2016 REVIEW SPONSORED BY: 1 www.atn.aero 2015 REVIEW • Ryanair introduces direct flights from Larnaka to Brussels JANUARY 4/1/2016 14/1/2016 • Etihad Airways 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 passengers codeshare flights with airberlin in 2015 • ALTA welcomes Enrique Cueto as new President of its Executive 5/1/2016 Committee • Spirit Airlines, Inc. today announced Robert 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 Transport Association (IATA) announced it is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel 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 airline to carry over 100m international Source: LATAM customers in one year • American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group are applying for • BOC Aviation orders 30 A320 Family regulatory approval to enter into a joint business (JB) to better serve their customers • Bordeaux Airport 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 (All Nippon Airways) today celebrated the airline’s 100,000th revenue flight with the 787 Dreamliner during a gate ceremony at Sea-Tac International Airport • • • • 20/1/2016 • • The Lufthansa Group, Airbus’ 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 • Air France, 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 • Airlines for Europe (A4E), Europe’s new airline association, has • Iran selects Airbus for its civil aviation renewal (Agreements for 118 officially been launched new aircraft, 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 cargo market • Gulf Air has announced a firm order of 29 A320neo Family 22/1/2016 • Bruce Ashby is to step down as oneworld CEO later this year, after more than five years Source: Boeing 28/1/2016 • Cathay Pacific group enters new era with rebranding of Dragonair as Cathay Dragon 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 Aviation Safety 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 Airports today • The ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) • CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British all-cargo airline, 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 Saudia, 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 Singapore Airlines completed its maiden flight over the skies of South West France 3/2/2016 Source: ICAO • Delta Air Lines, 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 Boeing 777 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 headway 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 • British Airways 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 • Air Canada 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 • United Airlines applauds agreement improving access to Tokyo’s /2/2016 Haneda Airport 25 • Jet Airways signs codeshare agreement with Korean Air 19/2/2016 • Norwegian joins new European airline association Airlines for Europe • Passengers on Qantas 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 airport security • 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 passenger 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 • Emirates 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