Aviation Daily, May 21, 2015

Asia-Pacific airlines collectively achieved breakeven in terms of net earnings for 2014, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). This was down from a combined net profit of $2.2 billion in 2013. Increased passenger demand more than offset a decline in yields, though capacity growth still outpaced growth in demand. Another negative factor was the strengthening U.S. dollar versus local currencies. Fuel costs declined by 1.1%, and operating margin dropped by 0.7 points to 1.6%. AAPA statistics measure 26 carriers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Emirates currently operates a daily service between its hub in Dubai (DXB) and Schiphol (AMS) aboard the Airbus A380 or Boeing 777-300ER.

The agreements govern passenger services operated by the three SkyTeam carriers between Italy and France, as well as Italy and the Netherlands and beyond.

Southwest’s main point-of-sale for international flights remains in the U.S., Andrew Watterson, senior vice president-network planning and revenue management, told Aviation Daily.

Hashimoto said it too early to discuss the Mitsubishi MRJ-70, MRJ-90 and Embraer E175-E2. A major problem is that, except for the MRJ-70, all next-genertation jet models fail to satisfy scope requirements in American’s contract with mainline pilots.

While the GAO did not issue any recommendations to the FAA, questions and doubts about certain aspects of the ICAO preliminary plan could complicate harmonization efforts unless the final standards allow for performance-based solutions that can largely be met with the types of equipment U.S. airlines already carry.

The act takes a number of concrete steps to cut through barriers and allow commercial drone operations in the U.S. while protecting the public, according to a statement by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Vice President Daniel Castro.

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