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1 www.atn.aero 2015 REVIEW • introduces direct from Larnaka to Brussels

JANUARY

4/1/2016 14/1/2016 • today launched fresh legal action in a bid to overturn a German court’s decision to revoke the approval for 29 of its • Genève Aéroport welcomed a total of nearly 15.8 million codeshare flights with airberlin in 2015

• ALTA welcomes Enrique Cueto as new President of its Executive 5/1/2016 Committee  • Spirit , Inc. today announced L. Fornaro has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately

6/1/2016 • FAA releases B4UFLY Smartphone App

7/1/2016 • The International Air Association (IATA) announced it is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air industry

• Boeing delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial year

• Rynair become the first to carry over 100m international Source: LATAM customers in one year • and LATAM Airlines Group are applying for • BOC orders 30 A320 Family regulatory approval to enter into a joint business (JB) to better serve their customers • Bordeaux 2015 review: Nearly 5,300,000 passengers in 2015: growth of +7.6% 15/1/2016 • Etihad Airways today welcomed the ruling by the higher administrative 8/1/2016 court in Luneburg reversing an earlier judgment and allowing it to • The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger continue operating 26 out of the 31 codeshare flights for the full Regulation the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by FedEx Winter Schedule - which ends on 26 March 2016 Corporation 18/1/2016 11/1/2016 • U-FLY Alliance launches as world’s first Low-Cost Carrier Alliance  • Boeing and ANA () today celebrated the airline’s 100,000th revenue with the 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony at Sea-Tac

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• 20/1/2016 • • The Group, ’ largest airline customer and operator, marks a major step in aviation history today by taking delivery of the • first A320neo 

Source: Boeing

12/1/2016 • , the world’s first airline to fly an Airbus A380 to Latin America

13/1/2016 • Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, and WestJet, Canada’s highest- rated airline for customer service, have signed a code-sharing agreement

• fastjet Plc today announces that Ed Winter has decided to step down as the Company’s Chief Executive Source: Airbus 2 2016 REVIEW JANUARY

• (A4E), Europe’s new airline association, has • Iran selects Airbus for its renewal (Agreements for 118 officially been launched  new , pilot training, airport operations and ATM support)

• Boeing today delivered the 8,888th 737 to come off the production line to Xiamen Airlines 

21/1/2016 • The Boeing Company announced today it will lower the production rate on the 747-8 program to match supply with near-term demand in the market

• has announced a firm order of 29 A320neo Family

22/1/2016 • Bruce Ashby is to step down as CEO later this year, after more than five years

Source: Boeing 28/1/2016 • group enters new era with rebranding of Dragonair as  29/1/2016 • Boeing and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER

• ANA Holdings has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus covering the firm order of three A380s

• The European Commission has published the first European Aviation Environmental Report, the result of close collaboration between the EC, the European Agency (EASA), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and EUROCONTROL

Source: Cathay

3 2016 REVIEW FEBRUARY

1/2/2016 10/2/2016 • Dubai International retained its position as the world’s number one • Airbus starts A350-1000 final assembly hub for international passengers by registering annual traffic of just over 78 million in 2015, according to a traffic report issued by 12/2/2016 operator Dubai today • The ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) • CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British all-, has been concluded its landmark 10th Meeting at ICAO Headquarters in awarded an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Montreal today, with progress recorded in a number of critical areas Authority • United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a special visit • WHO statement on the first meeting of the International Health to the Montréal Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) Emergency Committee on Zika Organization (ICAO) today, where he congratulated the UN aviation virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal agency for its core role in helping to establish global civil aviation malformations standards and policies 

2/2/2016 • easyJet reveals concept designs for hybrid plane • Boeing and , Saudi Arabia’s national airline, today celebrated the triple delivery of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and a 777- 300ER • The first A350-900 for completed its maiden flight over the skies of South West France

3/2/2016 Source: ICAO • , Inc. Board of Directors today announced that Richard • Delta Air Lines employees today receive their portion of the H. Anderson has chosen to retire as CEO effective May 2, 2016 company’s $1.5 billion profit sharing earned in 2015 – the largest payout in the history of corporate profit sharing programs

5/2/2016 • SWISS and Breitling team up • SWISS dedicates its first to its employees • From March 1st Carsten Wirths will be the new Managing Director and 15/2/2016 Labour Director at Lufthansa CityLine • IATA Releases 2015 Safety Performance - No fatal jet hull losses

8/2/2016 16/2/2016 • An eagerly awaited aircraft CO2 emissions standard made further • U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Assistant Secretary and important today at the UN’s International Civil of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin, Cuban Aviation Organization (ICAO). The new environmental measure was Minister of Transportation Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez and President of unanimously recommended by the 170 international experts on the Cuban Civil Aviation Institute (IACC), Ministry of Transportation ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), Colonel Alfredo Cordero Puig signed an arrangement that provides paving the way for its ultimate adoption by the UN agency’s 36-State for the re-establishment of scheduled air services between the United Governing Council States and Cuba

9/2/2016 • Aerolease Aviation signs LOI with Mitsubishi Aircraft for purchase of • launches Stansted flights up to 20 MRJ

