AVIATION MARKET OVERVIEW 14 September 2012

LESSORS

BOC Aviation takes delivery of first ordered Embraer E190 aircraft. Read more -- >

GECAS delivers two leased A320s to BH Air. Read more -- >

AWAS delivers first of two planned 737-800 aircraft to Aerolineas Argentinas. Read more -- >

AIRLINES

Ethiopian: 1st B787 Dreamliner Outside Japan Lands in . Read more -- >

Omani cabin crew join Etihad Airways as part of recruitment drive in Oman. Read more -- >

Qantas, Emirates seek ACCC approval of partnesrhip. Read more -- >

First Airbus A320 to enter operation in fleet renewal lands in Vienna. Read more -- >

Air Arabia record passenger traffic grows 22 per cent in August. Read more -- >

SIA invests in next-generation in-fligyt entertainment systems. Read more -- >

Alaska Air Group issues first comprehensive corporate sustainability report. Read more -- >

Fleet expansion for Eastern Airways with 5th jet aircraft. Read more -- >

Fifth Boeing 747-8 freighter for Cargolux. Read more -- >

Etihad Airways counting down to Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Read more -- >

Vueling increases the number of passengers carried in August by 22%. Read more -- >

SAS signs an agreement to sell and phase out all MD-80 aircraft. Read more -- >

Etihad Airways expands commercial team in Saudi Arabia. Read more -- >

AirAsia to become first Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator. Read more -- >

MRO

Liebherr Aerospace performs first tests for Bombardier CSeries aircraft’s Air Management System. Read more -- >

British Airways Engineering, Airline Services Components Limited and Messier- Bugatti-Dowty preferred partners for MRO collaboration. Read more -- >

SR Technics redelivers second VIP aircraft to Middle Eastern customer. Read more -- >

Sabena Technics and Israir Airlines sign a 5 year Integrated services contract for the airline’s ATR aircraft fleet. Read more -- >

AIRPORT

A total of 4,168,326 passengers flew to or from one of Avinor’s airports during August. Read more -- >

Vienna Airport: Plus 3.0% in passengers during August 2012. Read more -- >

Southwest Airlines celebrates 35 years with Austin. Read more -- >

Record-breaking summer for Copenhagen Airport. Read more -- >

Frankfurt Airport welcomes almost 5.6 million passengers. Read more -- >

Budapest Airport courts long haul partners at World Routes 2012. Read more -- >

AIRCRAFT & ENGINE MANUFACTURERS

CFM expands TRUEngine program with unique content assurance guarantee for subsequent buyers. Read more -- >

Airbus supports extension of Clean Sky programme. Read more -- >

Embraer holds maintenance cost workshop for customers. Read more -- >

ILA 2012 – Airbus foresees demand for more than 1,000 new aircraft in over the next 20 years. Read more -- >

Airbus lights up Berlin’s Humboldt-Box with its vision of the future of flight in 2050 Read more -- >

Phenom 300 added to Melbourne assembly line. Read more -- >

Bombardier showcases class-leading jets at Jet Expo 2012. Read more -- >

OTHER

EU grants almost €200 million to support key TEN-T infrastructure projects. Read more -- >

Asia Pacific aviation experts meet to adress safety challenges. Read more -- >

ICAO seeks global commitment on aviation security. Read more -- >

IATA: Developing Aviation in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Read more -- >

London 2012 airspace restrictions come to an end. Read more -- >