Aviation Daily, October 24, 2014

United Airlines, making good on its pledge to tap cheap sources of lift to meet near-term demand when opportunities arise, will add two used Boeing…

Southwest Airlines will see most of its capacity growth in the fourth quarter and 2015 come from expansion at two airports--Dallas Love Field and…

JetBlue Airways, unfazed by lower-than-expected summer yields in Latin America and the Caribbean that executives blamed on increased competition and excess capacity in those markets, is pressing on with its growth plans in the regions, executives said. JetBlue increased Latin American and Caribbean capacity by about 17% year-over-year in the third quarter, considerably more than its competitors, which added about 7% more capacity. But JetBlue still plans to grow to 100 daily departures from Fort Lauderdale, Florida by 2017—with many of those flights to Latin America.

Norwegian’s 2015 plans are focused on slowing its rapid expansion following worse-than-expected results in the third quarter of 2014.

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Customer demand remains strong across Boeing’s commercial aircraft portfolio, helping to tamp down worries of a possible order glut or fleet-strategy…

Mexico City-based Volaris, which heavily markets its unbundled product, said non-ticket revenues (excluding cargo) per passenger increased 58.4% year…

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/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/10/avd_10_24_2014_cht1.pdf U.S Airline Employment Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*…