Air Transport World

European carriers seek more balanced flight delay compensation regulation.

Vipula Gunatilleka rejoined the oneworld global alliance flag carrier in summer 2018 and became CEO in late 2018. He has a five-year turnaround plan.

In a tough business environment, the strong get stronger.

The air transport industry must further step up its game on emissions.

Government policies are preventing the region’s carriers from thriving.

Gulf carriers face challenges within and outside the region.

A highly competitive market and infrastructure inefficiencies cast their shadows.

Bright spots in a still challenging market.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced its cooperative agreement with Delft University of Technology to develop a super-efficient future airliner design.

Costs and trade tensions weigh down a still fast-growing region.

Despite business challenges, North American airlines remain the ones to beat.

Air Belgium plans to resume scheduled flights in December with twice-weekly service to two destinations in the French Caribbean.

The month-long city protests in Hong Kong have reached Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), as approximately one thousand people have turned up at HKIA terminal 1 to protest the extradition bill and police violence.

Europe will use “all legal means” to defend its carriers’ rights within the transatlantic air agreement, the head of Europe’s transport ministry warned a Washington DC audience.

Alaska Air Group posted second-quarter net income of $262 million, up 36% from $193 million in the year-ago period, as the carrier said it is beginning to see the benefits of the larger network it gained with the acquisition of Virgin America.

Garuda Indonesia has released its restated financial results for 2018, adjusting the slender net profit in its initial report to a substantial loss.

Star Alliance and IT specialist NEC Corp. have signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will improve the travel experience for frequent flyer passengers of the alliance’s member airlines.

A new contract with MTU Maintenance for IAE V2500 overhauls has helped JetBlue Airways hit its long-term goal of cutting at least $250 million from its annual costs by 2020.

Five best performing in net profit, operating revenue, passengers carried, revenue per kilometer

Rankings based on net profit, net loss.

2019 World Airline Report - Aircraft fleet and on order

Revenue, expenses, profit/loss and year-over-year comparisons.

Passenger counts, revenue passenger kilometers, load factor and freight ton kilometers with year-over-year comparisons.

World's airlines ranked by operating revenue, operating profit, net profit.

Ranked by passengers, revenue passenger kilometers and freight ton kilometers.