• The National Transportation Safety Board issued two safety recom- • Boeing and Okay Airways today announced a commitment for 12 mendations Tuesday to physically separate lithium batteries from 737s, including eight MAX 8s, three 737 MAX 9s and one Next- other flammable hazardous materials stowed on cargo aircraft and Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane to establish maximum loading density requirements that restrict the quantities of lithium batteries and flammable hazardous materials 17/2/2016 • today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent • A321neo takes to the sky for the first time  (LOI) with Bombardier Inc. for the acquisition of up to 75 Bombardier CS300 aircraft 

Source: Airbus Source: BOMBARDIER 4 2016 REVIEW FEBRUARY

18/2/2016 • Boeing Aeromexico and Mexico’s Airports and Auxiliary Services • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the (ASA) will collaborate with a biojet program supported by Mexico’s government of Thailand to address urgently safety, capacity and cost Sector Fund for Energy Sustainability (SENER-CONACYT) to advance issues to keep Thailand’s aviation sector competitive research and development of sustainable aviation biofuel in Mexico

• applauds agreement improving access to Tokyo’s /2/2016 Haneda Airport 25 • signs with

19/2/2016 • Norwegian joins new European airline association Airlines for Europe • Passengers on flight 73 departing from Sydney to San Francisco experienced the world’s first tech talk in the sky 29/2/2016 • ICAO and Airports Council International (ACI) have announced a new 22/2/2016 agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation on  • The 36-State ICAO Governing Council adopted a new aviation safety measure today which prohibits, on an interim basis, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo on aircraft

24/2/2016 • Boeing, MG Aviation Ltd and Norwegian today celebrated the delivery of the Scandinavian low-cost carrier’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

• A new chapter in EU-China aviation relations started today, with the official launch of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project (APP). The 5-year, €10 million project, managed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and partners, will link technical cooperation with policy dialogue between the European and Chinese aviation authorities

• More than 220,000 passengers have flown the two-class A380 on over 450 flights since it first entered service in December 2015 Source: ICAO

5 2016 REVIEW • expands its network at Larnaka with the introduction of a new Athens service MARCH

1/3/2016 17/3/2016 • NASA begins work to build a quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet • Air France celebrates the 70th anniversary of its first stewardesses on board  6/3/2016 • United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz plans to return to those roles on a full-time basis on March 14, 2016

8/3/2016 • States make further progress through ICAO to help avoid recurrence of MH370-type disappearances

• Heathrow announces Lord Deighton as new Chairman Source: Air France • The European High Task Force on Conflict Zones handed over 10/3/2016 on 17 March 2016 its final report to Mrs Violeta Bulc, European • United Airlines and today announced a joint venture Commissioner for Transport. In the aftermath of the tragic downing revenue-sharing agreement, deepening the partnership between the of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, the report contains two airlines recommendations which address the risks to civil aviation when flying over conflict zones 11/3/2016 • India’s IndiGo takes delivery of its first A320neo 19/3/2016 • United Airlines made history today by becoming the first U.S. airline • confirm that the accident involving FZ981 at to begin use of commercial-scale volumes of sustainable aviation Rostov-on-Don has resulted in 55 passenger fatalities biofuel for regularly scheduled flights with the departure of United Flight 708 from Los Angeles International Airport 21/3/2016 • ICAO confirms role in monitoring progress toward UN SDG 9 for 14/3/2016 infrastructure • The BEA has released the final investigation report: Accident to the • The first Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S. Manufacturing Facility Airbus A320-211, registered D-AIPX and operated by , has flown for the first time. The A321, destined for JetBlue took off flight GWI18G, on 03/24/15 at Prads-Haute-Bléone from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama, at 9:36 a.m., performed its test sequences, and landed safely at 1:02 p.m.  15/3/2016 • On behalf of the aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a declaration aimed at reducing the illegal trafficking of wildlife and underlining the aviation industry’s commitment to sustainability • Major assembly of the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the super-efficient 787 family • 4K Invest, a Luxembourg based investment fund, has completed the majority takeover of

• Boeing, celebrate delivery of the airline’s First 787 Dreamliner 

Source: Airbus

22/3/2016 • Brussels Airport operations suspended following the two explosions have occurred in the departure hall

23/3/2016 • and United Airlines recently signed a multi-year agreement to strengthen their long-standing strategic partnership Source: Boeing

6 2016 REVIEW MARCH

26/3/2016 28/3/2016 • The 2016 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony, organised in • JetBlue and announce codeshare agreement partnership with UATP and under the patronage of Stiftung Mo- zarteum Salzburg, took place for the first time in aviation history in • Emirates has extended its online check-in to 48 hours before the remarkable Mozart Residence. , , Istanbul departure, from 24 hours Airport and Vitaly Saveliev among the winners  • The Athens International Airport completed 15 years of operations

30/3/2016 • Spencer robot completed tests guiding KLM passengers at Schiphol 

Source: ATN

Source: KLM

30-31/3/2016 • States and aviation industry groups addressed a wide range of competition and regulatory issues for international air transport this week at a high-level symposium at the International Civil Aviation Organization

Source: ATN

7 2016 REVIEW • Eleni Kaloyirou appointed new CEO of Hermes Airports

APRIL

3/4/2016 • In its meeting of 6 April 2016, the State Council endorsed the • The first passenger flight since the attacks on Brussels Airport on 22 appointment of Dr. André Schneider to the position of CEO of Genève March took off this afternoon around 1.40 pm. The Magritte aircraft Aéroport  of took off to Faro in Portugal. The first passenger flight was given a salute of honour by the emergency services during a low-key reopening ceremony that was held in the presence of Minister of Mobility Jacqueline Galant and Minister of Defence Steven Vandeput 

