Delta orders 100 A321neos valued at $12.7 billion

Premium Content

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft, ending speculation on what was perhaps the most heated aircraft order campaign waged between Airbus and Boeing in recent months.

NIKI bankruptcy leaves thousands of passengers stranded

Premium Content

Airberlin subsidiary NIKI—which filed for insolvency Dec. 13 and abruptly ceased operations—has left up to 40,000 passengers stranded throughout its European network after a rescue deal by Lufthansa collapsed, four months after airberlin filed for bankruptcy.

DOT opens new frequency allocation for Havana flights

Premium Content

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is opening a new frequency allocation proceeding to assign six daily roundtrip slots between the US and Havana, Cuba.

American Airlines consolidates New York La Guardia operations

Premium Content

American Airlines has consolidated its New York’s LaGuardia Airport operations at Terminal B, bringing together legacy US Airways services from another terminal and existing ones for Dallas/Fort Worth-based American.

New beginnings get under way at Meridiana

Premium Content

Italian carrier Meridiana, the subject of a 49% shareholding buy-in by Qatar Airways, intimated the first tangible signs of the Arab carrier’s influence Dec. 14 with announcements of initial fleet upgrades and route network expansion.

DHL Express firms Air Hong Kong partnership though 2033
Zhejiang Loong Airlines increases fleet to cope with growth
UK and China expand air links
SuperJet International appoints new SVP
Norwegian Air Argentina to receive first 737-800 in January
MRO Briefs-Dec. 14, 2017

The Personal Touch

PREMIUM CONTENT

How new technology is making onboard customer service more individual.

Read issue

Subscribe to ATW Plus

The best-read publication for global airline management is now extending its coverage to provide you with even more exclusive news, analysis and data insight. Introducing ATW Plus, a combination of our digital or print edition magazine with online premium access to critical news and data.

ATW Editor’s Blog: Customer service lessons for British Airways, Heathrow and all airlines
ATW AirKarp Blog: Should movie theaters disclose popcorn prices ‘up front’?
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Can the air transport industry be ‘Uber-ized’?

Poll Question

Will more European airlines cease to operate in 2018?

Vote

Inside Moses Lake, The MRJ’s U.S. Flight Test Center

Sponsored by Mitsubishi

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of all the activity at the MRJ’s U.S. testing hub in Moses Lake, Washington.

NEW! Gallery: Onboard Singapore Airlines’ new A380

World Airline Traffic November 2017
US Airlines Combined Financial Performance 2017
Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Orders November 2017
Airbus & Boeing Commercial Aircraft Deliveries November 2017
World Airline Financial Results 3Q 2017
Embraer Orders and Deliveries 3Q 2017

Airline E&M Middle East
January 22, 2018, Dubai UAE
MRO Middle East Exhibition
January 23-24, 2018, Dubai UAE  
Aero-Engines Americas
January 31 – February 1, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL  
MRO Latin America
February 14-15, 2018, Panama City, Panama
MRO East Asia
March 7 - 8 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam
SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference
March 12-14, 2018, Beverly Hills, CA
MRO Americas
April 10-12, Orlando, FL   
 
Partnership Events