlinesengaged7-timeGUINNESSWORLDRECORDSrecordholderTheSandSculptureCompanyanditsownerTedSieberttobuildthetallestsandcastleinMiami

Source: Turkish Airlines

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8/11/2015• BombardierrevealsairBalticasCS300Aircraft’sfirstoperator

Source:Bombardier

9/11/2015• Vietjettoexpanditsfleetwithorderfor30additionalA321s

10/11/2015• easyJetlaunchesFlightClub–revolutionarylowfaresairlineloyaltyscheme

• easyJetcelebratesits20thBirthdaywithspecialaircraftliveryandunveilingoffuturisticuniforms

• AirSerbiateamsupwithairBaltic

11/11/2015• MRJcompletesfirstflight

Source:MRJ

• AnagreementhasbeenreachedattheUnitedNationsWorldRadio-communicationConferenceinGenevaontheallocationofradiofre-quencyspectrumtoallowtheuseofsatellitesforreal-timeglobalflighttrackingincivilaviation

• AmericanAirlinesaddsnewdestinationwithnewservicebetweenLosAngelesandAuckland

• Boeing,Ryanaircelebratemilestone375thNext-Generation737-800delivery

• SingaporeAirlinesandLufthansahavesignedawide-rangingpartner-shipagreementthatwillseethetwoairlinegroupsoperatingkeyroutesbetweenSingaporeandEuropeonajoint-venturebasis,inadditiontosignificantlyexpandingcodesharetiesanddeepeningcom-mercialco-operation

1/11/2015• NewerabeginsforCathayPacificasairlineunveilschangestoaircraftlivery

Source: Cathay Pacific

2/11/2015• ThefirstC919aircraftrollsout

Source:COMAC

• WOWairwillbeginflyingtotheWestCoastoftheUnitedStatesinsummer2016withLosAngelesandSanFranciscoandaddsnewA330-300’stotheirfleetforroutestoCalifornia

3/11/2015• EtihadAirwayswilloperateAirbusA380betweenAbuDhabiandMumbaifrom1May2016

5/11/2015• StateandindustryexpertsontheICAODangerousGoodsPanel(DGP)agreedtoimportantnewrecommendationslastweekontherestric-tionoflithiumbatteryshipmentscarriedonpassengerandfreighteraircraft,theCouncilPresidentoftheInternationalCivilAviationOrga-nization(ICAO)confirmedtoday

• TheLatvianCabinetofMinistershasapprovedplanstosell20%ofairBaltictoGermaninvestorRalfDieterMontag-GirmesforEUR52millionandagreedtoinvestafurtherEUR80millionintheairline

• LufthansaGroupairlinessuspendallflightstoSinaiuntilfurthernotice

• Boeing,KoreanAirfinalizeorderfor30737MAXs,two777-300ERs

• ICAOAirNavigationCommissioncommemorates200thsession

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NOVEMBER

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19/11/2015• SkyTeamhasappointedanewleadershipteam.PerryCantaruttihasbeennamedasChiefExecutiveOfficerandMichaelWisbruntakesoverastheChairmanoftheGoverningBoard

• CathayPacificAirwaystodayunveileditsbiggestrecyclingprojecttodate-theenvironmentallyresponsibledismantlingofAirbusA340aircraftthatarebeingretiredfromitsfleet

23/11/2015• NorwegianbecomesfirstairlinetoofferliveTVonEuropeanflights

24/11/2015• Over800MinistersandseniorofficialsfromStates,UNandinterna-tionalorganizationshavegatheredattheHeadquartersoftheInterna-tionalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)today,takingpartinaseriesoflandmarkdiscussionsonsustainableaviationdevelopment,tourismgrowth,andothercriticalairtransportconcernsatthefirst-everICAOWorldAviationForum

Source:VandaD’Alonzo

• Boeing[NYSE:BA]andEVAAirwaystodayfinalizedahistoricorderforupto24787-10Dreamlinersandtwo777-300ER

• Boeing,BOCAviationannounceorderfor22737s

• EtihadAirwayscelebratedthehighly-anticipatedarrivalofitsAirbusA380serviceatNewYork’sJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirport

• AirbusA320neoreceivesjointEASAandFAATypeCertification

25/11/2015• CebuPacificAirisslatedtolaunchafourtimesweeklyservicebe-tweenManilaandGuamonMarch15,2016

30/11/2015• easyJetbecomesfirstairlineintheworldtointroducerealtimeFlightradar24trackingfeaturetoitsmobileapp

• BoeingandEVAAirtodaycelebratedtheunveilingoftheairline’snewliveryduringadeliveryceremonyforthecarrier’s22nd777-300ER

Source: Boeing

12/11/2015• ToboosttheEU’sairtransporteconomy,theEUneedstoensurealevelplayingfield,whileupholdinghighsafetyandsocialstandards,saysEuropeanParliamentinaresolutionpassedonWednesdayandintendedtofeedintotheCommission’sforthcomingaviationpackage

13/11/2015• UNWTOstronglycondemnstheattacksinParis

• EndofthelongeststrikeintheLufthansa’shistory.Altogetherthecompanywasforcedtocancelapproximately4,700flightsduringsevenstrikedays.Affectedbythesecancellationswereapproximately550,000passengers.