Source: Genève Aéroport

Source: Brussels Airport 7/4/2016 • Commemorating International Women’s Day, National Carrier 4/4/2016 has made history flying the world’s longest all-women operated and supported flight on the Non-Stop Delhi- San Francisco route. Close to • ACI releases preliminary world airport traffic rankings – Atlanta 17 hrs and travelling a distance of around 14500 Km, the flight AI surpasses the 100 million passenger mark in 2015 – 173 departed from Delhi on March 6th at 0235 Hrs and landed San • Boeing and Ryanair marked a milestone today with the delivery of the Francisco at 0621 Hrs airline’s 400th Next-Generation 737-800 13/4/2016 • Alaska Air Group, Inc., parent company of , and Virgin • Etihad Airways and have announced a new codeshare America, Inc. today announced that their boards of directors have partnership unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement, under which Alaska Air Group will acquire for $57.00 per share in • easyJet announces its first seasonal base in Palma, Majorca cash • Rayani Air suspend operations /4/2016 5 • International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International • IATA Board Recommends de Juniac for IATA DG and CEO  Air Transport Association (IATA) today signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen, promote and develop cooperation on aviation security and facilitation, and border security and management

14/4/2016 • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has played an integral role in development, testing and recent approval of a new alternative, environmentally-friendly, bio-based , bringing the total number of these approved products for use in to five

• Parliament backs EU directive on use of Passenger Name Records (PNR)

• Seven Malaysian air carriers have joined forces to form the Association of Malaysian Air Carriers (AMAC)

15/4/2016 • The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a show cause order concerning Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Irish- Source: IATA flag subsidiary of

6/4/2016 17/4/2016 • When a Swallow aircraft took off from Pasco, Washington, on an • The CAA is aware of a possible incident with a drone at Heathrow airmail route bound for Boise, Idaho, on April 6, 1926, it marked the today which is subject to investigation by the Metropolitan Police beginning of 90 years of aviation firsts for United Airlines. Since then, United has connected more than 4 billion people to important business 18/4/2016 meetings, family events, new experiences and cultures, and, most • China Southern inks strategic cooperation agreement with China importantly, each other Airlines 8 2016 REVIEW APRIL

19/4/2016 26/4/2016 • has confirmed an order with Airbus for the purchase • Official opening of the Munich Airport satellite terminal  of 14 A330-900neo

20/4/2016 • Hafez re-elected chairman of RJ’s new board of directors

21/4/2016 • Aurigny announces the appointment of its new chair and non- executive director

• ADR: President and managing director appointment

22/4/2016 • In silence, without using a drop of fuel, but with much wonder in the eyes of hundreds of enchanted supporters, 2 (Si2) took Source: Lufthansa off early this morning at 6:15am Hawaii time (UTC-10) to complete the crossing of the Pacific 27/4/2016 • Boeing and today finalized an order for 15 • Bertrand Piccard spoke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 787-9 Dreamliners directly from the of Solar Impulse 2 while flying over the Pacific Ocean during a video conference on Friday April 22 from the 29/4/2016 United Nations in New York where 175 nations had just signed the • China Eastern Airlines orders 20 XWB Paris Agreement on Climate Change

23/4/2016 30/4/2016 • Holy Flame arrives at Athens International Airport  • Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – the first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without using a drop of fuel – left Hawaii on 21 April at 6:15 am local time (UTC-10) and landed at the Moffett Airfield on 23 April at 11:44 pm local time (UTC-7), completing the crossing of the Pacific Ocean with several world records

25/4/2016 • Airbus delivers its first aircraft produced in the USA

Source: ATN

9 2016 REVIEW • Launch of Jet2 flights from Edinburgh to Larnaka Airport

MAY

1/5/2016 • , the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, celebrated • The Air France-KLM Board of Directors designates Jean-Marc the next step in its evolution as the region’s leading airline, with the Janaillac as the Group’s future Chairman and CEO  arrival of its first wide-body aircraft at Nikola Tesla Airport

12/5/2016 • Climate change and climate action were on the minds of the hundreds of State officials who gathered at the Montréal Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) today, where they continued their cooperative and intensive negotiations aimed at finalizing a proposal for a global Market-based Measure (MBM) design suitable for international flight emissions

• World’s largest self-service bag drop opens at London Gatwick Airport

• Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) landed in Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma, with Bertrand Piccard at the controls, on 12 May at 11:15pm local time (UTC-5) after taking off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport, Arizona, the same morning at 3:05am local time (UTC-7)

• Cathay Pacific and enter joint business agreement

15/5/2016 Source: Air France • Maher Al Musallam officially instated as Gulf Air CEO

2/5/2016 16/5/2016 • The MAX 8 has marked a key achievement after • Airlines today officially announced the appointment of completing high altitude flight testing in La Paz, Bolivia. It’s the first Captain Izham Ismail as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its sister international trip for the 737 MAX flight-test fleet  airline, MASwings

• CEB joins world’s first pan-regional LCC alliance

• Boeing and today celebrated the delivery of the world’s first co-branded 777 during a ceremony in Everett, marking the carrier’s 10th 777-300ER 

Source: Boeing Source: Boeing

5/5/2016 17/5/2016 • EASA creates task force to assess the risk of collision between drones • The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways and aircraft to detect “rogue” drones around airports

