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TNT Express Says Third-Quarter Profit Fell on Brazil, China Woes

TNT Express NV, the Dutch logistics company being taken over by FedEx Corp., said third-quarter profit fell because of economic turmoil in markets such as Brazil, China and Australia. Adjusted operating income in the period was probably "materially lower" than last year, TNT said in a s...

Emirates Steps Up A380neo Campaign With 20-year Utilization Plan

Emirates, the biggest customer for Airbus Group SE' A380 superjumbo, said it has presented the manufacturer with a 20-year operating program for the aircraft, stepping up its campaign for a re-engined version of a model that's struggling for orders elsewhere. "We had several mee...

Russia Prepares for Likely Loss of Transaero

Details have begun to emerge about plans to fill a likely service vacuum left by failing Russian carrier Transaero following last week’s disclosure that shareholders had missed a deadline to consolidate 75 percent of its shares for subsequent transfer to Aeroflot.  Instead of saving Transaero, Aeroflot has posited an idea to create a sort of substitute to it by merging three air...

Rescuers Say Wreckage of Missing Indonesian Plane Is Found

Indonesian rescuers said Monday they have found the wreckage of a small plane carrying 10 people that went missing on a domestic flight three days ago. The DHC-6 Twin Otter plane lost contact with air traffic controllers 11 minutes after taking off in good weather Friday from Masamba in South Sulawesi province. National Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo said the wreckage...

Air France Seeks to Cancel Five Boeing Plane Deliveries

Air France will negotiate with Boeing and leasing company AerCap to cancel the delivery of five 787 passenger jets, Chief Executive Frederic Gagey said on Monday as he unveiled new cost-cutting measures for the troubled airline. The five Boeing planes had been due for delivery in 2016 and 2017, Gagey said during a news conference, adding that additional orders for the 787 were also under r...

Boston-Bound Airline Pilot Dies; Co-Pilot Lands Safely in NY

An American Airlines captain became gravely ill and incapacitated while flying from Phoenix to Boston and later died, but his first officer safely diverted and landed the nearly 150-passenger plane, an airline spokeswoman said. Passengers on the flight were told the pilot was sick and it was making an emergency landing in Syracuse, and they later learned of his death in a scenario tha...

Astra Aviation and NAS enter into partnership

Astra Aviation has signed a ground handling agreement with National Aviation Services (NAS) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The agreement states that NAS will provide all physical ground handling, whereas Astra will handle and coordinate customer requests, managing the administration of payments for the airport, handling, navigation and crew costs.   “We wanted to work with Na...

Air Botswana to update fleet and expand routes

Air Botswana has announced its plans to renew its fleet as well as expand on its routes by 2017. The airline told ch-aviation that it plans to phase out its three ATR42-500s, one ATR72-500 and two ARJ-85s, with either the A319-100 of the A320 stepping in as replacements.   Air Botswana announced in 2012 that it had plans to expand its routes, covering destinations such as Nairobi J...

Golden Wings leases Q300

Golden Wings Aviation South Africa has added its first Dash Q300 to its fleet, the first of its type in the airlines fleet. Golden wings also currently operates a Fokker 70 for its affiliate Golden Wings Aviation Sudan.    

Nile Air plans to launch into European market

Nile Air plans to link Europe to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada as part of a plan that sees the airline acquiring widebodies by 2020. The airline told ch-aviation that its European routes would operate using a combination of chartered and scheduled flights.   Nile Air will be taking delivery of its fifth and sixth A320-200’s in May and July of next year to help with the new pla...

WawJet plans to launch fleet of B737 Classics

Guinean start-up WawJet plans to acquire B737 Classics for regional operations, ch-aviation reports. Founder and chief executive officer, Alpha Diallo, told Routes Online that he plans to operate a fleet of B737-300s and B737-400s WawJet plans to use Conakry as its primary hub, with no released launch date. 

Fast jet announces change of directorate

Fast jet has announced a change of directorate as Nick Caine, chief financial officer, leave the company. The search for Caine’s successor is underway as he plans to return to Australia next year to continue his career nearer to his family and home.   “Nick has made an invaluable contribution to the development of fastjet, in particular in restructuring the finance func...

Rolls-Royce signs TotalCare Flex Agreement with AerCap and South African Airlines

Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AerCap and South African Airways for TotalCare Flex. Rolls-Royce will support Trent 500 engines for three AerCap Airbus A340’s operated by South African Airways with TotalCare Flex, which is designed for owners and operators of mature engines.   “We are proud to have a global leader in the lessor market such as A...

Etihad Airways named best airline – business class

Etihad Airways has been named Best Airline – Business Class at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2015. The prestigious award, voted for by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTG mice, TTG-BT Mice China, TTG associations and TTG Asia Luxury, was presented to the airline at a gala ceremony in Bangkok last week.  Peter Baumgartner, chief commercial officer at Etihad Airwa...

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