NewsLufthansa cancels more than 350 flights in second day of strikes
Lufthansa (LH) on Tuesday canceled more than 350 out of 1,800 flights at Berlin Tegel (TXL), Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC) airports as its flight attendants—represented by the UFO union—launched a second day of strikes in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. It estimates about a minimum of 43,000 passengers were affected by the flight disruptions.
LinkLufthansa Crews To Extend Strike On Friday
Lufthansa cabin crew will strike throughout Germany on Friday for a full 24 hours, upping the stakes in a row over pay and conditions that threatens to drag on for weeks and cost the airline tens of millions of euros.
LinkAirbus Sees Demand For 28,000 Planes
Airbus sees demand for 28,000 new aircraft worth USD$4 trillion to cater for air travel growth in the next 20 years, the European plane maker said on Tuesday. By 2031, the global passenger plane fleet will rise to over 32,550 aircraft from 15,500 today, Airbus said, adding that the Asia Pacific region would account for 35 percent of all new aircraft deliveries in the next two decades.
LinkIndia to require 1,450 new aircraft in next 20 years: Boeing
Boeing forecasts that Indian airlines will receive 1,450 aircraft valued at $175 billion in the next 20 years, with India to surpass China with the world's highest traffic growth.
LinkBoeing Delivers First BBJ 747-8 with Aeroloft 
Boeing on Wednesday announced its first delivery — to an undisclosed customer — of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 747-8 with the Aeroloft cabin configuration. The Aeroloft was designed by Kirkland, Wash.-based Greenpoint Technologies, and provides 393 square feet of additional cabin space with eight private sleeping berths between the upper deck and the tail of the aircraft.
LinkBombardier ‘Aircraft 0’ Cseries Takes Virtual Flight Bombardier’s “Aircraft 0” — an on-the-ground integrated systems test and certification rig for the CSeries aircraft (ISTCR) — has begun virtual flights at its Mirabel, Québec facility. The Montreal-based manufacturer said the avionics, electrical flight control, fly-by-wire, hydraulic, landing gear and wiring systems have all been successfully demonstrated for its ISTCR, which will lead to the development of the CSeries aircraft entering the ground-testing phase.
LinkRyanair talks with Comac a 'genuine, serious commitment' 
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has reiterated that its discussions with Chinese airframer Comac on the potential development of a stretched 199-seat variant of its C919 twinjet are serious and could still yield an order for delivery in the 2018-20 timeframe. Industry observers have been quick to brand Ryanair's flirtation with the Chinese as little more than a means of beating down incumbent aircraft supplier Boeing on price. The final delivery under its current order for 189-seat 737-800s is due to take place later this year.
LinkRyanair Confident On Aer Lingus Bid Package
Ryanair is confident it can allay competition concerns about its latest bid for rival Aer Lingus, its chief executive said on Tuesday, adding the budget airline was also seeking no more than a 25 percent stake in London Stansted Airport.
LinkAMR Can Abandon Pilots' Union Contract
A judge on Tuesday ruled that AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, could abrogate its collective bargaining agreement with its union pilots.
LinkJAL, BA expand codeshare on Tokyo-London routes 
Japan Airlines (JAL) and British Airways (BA) will expand their codeshare agreement on Tokyo-London Heathrow routes. As part of the expansion, the airlines will offer joint fares on selected routes starting 1 October.
LinkEuroLOT commits to six more Q400s
Warsaw-based EuroLOT has converted options on six Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to a firm order, increasing its order to 14 Q400s. The deal is valued at approximately $190 million, according to Bombardier.
LinkGulfstream G280 FAA Certified Gulfstream's super-midsize G280 has been certified by the FAA, the company announced on Monday. The G280 can fly up to 3,600 nm and take off from a 4,750-foot runway, an improvement of 1,300 feet compared to the aircraft it replaces, the G200. With a new transonic wing design and new fuel-efficient Honeywell engines, the G280 is faster than the G200, with a top speed of Mach 0.85, and it burns less fuel. The airplane also is now certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel. The first delivery will be made to a U.S. customer before the end of the year, the company said. The jet sells for about $25 million.
LinkMNG’s A330-200F arrives MNG Airlines (Turkey) says its fleet expansion programme is on course after taking delivery of a new A330-200F. The major carrier, which currently operates six Airbus A300B4-200Fs, two A300C4-605RFs and a Boeing B737-400SF, exclusively revealed to Air Cargo News in April, the company’s future revamp plans.
LinkNASA Spacewalkers Thwarted In Efforts To Replace ISS Electrical BoxU.S. and Japanese astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihiko Hoshide struggled unsuccessfully to replace a failing Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) outside the International Space Station during an Aug. 30 spacewalk, the first NASA-chartered excursion in nearly 14 months.
LinkBerlin Brandenburg’s opening delayed again to October 2013The opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) will be delayed again, this time from March 17 to the end of October 2013, the Brandenburg government has confirmed.
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