8/5/2016 18/5/2016 • The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors under the Chairmanship • Spirit of Italy captured in new uniform collection launch by of HE Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei has announced the new Ettore Bilotta  management structure for the Etihad Aviation Group PJSC, which was formally established by Abu Dhabi Law No. 6 of 2014, James Hogan, who has served as Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2006, has been appointed Etihad Aviation Group President and Chief Executive Officer

9/5/2016 • Aviation is a catalyst for socio-economic development and is particularly critical to the economies of landlocked countries, said ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu

11/5/2016 • airberlin and launch codeshare agreement Source: Alitalia

10 2016 REVIEW MAY

• SIA establishes Holding Company for and Tiger Airways • Ryanair : Full Year Profit rises 43% to €1,242m

19/5/2016 25/5/2016 • EGYPTAIR Flight No MS 804 has lost communication with radar • FedEx Corporation (FedEx), FedEx Acquisition B.V. (the Offeror) and tracking system at 02:45 (CLT) TNT Express N.V. (TNT Express) jointly announce that FedEx has acquired TNT Express 22/5/2016 • VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company and Boeing have finalized 31/5/2016 an order for 100 737 MAX 200 airplanes, the largest ever single • A320neo with CFM LEAP-1A engines receives joint EASA and FAA commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation Airworthiness Type Certification

23/5/2016 • First E190-E2 Jet completes maiden flight ahead of schedule 

Source: Embraer

11 2016 REVIEW • Hermes Airports celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary • Launch of Jet2 flights from Edinburgh to Pafos Airport

JUNE

1/6/2016 • Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today the successful • Today, the Norwegian government’s tax on air passengers comes into completion of a C Series aircraft demonstration flight carrying senior effect. It imposes NOK80 (€8.59) on each departing passenger, for executives from about twenty member airlines and media both domestic and international flights from Norway representatives. The historic flight of the innovative C Series aircraft, which features state-of-the-art technologies, departed Dublin at the • Ryanair today confirmed that (from 29 October) it will be forced to conclusion of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the International close its Oslo Rygge base and reduce its Norwegian traffic by 50% Air Transport Association (IATA) on June 3, 2016  after the Norwegian Government confirmed the introduction of an environmentally unfriendly tax, which will damage Norwegian tourism, • traffic and jobs • • TAP and JetBlue start codeshare services • 2/6/2016 • IATA AGM opens in Dublin CEO Stephen Kavanagh elected AGM President 

Source: Bombardier

4/6/2016 • The Chief Executives of the Star Alliance member airlines on Saturday gave the go-ahead for new technology investment and wide-ranging enhancements to operational processes to meet the evolving demands of today’s travellers

• The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance today appointed Jeffrey Goh as the Alliance’s Chief Executive, effective 1st January 2017 

Source: IATA/flickr

• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its 2016 financial outlook for global air transport industry profits upwards to $39.4 billion (from $36.3 forecast in December 2015)

• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously endorsed a resolution denouncing Source: Star Alliance the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and pledging to partner with government authorities and conservation organizations in the fight against the traffickers of endangered animals 7/6/2016 • ACI EUROPE - the trade association for Europe’s airports - welcomes the decision taken today by the EU Council of Transport Ministers to 3/6/2016 authorise the European Commission to initiate aviation negotiations • IATA Announces Leadership Changes - Walsh to Chair Board of with ASEAN, Turkey, the UAE and Qatar Governors; de Juniac confirmed as DG and CEO

• Five Etihad Airways equity partner airlines signed up to the 9/6/2016 Buckingham Palace Declaration, committing to major steps to fight • fastjet appoints Nico Bezuidenhout as Chief Executive Officer illegal wildlife trafficking and efforts to help protect many of the world’s iconic wildlife species 10/6/2016 • Air Passenger Rights: European Commission wants better enforcement of rules ahead of summer holidays

• Embraer announces CEO succession

• As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to normalize relations with Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved six domestic airlines to begin scheduled flights between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis/St. Paul and Cuba as early as this fall

12 2016 REVIEW • Larnaka Airport is highly commended in the “Most Accessible Airport in Europe” Category at the 12th Annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards • Alitalia re-establishes its Larnaka-Rome route after many years of absence JUNE

13/6/2016 • AWAS orders 15 A320 Family aircraft • The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $350,000 civil penalty against 24/6/2016 Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., for allegedly violating the • Airports call for EU and UK aviation markets to remain integrated Hazardous Materials Regulations after Brexit

16/6/2016 • ATRS: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wins its 13th • Commission updates EU air safety list – Iran and Africa make progress Top Efficiency Excellence Award 

• Ryanair launches new Leisure Plus & improved Business Plus offering

• Emirates reveals 360-video tour of A380 flight deck

20/6/2016 • Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) took off early this morning from Kennedy Airport, New York, to attempt the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and prove that an efficient energy future is possible Source: ATN 22/6/2016 • Augustin de Romanet re-elected President of ACI Europe 26/6/2016 • 20th anniversary ATRS World Conference, hosted by ATN, conclude in • Emirates’ milestone 80th A380 touches down in Vienna Rhodes 

• DOT and FAA finalize rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• International committee of clean technologies launched from a solar airplane while flying over the atlantic ocean

• Mr. Jean-Marc Janaillac is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Director of Air France-KLM

