Air Berlin (AB) increased load factors for the period from Jan. 1 to July 3, but said the postponed opening of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) to March 2013 and aviation taxes prevented an increase in capacity utilization.
Mexican airlines saw an 11.2% increase in domestic boardings in the first half of 2012, to 13.2 million passengers. The five Mexican carriers that operate international services saw traffic increase to 31.4% to 2.6 million passengers.
The 15 largest US airlines set a record for on-time arrival performance during the first half of 2012, also reporting the lowest rates of canceled flights, mishandled baggage and tarmac delays, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report.
Emirates Airline (EK) has signed a sale and leaseback contract with GE Capital Aviation Services for three Boeing 777-300ERs, plus seven spare engines.
Just five months after it inaugurated the service, Hong Kong Airlines (HX) has announced it will suspend its all-business class service between Hong Kong and London Gatwick from Sept. 10.
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners has named William C. Kircher to VP-Singapore overhaul & repair. Kircher most recently served as GM for the company's Singapore-based engine overhaul facility, Eagle Services Asia. CIRCOR Aerospace appointed Steve Alford as VP/GM for the CIRCOR Aerospace California business. Alford comes to the post from Milliken & Company.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union. The agreement, which would affect approximately 44,000 TSA employees, must be ratified by AFGE members.
Eastern Group, parent company of UK regional carrier Eastern Airways, has bought a controlling share in its home base, Humberside Airport, in northeast England.
The Assn. of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said international passenger numbers grew in June while cargo remained weak, according to its latest statement.
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a contention by Irish-based low-cost carrier Ryanair (FR) that UK competition authorities do not have powers to investigate FR’s almost 30% shareholding in Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus (EI).
American Airlines’ (AA) pilots have voted to reject management’s latest labor contract proposal, pushing the contentious debate over work rules and benefits back to a US bankruptcy court.
SkyWest Inc., the parent of St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines, posted a second-quarter net profit of $17 million, improved over $1.6 million in net income in the 2011 June quarter.
Air Canada (AC) reported a second-quarter net loss of C$96 million ($96 million), more than doubling a C$46 million net deficit in the prior-year period, as labor difficulties again hurt the Montreal-based carrier’s bottom line.
Air Malta has released this image showing its new livery that is being rolled out as part of a rebranding campaign that focuses on the heritage and culture of the Maltese islands.
Cathay Pacific Group (CX) reported a net loss of HK$935 million ($120 million) for the first six months of 2012, a steep reversal from the net profit of HK$2.8 billion in the first half of 2011.
A merger of American Airlines (AA) and US Airways (US) could substantially reduce competition, leaving four majors controlling over 70% of the US domestic market, according to a white paper released Wednesday.
IrAero, Russia will launch 2X-weekly Irkutsk-Hailar Bombardier CRJ200 service Sept. 1 and 2X-weekly Ulan-Ude-Manzhou CRJ200 service Aug. 8. Russian Ural Airlines will begin weekly Chelyabinsk-Tashkent Airbus A320 service Sept 5. On Oct 3. the carrier will start weekly Yekaterinburg-Budapest A320 service. Korean Air will launch 4X-weekly Seoul Incheon-Yangon service Sept. 13.