• TAPPortugalorders14A330-900neoand39A320neoFamilyaircraft

17/11/2015• DeltaannouncesintentiontoacquireadditionalsharesofGrupoAeromexico

• easyJetordersanadditional36A320Familyaircraft

18/11/2015• Duringits206thSessionthe36-StateGoverningCounciloftheInter-nationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)adoptedaformalDeclara-tion.TheDeclarationstatedthattheCouncilwouldensurecontinuousleadershipofICAOonenvironmentalissuesrelatingtointernationalcivilaviation,includinggreenhousegas(GHG)emissions

NOVEMBER

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9/12/2015• StarAlliancelaunchesConnectingPartnerModeltoexpandnetworkreachviaLow-costandHybridairlines

Source:AegeanAirlines

10/12/2015• TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)announceditsairlineindustryoutlookfor2016whichseesanaveragenetprofitmarginof5.1%beinggeneratedwithtotalnetprofitsof$36.3billion

• TheEuropeanCommissionhastodayupdatedtheEUAirSafetyList,thelistofairlinesthataresubjecttoanoperatingbanoroperationalrestrictionswithintheEuropeanUnion.TheupdateclearsKazakhcar-rierAirAstana,butaddsIraqiAirways

12/12/2015• Anhistoricagreementtocombatclimatechangeandunleashactionsandinvestmenttowardsalowcarbon,resilientandsustainablefuturewasagreedby195nationsinParistoday

Source:UNFCCC

Source:UNFCCC

1/12/2015• NTSCFinalInvestigationReportintoAirbus320-216-PK-AXCinvolvingIndonesiaAirAsiaCompanyFlightQZ-8501

• TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation’sFederalAviationAdministra-tion(FAA)todayannouncedthattheKingdomofThailanddoesnotcomplywithInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)safetystandardsandhasbeenassignedaCategory2ratingbasedonareas-sessmentofthecountry’scivilaviationauthority

• TurkishAirlinesfirms-uporderfor20additionalA321neoaircraft

2/12/2015• TheSecretaryGeneraloftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO),Dr.FangLiu,announcethesigningofanewagreementwiththeAfricanUnion(AU)tofosterongoingcooperationbetweenthetwoorganizations

• Boeinghascompleteddetaileddesignforthe787-10Dreamliner

• MalaysiaAirlinesandEmiratessignagreementtoexpandpartnership

4/12/2015• PakistanInternationalAirlinesCorporation(PIAC)hasbeenconvertedviaOrdinanceNo.XVIIfromastatutorycorporationtoacompanygovernedbytheCompaniesOrdinance,1984.ThenewentityiscalledPakistanInternationalAirlinesCorporationLimited(PIACL)

7/12/2015• TodaytheEuropeanCommissionadoptedanAviationStrategyforEurope,amilestoneinitiativetoboostEurope’seconomy,strengthenitsindustrialbaseandreinforceitsgloballeadershipposition.ThesearethreecoreprioritiesofPresidentJean-ClaudeJuncker,onwhichtheStrategywilldeliver,byensuringthattheEuropeanaviationsectorremainscompetitiveandreapsthebenefitsofafast-changinganddevelopingglobaleconomy.Astrongandoutward-lookingaviationsectorwillnotonlybenefitbusinesses,butalsoEuropeancitizensbyofferingmoreconnectionstotherestoftheworldatlowerprices.

• Emirateshasannounceditsfleetplansfor2016.Intotal,theairlinewillretire26aircraft,including12A330-200s,4A340-300s,1A340-500,6Boeing777-200ERs,2Boeing777-300sand1Boe-ing777-300ER

8/12/2015• Today,thousandsofBoeingemployeesinRenton,Wash.,celebratedthecompletionoffinalassemblyofthefirst737MAX8

Source:Boeing

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DECEMBER

Theyearendswithanunprecedentedtotalnumberofpassengersexceeding7.6mora3.5%increasecomparedtolastyear’sperformancehavingrecoveredthelossesfromtheclosureofbothCyprusAirwaysaswellasoneofitsmostimportantcustomers,Transaero,withintheyear

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18/12/2015• EASApavesthewayforthesafeuseofdronesinEurope

• JointstatementbySecretaryFoxxandSecretaryKerryontheU.S.-MexicoAirTransportAgreement

23/12/2015• AirLeaseCorporationannouncesthesaleofItsATRFleettoNordicAviationCapital

27/12/2015 • ATLbecomesfirstairportevertoserve100millionpassengersinasingleyear

14/12/2015• DeltaAirLinesandKLMRoyalDutchAirlineswilllaunchacodeshareagreementwithIndia’sJetAirwaysthatbringsconvenientnewtraveloptionsforcustomersflyingfromEuropeandtheUnitedStatesviaAmsterdamAirportSchipholtoIndiaandbeyond

• Fraport-CopelouzosConsortiumsignscontractsformanaging14Greekairports

15/12/2015• TheCouncilPresidentoftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization,Dr.OlumuyiwaBenardAliu,expressedtheUNcivilaviationagency’sdeepsatisfactionandprofoundhopefollowingthelandmarkagree-mentforgedattheCOP21inParislastweek

17/12/2015• DeltaAirLineswilladdupto20Embraer190and20newBoeing737-900ERjetsacquiredthroughanewagreement

• BoeingispleasedthatChinaSouthernAirlineshasannouncedacom-mitmenttopurchase80737s

• SirNigelRuddtostepdownasHeathrowChairmanin2016

DECEMBER