23/6/2016 • On its journey around the world, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – the solar airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – landed in Seville, Spain, after a flight of three days and three nights (71 hours and 8 minutes)

• ATN celebrates our 10th anniversary with the launch of a new brand 

Source: ATN

29/6/2016 • 48 people have been killed and 230 others wounded in a terror attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey, Istanbul

• Bombardier delivers first C Series aircraft to launch operator SWISS

• takes delivery of its first A350 XWB

30/6/2016 • The Board of Directors of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad (MAG) today announced leadership changes at Berhad (MAB), which will see current Group Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christoph Mueller handing over to Chief Operating Officer (COO) Peter Bellew in an accelerated leadership transition

Source: ATN

13 2016 REVIEW • Cobalt Aero launches its Larnaka base as a local carrier

JULY

13/7/2016 1/7/2016 • Boeing, Ruili Airlines finalize order for Six 787-9 Dreamliners • Bordeaux Airport Board of Shareholders adopted a dual construction project today, for the building of a junction terminal between Halls A & • Solar Impulse 2 landed in Egypt and is now getting ready to attempt B, and the refurbishment of the access roads, car parks and forecourt the last leg of the Round-The-World solar flight to accommodate the arrival of the at the airport • Boeing, Air Europa announce order for 20 737 MAX 8s • Synergy orders 62 A320neo Family aircraft 7/7/2016 • American Airlines commends Congress for passing extension to FAA • Boeing, Embraer unveil newest ecoDemonstrator aircraft  Authorization

14/7/2016 • Norwegian signs first ever charter agreements in the U.S. • Norwegian selects 30 A321 LR for first transatlantic routes • IATA signs MoU with the African Union Commission • announced today that it has signed a contribution and shareholders agreement with Alisarda, the parent company of

Source: Boeing 15/7/2016 • Boeing, (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango • American Airlines announces first routes for Boeing 787-9 today celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable Dreamliner aviation biofuel • As part of the Obama Administration’s historic effort to normalize • All flights to Istanbul are cancelled after the coup attempt in Turkey relations with Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) • ANA Announces New Star Wars™ Themed C-3PO™ ANA JET today proposed to select eight U.S. airlines to begin scheduled flights • SWISS becomes the world’s first airline to put the new Bombardier C between Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Series into commercial service Miami, Newark, New York City, Orlando, and Tampa and Havana as early as this fall 17/7/2016 • Emirates introduces the world’s first interactive amenity kit in 8/7/2016  • The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to amend the ICAO Conflict Zone Information Repository (CZIR) procedures. This follows on its assessment of a report following the scheduled one-year review of the CZIR.

11/7/2016 • Bombardier CS300 Aircraft awarded Type Certification by Transport Canada • KLM accedes to enhanced cooperation between Air France and China Eastern Airlines

12/7/2016 Source: Emirates • FAA proposes rulemaking to further Enhance Airport Safety • AirAsia places major order for 100 A321neo 18/7/2016 • Turkish Airlines: All our flight operations (with the exception of the • Go Air doubles A320neo order to 144 as part of ambitious expansion U.S.A. flights) have turned back to normal • LATAM Airlines Group S.A., Latin America’s leading airline group, and world-class airline Qatar Airways, both members of the oneworld alliance, • IATA and FIATA announce new program announced today that they have entered into a subscription agreement providing for Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10 per cent of LATAM’s total 21/7/2016 shares, which will be acquired in connection with a capital increase  • Turkey’s receives world’s first CFM powered Airbus A320neo 

Source: Qatar Airways / flickr Source: Pegasus Airlines

14 2016 REVIEW JULY

22/7/2016 27/7/2016 • Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey • Boeing, Malaysia Airlines announce order for up to 50 737 MAX will partner to replace Terminals C and D at New York’s LaGuardia airplanes Airport with a state-of-the-art facility • Virgin America Inc. today announced that the merger agreement with • A new Era for U.S-Mexico Travel, Trade as to Alaska Air Group, Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., enters Into force was approved by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Virgin America voting common stock 24/7/2016 • Bertrand Piccard took off with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) for the final leg of the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight

26/7/2016 • Solar Impulse 2 completes the Round the world tour. By landing back in Abu Dhabi after a total of 23 days of flight and 43’041 km travelled in a 17 leg journey, Si2 has proven that clean technologies can achieve the impossible 

Source: Solar Impulse

• JetBlue orders 30 additional A321 aircraft

15 2016 REVIEW AUGUST

1/8/2016 19/8/2016 • Qatar Airways increases stake in IAG to 20% • Air Serbia and unveil codeshare partnership 

3/8/2016 • Emirates flight EK521 was involved in an operational incident upon landing at Dubai International Airport at approximately 12:45 local time; all passengers and crew were evacuated safely due to the quick response of the teams at Emirates and Dubai International Airport

8/8/2016 • Delta Air Lines: More flights resume but delays, cancels continue after power outage

15/8/2016 • The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Indonesia complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating

• EASA published today a set of proposals to the European Commission for an update of the rules concerning pilots’ medical fitness, as part Source: Air Serbia of its Action Plan following the Germanwings Flight 9525 accident. These rules are contained in so-called Part-MED, which covers aviation • British Airways is set to gain access to the domestic Chinese market safety rules related to the medical aspect and fitness of . as it launches a new partnership with Shanghai-based carrier, China Eastern Airlines 16/8/2016 • Japanese ministry approves ’s inclusion to the joint business 29/8/2016 between , British Airways and • United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced that Scott Kirby has been named president of United Airlines  17/8/2016 • Boeing and ANA (All Nippon Airways) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony today at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center. The milestone marks yet another record for ANA as it becomes the world’s first airline to operate 50 787 Dreamliners

