The former CEO of Omani low-cost carrier (LCC) SalamAir, François Bouteiller, has criticized the airline’s board after it unexpectedly removed him, commercial director Marco Ostini and the airline’s finance director from their positions.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has named Luis Felipe de Oliveira, a former IATA official and currently an executive with World Fuel Services, its new executive director.
Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Allegiant Air will establish its 14th aircraft base at Indianapolis International Airport (IND), executives from the airline and airport said Aug. 2, with operations to begin February 2018.
TAAG Angola Airlines posted a net loss of $12 million for the 2017 first half, significantly widened from a net loss of $5 million in the year-ago half.
BOC Aviation has confirmed its planned order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. This follows the signing of an MOU for the aircraft at June’s Paris Air Show.
ANA Holdings reported a net profit of ¥51 billion ($453.9 million) for its 2017 fiscal first quarter, nearly an eightfold increase over the company’s ¥6.6 billion net income for its fiscal 1Q 2016.
Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways reported a KD2.3 million ($7.6 million) net profit for the 2017 second quarter, an 18.1% improvement over its KD1.9 million net profit in 2Q 2016.
Australian flag carrier Qantas and Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines are preparing to file another application for antitrust immunity (ATI) after a previous rebuff by US regulators, and Qantas is optimistic that this time it will be granted.
Major continental European airlines are actively lobbying their governments to make the UK aviation sector’s exit from the European Union (EU) difficult, the CEO of Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair said Aug. 2.
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported an underlying net profit of £206 million ($267 million) for the first six months of 2017, more than doubled from the year-ago figure of £77 million.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings—parent company of Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, Southern Air and Titan Aviation—reported a second-quarter 2017 net profit of $38.9 million, up 88.8% over net income of $20.6 million in the 2016 June quarter.
Fort-Lauderdale, Florida-based Silver Airways took significant steps toward a long-term goal to become a major US airline by announcing its intention to purchase up to 50 ATR-600 series turboprops, valued at a potential $1.1 billion if all options are taken.
WestJet earned a second-quarter 2017 net profit of C$48.4 million ($37.2 million), up 32% over net income of C$36.7 million in the 2016 June quarter, marking its 49th consecutive profitable quarter.
US airlines say there is no need for the government to interfere in airlines’ seat-pitch decisions as long as FAA affirms aircraft seats meet safety standards.
