Publication: AIRwise

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

US Government Blacklists Syrian Airline

The US government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad government in its two-year crackdown on opposition forces.The move follows broad US sanctions on any aid to Syria ... [Published AIRwise - May 17 2013]

Entities: United States Government, Airline, Government of Syria, Syrian Arab Airlines

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Aviation Up But Distribution Down At John Menzies

John Menzies said trading was stronger in its aviation business, but that its core newspaper distribution business was slower in the first four months of 2013 than last year.The 180-year-old Edinburgh-based company said it did not expect to see an improvement ... [Published AIRwise - May 17 2013]

Entities: Aviation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Boeing Company

Boeing To Fix Batteries On All 787s By End-May

Boeing will complete fixing the batteries on all 50 of its 787 Dreamliner jets by the end of this month, Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president for sales in Asia Pacific, told Reuters on Wednesday.The planes had been grounded worldwide since January following ... [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]

Entities: Boeing Company, Battery, Boeing 787, Dinesh Keskar

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

General Electric Company

GE, Boeing Issue Alert On 777-300ER Engine Problem

General Electric and Boeing have alerted airlines about a potential problem with engines on Boeing's long-range 777-300ER jet that caused the engines to shut down in mid-flight twice this year.The problem affects about 118 transfer gear boxes made between ... [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]

Entities: General Electric Company, Boeing Company, Airline, Federal Aviation Administration, Rick Kennedy

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Lionair

Lion Air Bali Crash Report Highlights Pilot Training

Investigators have raised questions over training and cockpit procedures at Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air after a preliminary report into a crash last month off Bali found the captain was not at the controls at a "critical time".The National Transportation ... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

Entities: Lionair, Instrument Landing System, Wind Shear

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

easyJet Plc

EasyJet H1 Improves As Fleet Decision Nears

Low-cost UK airline easyJet cut its losses in half in the six months to April and is nearing a decision on whether to upgrade its fleet with updated Airbus or Boeing jets.Europe's second-largest budget carrier after Ryanair said on Wednesday it was in ... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

Entities: easyJet Plc, Boeing Company, Airbus SAS, Carolyn McCall

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

TUI AG

TUI Cuts Costs In Drive To Pay Dividends

German tourism group TUI's new chief executive is cutting costs, restructuring loss-making resorts and cruise operations, and will boost cooperation with unit TUI Travel in a shake-up aimed at resuming dividend payments in 2014/15.The plan, while called ... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

Entities: TUI AG, TUI Travel plc, Dividend, Hanover

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Venezuela Suspends Curacao Airline DAE

Venezuela has suspended operations in its territory by the small Curacao-based airline Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) due to alleged breaches of security.A statement by Venezuela's Civil Aviation authority (INAC) said it had repeatedly sanctioned the airline ... [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]

Entities: Venezuela, Airline, Dutch Antilles Express, Repatriate, Security

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

LATAM Airlines Q1 Profit Down By Nearly Half

LATAM Airlines' first-quarter net profit dropped to USD$42.7 million, or nearly half of a year earlier, on foreign exchange fluctuations, a drop in cargo revenue and the grounding of its three 787s, the company said on Tuesday.The carrier, which is the ... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

Entities: US Dollar, Airline, Boeing 787

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Turkish Airlines Says Staff Shun Strike Call

Turkish Airlines said there had been little impact on Wednesday from a strike in protest over pay and previous sackings, saying the low turnout was a "scandal" for the company's main union.The head of the Hava-Is union, which represents 14,000 of the ... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

Entities: Turkish Airlines-Türk Hava Yolları AO, Workers, Hamdi Topcu

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Air India To Resume 787 Flights From Wednesday

Air India will resume flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Tuesday, almost four months after the planes were grounded due to safety concerns.Air India has six 787s and has 21 more on order. The planes ... [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]

Entities: Air-India Express, Boeing 787, Ajit Singh, Battery, Fiscal Year

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Air France-KLM April Traffic Rises 2.3 Pct

Air France-KLM said on Tuesday that passenger traffic rose 2.3 percent in April, lifted by new routes to the Americas.The passenger load factor slipped 0.4 percentage points last month to 82.8 percent, the airline said in a statement.Cargo traffic fell ... [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]

Entities: Air France-KLM Group, Load Factor

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"INAC agrees to suspend, as a cautionary measure, the operations of the DAE airline in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as a result of the presumed non-observance of aeronautical security norms" it said in the statement

Venezuela Suspends Curacao Airline DAE [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]

"You don't have a fire, you don't have an explosion" when the gearbox fails, said Rick Kennedy, a GE spokesman

GE, Boeing Issue Alert On 777-300ER Engine Problem [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]

"We will be ruthless and divest if things are not working" Joussen told analysts

TUI Cuts Costs In Drive To Pay Dividends [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

"Boeing know they have to be better than Airbus by the amount it is going to cost us to transition" said Chris Kennedy, easyJet's chief financial officer

EasyJet H1 Improves As Fleet Decision Nears [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]

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Aviation Up But Distribution Down At John Menzies [Published AIRwise - May 17 2013]
US Government Blacklists Syrian Airline [Published AIRwise - May 17 2013]
Venezuela Suspends Curacao Airline DAE [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]
Boeing To Fix Batteries On All 787s By End-May [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]
GE, Boeing Issue Alert On 777-300ER Engine Problem [Published AIRwise - May 16 2013]
TUI Cuts Costs In Drive To Pay Dividends [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]
EasyJet H1 Improves As Fleet Decision Nears [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]
Turkish Airlines Says Staff Shun Strike Call [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]
Lion Air Bali Crash Report Highlights Pilot Tra... [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]
LATAM Airlines Q1 Profit Down By Nearly Half [Published AIRwise - May 15 2013]
Air France-KLM April Traffic Rises 2.3 Pct [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]
Air India To Resume 787 Flights From Wednesday [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]
Gol Posts Deeper Loss On Currency Hedge [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]
Gemina Q1 Net Loss Narrows On Higher Tariffs [Published AIRwise - May 14 2013]
Kuwait Airways To Sign Airbus Deal - Report [Published AIRwise - May 13 2013]
US Senators Want Info On UAE Airport Deal [Published AIRwise - May 11 2013]
Italian, Spanish Airport Traffic Drops [Published AIRwise - May 10 2013]
Thai Airways Profit Rises On Traffic Increase [Published AIRwise - May 10 2013]
GOL And Delta Extend Codeshare [Published AIRwise - May 10 2013]
Slovenia To Sell National Carrier To Avert Bailout [Published AIRwise - May 10 2013]
Bombardier Says CSeries On Track, Revenue Jumps [Published AIRwise - May 09 2013]
ANA 787s To Fly Again From June 1 [Published AIRwise - May 09 2013]
Turkish Airlines Backs Down On Lipstick Ban [Published AIRwise - May 09 2013]
Tunisian Airline Syphax Launches IPO [Published AIRwise - May 09 2013]
Arrests Made Over Brussels Airport Diamond Heist [Published AIRwise - May 08 2013]
Delta To Return USD$1 Bln To Shareholders [Published AIRwise - May 08 2013]
Fraport Q1 Profit Slips In Harsh Winter [Published AIRwise - May 08 2013]
WestJet Profit Up A Third On Higher Loads [Published AIRwise - May 07 2013]
Airbus Notches Up 514 Plane Orders Jan-April [Published AIRwise - May 07 2013]
Rolls To Replace Engine On Grounded LOT 787 [Published AIRwise - May 07 2013]