• Qatar Airways is pleased to announce a code-share partnership with Airlines

18/8/2016 • Airbus delivers world’s first A330-300 Regional to Saudi Arabian Airlines 

Source: United

• American Airlines Group Inc. today announced that Chief Operating Officer Robert Isom will become president, effective immediately 

Source: Airbus

Source: American

16 2016 REVIEW AUGUST

31/8/2016 • U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx arrives in Cuba on first scheduled flight in over 50 years. JetBlue today made history when it touched down in Santa Clara, Cuba, becoming the first U.S. airline to operate a commercial flight between the two countries 

Source: JetBlue

• Aerolease Aviation signs definitive agreement for purchase of up to 20 MRJ aircraft

• KLM pours first draught Heineken beer on flight to Curaçao 

Source: KLM

17 2016 REVIEW SEPTEMBER

1/9/2016 10/9/2016 • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that • Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken on the role of Director General the official airline of New York Fashion Week, announced the extension and CEO of the organization of its commitment to the global fashion industry by collaborating with iconic luxury brand Jimmy Choo  • oneworld names Rob Gurney as CEO 

Source: Etihad

12/9/2016 • Airbus delivers North America’s first A320neo to  Source: oneworld

• Robert Deillon, CEO of Geneva Airport since 2006, has symbolically passed this morning the key from the airport to André Schneider, his successor.

• New aviation safety and security commitments adopted during landmark Global Aviation Ministerial Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2/9/2016 • Lufthansa is first European airline to offer TSA Pre✓®

3/9/2016 • In the context of Europe’s engagement to reduce CO2 emissions and in line with the Paris Agreement at COP21, Directors General of European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Member States agreed to commit to being part of the GMBM scheme from its start during their DGCA meeting hosted by the Republic of Slovakia

6/9/2016 Source: Airbus • Vietjet to expand its Airbus fleet with new order for 20 A321s 16/9/2016 • signs MOU for 10 more A350 XWBs • EU teams up with alliance of developed and developing countries in final push for first-ever global deal to curb international aviation 7/9/2016 emissions • EUROCONTROL and the SESAR Joint Undertaking signed an Agreement outlining EUROCONTROL’s new role and commitments in 17/9/2016 the SJU’s extended mandate • UN Secretary-General commends ICAO’s sustainability initiatives

9/9/2016 19/9/2016 • In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its • JetBlue announces one of the largest renewable Jet Fuel Purchase Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly agreements in aviation history advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked

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21/9/2016 26/9/2016 • The Athens International Airport is the first airport worldwide that • Multiple agreements realized for new aviation partnerships as ICAO implements a bot app through Facebook Messenger  concludes highly successful 2016 World Aviation Forum

• Kate McWilliams, one of easyJet’s female pilots, has just passed her command course making her the youngest Commercial Airline Captain at just 26 years old

• Bombardier CS100 aircraft receives the first Environmental Product Declaration in the industry

• Black box inventor and air safety pioneer Dr. David Warren named 2016 ICAO Edward Warner Award recipient

28/9/2016 • The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is convinced of having obtained irrefutable evidence to establish that on 17 July 2014, flight MH-17 was shot down by a BUK missile from the 9M38-series

• The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the exercising of a call option to acquire the remaining 55% of shares in SN Airholding, the parent company of Brussels Airlines, at its meeting today

• Qatar Airways and British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), today announced a joint business agreement that will come into effect on 30 October 2016

• easyJet has announced that customers can now use Apple Pay on Web for bookings made on easyJet.com

29/9/2016 22/9/2016 • Lufthansa signs letter of intent on wet-lease collaboration between • Further cooperation and progress on aviation security essential, ICAO and airberlin SG declares at UN Security Council  30/9/2016 • Hermes Air Transport Club names Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council of ICAO as Honorary Member 

Source: ICAO

• A World Trade Organization compliance panel today ruled that the European Union has failed to comply with its obligation to remedy the massive subsidies European governments have provided to create and sustain Airbus for more than 40 years

• WestJet announced today it has entered into a code-share agreement allowing

19 2016 REVIEW • New historic record for October: total passengers exceeded one million • Hermes Airports signs an agreement with the government for undertaking aviation security services OCTOBER

1/10/2016 • The historic move came as the Plenary Session of the UN aviation • Cathay Pacific and its passengers pay tribute to the - agency’s 39th Assembly agreed to recommend adoption of a final 400 Flights CX542 and CX543, operating a return service between Resolution text for the GMBM  Hong Kong and Haneda, bring an end to nearly four decades of stellar operations by the ‘Queen of the Skies’ 

Source: Cathay Pacific

3/10/2016 • Etihad Airways continues to build its presence in Africa through a new codeshare agreement with kulula Source: Kostas Iatrou • Singapore Airlines and have signed a codeshare 4/10/2016 agreement • The 39th Session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization completed the election of its new Council today 7/10/2016 • Boeing and Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 787-9 • Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) for providing a framework for enhanced cooperation regarding environmental related initiatives  10/10/2016 • At a ceremony held in Shanghai today, Star Alliance and Juneyao Airlines formally sealed a strategic partnership which will see the Shanghai based airline become a “Connecting Partner” of Star Alliance in 2017

