American Airlines (AA) expects to have all of its Boeing 757s back in service Saturday after taking additional measures to prevent the seats from becoming loose, necessitating cancellation of nearly 100 flights Thursday and Friday for repair work to be done.
Armenian carrier Armavia (U8), which took delivery of the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100 in April 2011, has reached a new leasing agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. on operating terms.
Turkish Airlines will launch Istanbul (IST) service to Sebha, Libya (3X-weekly, Oct. 7), Sharm el Sheikh (4X-weekly, Oct. 9), Hurghada, Egypt (3X-weekly, Oct. 17) and Sana-Aden, Yemen (3X-weekly, Oct. 2). Kenya Airways will launch 10X-weekly Nairobi-Eldoret service Oct. 17. Rotana Jet launched daily Abu Dhabi-Al Ain service Sept. 26, increasing to 2X-daily Oct. 7.
Spanish charter carrier Cosmo Airlines has paid $137 million for seven Bombardier CRJ900s from Uruguay’s liquidated Pluna (PU) at a government auction.
Saudi Arabian carrier Nasair (XY) is planning to phase out its six Embraer E-190s and two E-195s, and grow to a single-type fleet of 40 Airbus A320s within four years to bring down operating costs.
American Airlines (AA) believes a mechanical issue, not improper maintenance, caused rows of seats on two of its Boeing 757s to repeatedly come loose during flights.
Oneworld appears to be preparing to announce a new member next week. Media speculation has focused on Qatar Airways (QR) as the new member, but the airline isn’t confirming.
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Sabre Travel Network plans to make a serious run at improving its status in the EMEA region, where it is “a distant No. 3,” according to Harald Eisenaecher, senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “We are the challenger,” Eisenaecher, who joined Sabre from Deutsche Telekom a year ago, said. “But I wouldn’t have joined this company if I did not think we could significantly change the business position in the next couple of years.”
Silver Airways launched Saab 340Bplus service to Atlanta from Greenville, N.C., Tupelo, Hattiesburg-Laurel and Meridian, Miss., as well as Muscle Shoals, Ala. Oct. 1. United Airlines will launch Cleveland (CLE) service to Nashville (2X-weekly) and Oklahoma City (weekly) Dec. 19 and Feb. 14, respectively. It will discontinue CLE-Green Bay service Dec. 18. LOT Polish Airlines launched 6X-weekly Warsaw-Hannover Embraer E-170 service.
Greek regional carrier Minoan Air (MAV), which began scheduled operations in July, has detailed plans to launch a new network of five scheduled flights from Oxford Airport (OXF) in the UK.
EasyJet (U2) has revised its profit forecast upward for the year ended Sept. 30, and expects to post £310 million ($500.5 million) to £320 million pretax profit, compared to £280 million to £300 million forecast in July.