• In response to an October 10, 2016 statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and following a recent decision by Samsung to suspend global sales of all Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration urges passengers onboard aircraft to power down, and not use, charge, or stow in , all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices, including recalled and replacement devices

11/10/2016 • The Board of Directors of Delta announced today that Richard H. Anderson has elected to retire as executive chairman effective this date. Francis S. “Frank” Blake will succeed Anderson as Delta’s non- executive chairman

Source: ACI 12/10/2016 • Boeing and finalized an order of 12 787-9 5/10/2016 Dreamliners • Airbus delivers first A320neo to Mexico’s Viva Aerobus 13/10/2016 6/10/2016 • Christian Scherer appointed Chief Executive Officer of ATR • Government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed today on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO2 emissions from international aviation.

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14/10/2016 • ATN and its Managing Director, Dr Kostas Iatrou awarded the FSF • Airbus celebrates the delivery of its 10,000th aircraft  Mediterranean International Press Award 

Source: Airbus

• DOT bans all Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones from airplanes Source: FSF Mediterranean 18/10/2016 • Bringing glamour back to flying: Delta unveils Zac Posen-designed, 24/10/2016 inspired employee uniforms  • ANA and Vietnam Airlines launch codeshare and frequent flyer partnerships

25/10/2016 • Heathrow today welcomed Government’s decision to support its expansion and confirmed it will begin work to deliver the new that will connect all of Britain to the world, bringing new jobs and economic growth to every nation and region of the UK

26/10/2016 • SAS takes delivery of its first A320neo

28/10/2016 • The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) have taken steps to intensify their cooperation to optimize the efficiency and security of international air cargo Source: Delta Air Lines 31/10/2016 20/10/2016 • Today, 31 October, Lufthansa is saying goodbye to its Boeing 737 • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enhancing the synergies fleet after 48 years. This marks the end of an era for Lufthansa, between urban development and aviation has been signed in Quito by spanning almost 50 years. A B737-300, with registration D-ABEC Dr. Fang Liu, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation (“Karlsruhe”), flew from Frankfurt to Hamburg this morning on special Organization, and Dr. Joan Clos, the Executive Director of the United flight LH9922  Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

21/10/2016 • Due the resignation of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil from Vice Chairman and CEO, the Board of Directors of Turkish has decided to appoint Mr. Bilal Eksi as the new CEO

Source: Lufthansa

• Delta, and Jet Airways expand cooperation with India- codeshare

21 2016 REVIEW • Hermes Airports acquires the ISO 50001:2011 in the field of energy management • Hermes Airports acquires the Eagle Passenger Lifter which enables transportation of completely immobilized passengers to be transported to their aircraft seat NOVEMBER

1/11/2016 • JetBlue celebrates the Jet Age with new RetroJet design and 1960s • Dancers from the internationally renowned Bolshoi Ballet and celebration  classical superstar Katherine Jenkins staged the world’s first ballet and musical performance in the air, to celebrate the launch of British Airways’ Dreamliner flights from London Heathrow to Moscow 

Source: Business Wire

12/11/2016 Source: British Airways • Saudi Arabian Airlines announced the appointment of Mr. Jaan Albrecht as the Chief Executive Officer of Saudia Air Transport 2/11/2016 Company (Saudia). • IAG launches Wi-Fi on short-haul flights. The first shorthaul aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity – a British Airways A321- will be in 14/11/2016 service next summer • Air France and have announced a new codeshare agreement on 5 routes operated by the Panamanian airline • The functions of Chairman and CEO of Air France are now separate, and Jean-Marc Janaillac, Chairman of Air France-KLM has also been appointed Chairman of Air France. Franck Terner, the current 15/11/2016 Executive Vice-President Engineering and Maintenance at Air France- • Fly Delta app push notifications take stress out of checking a bag KLM, has been appointed CEO of Air France • Qantas customers are a step closer to experiencing world-leading inflight Wi-Fi, following the successful hardware installation on the 4/11/2016 trial aircraft last week • DOT proposes to grant Antitrust Immunity for Delta-Aeromexico 17/11/2016 7/11/2016 • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the • The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to select launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool which will American Airlines for new daily scheduled nonstop service between help defeat smugglers of endangered species Los Angeles and Beijing, China 18/11/2016 8/11/2016 • Peach Aviation orders 10 A320neo and three A320ceo • , Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320neo • Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines confirm the end of An-124 joint venture 10/11/2016 • Emirates moves to an all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleet 21/11/2016 • Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu re-elected as President of ICAO Council  11/11/2016 • The Solar Impulse Foundation launched the World Alliance for Clean Technologies today during COP22, as a legacy to the first ever solar flight around the world

Source: ICAO

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• The Qatar Airways Group has gone ‘live’ with a state-of-the-art 25/11/2016 documentation management system to enable the airline and its • Russian Direct Investment Fund, Changi Airports International and subsidiaries to host and share corporate manuals and policies with Basic Element consortium acquires Vladivostok International Airport staff in real-time

• Dragonair is today officially rebranded as Cathay Dragon 26/11/2016 • The Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation is fully implemented. Only operators who hold a TCO authorisation from the European 22/11/2016 Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will be able to operate commercial • Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg today named flights to and from the EASA Member States (European Union + Kevin G. McAllister President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Norway, Switzerland and Iceland) • TransAsia Airways suspend operations 28/11/2016 • During its Presidents’ Assembly meeting of 22nd November 2016 the • Bombardier Delivers First CS300 Aircraft to airBaltic  Association of European Airlines’ (AEA) member airlines discussed the evolution of the aviation representation landscape in Europe. It was decided that the AEA will cease all its public activities with immediate effect. The Association will be dissolved no later than the end of this year

23/11/2016 • A new botanical wonder has taken root at the heart of the world’s largest natural flower garden in Dubai. Emirates Airline has teamed up with Dubai Miracle Garden to construct the world’s largest floral installation through a life-size version of the Emirates A380, covered in more than 500,000 fresh flowers and living plants 

Source: Bombardier

29/11/2016 Source: Emirates • President Elect Trump’s nominee Elaine Chao as Secretary for the Department of Transportation 24/11/2016 • The first of three A350-1000 development aircraft to fly – MSN059 – 30/11/2016 has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France at 15.00hrs local time • The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) announced that it’s after successfully completing its first flight which lasted four hours Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Elijah and 18 minutes Chingosho, will retire in 2017 after serving seven years in the position • Genève Aéroport and SEDECT company have developed and installed • The Director General of EUROCONTROL, Mr Frank Brenner, announced an innovative tool to help passengers cross, without delay, the today that he has decided not to extend his current mandate with security control passage towards the gates  EUROCONTROL that runs until 31st December 2017

Source: Genève Aéroport

• Air France and KLM launch an enriched Economy class offer on their European network

23 2016 REVIEW • Larnaka Airport is accredited with the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) certificate issued by the Airport Council International (ACI) on the Level of MAPPING • Record year for Cyprus’ airports with total traffic reaching just below 9m total passengers DECEMBER

1/12/2016 • Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings and of Copa Airlines, has been • Emirates today launched the world’s shortest scheduled A380 elected as the new Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of (CEB). He succeeds Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10 minutes on Officer of Air Canada, who held the post for the last four years the return journey  • Pedro Heilbron (left) and Calin Rovinescu (right) 

Source: Emirates

2/12/2016 Source: Star Alliance • Hajime Yoshimura of Japan appointed new President of the ICAO Air • Commission removes all Kazakh airlines from EU Air Safety List Navigation Commission • Boeing begins Final Assembly on First 787-10 Dreamliner 5/12/2016 • The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) Board has approved plans to create a 9/12/2016 new European leisure airline group in a joint venture with TUI AG, with a • EASA published today a proposal to the European Commission on new fleet of around 60 aircraft, offering 15 million seats capacity per year, operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness focused on point-to-point flying to connect key European tourist markets • airberlin today announced the sale of its share in NIKI to Etihad for a 11/12/2016 total consideration of 300 million euros • Qantas is set to add to its list of aviation firsts, with the national carrier confirming it will operate non-stop flights from Perth to London 6/12/2016 using the 787-9 Dreamliner • The Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) today completed its review and approved Alaska Air Group’s • Boeing and announced an agreement today for 80 aircraft acquisition of Virgin America that includes 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s

7/12/2016 13/12/2016 • The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG appointed Thorsten • Huntley A. Lawrence has been named the agency’s new Director of Dirks to the Executive Board of the . Thorsten Dirks Aviation, succeeding the retiring Thomas L. Bosco as head of the will be taking over the responsibility for the Eurowings Group and the nation’s largest airport system, the Port Authority of New York and Aviation Services segment on 1 May 2017. New Jersey announced today • PIA’s ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying around 42 persons lost its contact with control tower 14/12/2016 • Manchester Airport and Hyderabad Airport become carbon neutral

8/12/2016 • Alaska Air Group Inc. today announced it has closed its acquisition of • ATN present the Decade Award to Solar Impulse  Virgin America 

Source: ATN

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• The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American 27/12/2016 Airlines $1.6 million for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting • Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with The Boeing Company long tarmac delays to cancel an order placed for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that Delta assumed in 2008 as part of its merger with 15/12/2016 • Airbus A321neo with P&W engines receives Type Certification 28/12/2016 • LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and Qatar Airways, announced today that • Air Canada today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Qatar Airways, through its wholly owned subsidiary Qatar Airways Understanding for a strategic cooperation agreement with Virgin Investments (UK) Ltd, completed its acquisition of 10 per cent of Australia LATAM reaching a total of 60,837,452 shares

16/12/2016 • Etihad Airways and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe’s largest airline group, today announced the conclusion of a codeshare agreement. The arrangement is set to start in January 2017

18/12/2016 • airberlin has announced today that Thomas Winkelmann will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of airberlin group

19/12/2016 • Delta and Alaska Airlines will end partnership in April 2017

21/12/2016 • Delta Air Lines and today accepted the final order issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation granting them antitrust immunity and allowing the airlines to establish a joint cooperation agreement

22/12/2016 • Iran Air and Airbus have signed a firm contract for 100 aircraft. The agreement covers 46 A320 Family, 38 A330 Family and 16 A350 XWB aircraft

• Boeing this week delivered the 500th 787 Dreamliner, a 787-8 to Avianca

• Emirates introduces new range of comforts in First and

Source: E mirates

• Etihad Airways and Montenegro Airlines, the flag carrier of the Repub- lic of Montenegro, have signed a codeshare agreement

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