Chinese carriers have introduced 160 new aircraft in the 2017 first half, expanding their total domestic airline fleet to 3,047 airliners as of June 30, according to China’s Civil Aviation Data Analysis.
Ireland-based lessor Avolon’s fleet of owned, managed and committed aircraft doubled to 921 in the 2017 second quarter, compared to 443 aircraft in 2Q 2016, the company reported July 31.
Boeing forecasts a demand for 2,100 new aircraft in India, valued at $290 billion, through 2036, according to the US manufacturer’s annual Current Market Outlook.
Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, becoming the first Middle East carrier to operate the type.
Former chairman and CEO of TAAG Angola, Joaquim Teixeira da Cunha, has been reinstated to his old posts following the sudden departure from the carrier of the Emirates Airline management team.
Royal Jordanian (RJ) incurred a net loss of JD26.3 million ($37.1 million) in the 2017 first half, a figure the airline said was driven by seasonality and a decline in average fares because of over-capacity in the industry.
Japan Airlines has bumped up its profit forecast for the current financial year, thanks to strong increases in demand across its major operations in the June quarter.
Oneworld member airberlin will expand its North Atlantic network in 2018 with the launch of 4X-weekly Düsseldorf-Toronto Pearson International Airport services starting May 1 and 5X-weekly Düsseldorf -Chicago O'Hare services from May 2.
Air Seychelles will adjust its European route network, the Indian Ocean Mahé Island-based airline said July 30, with plans to suspend its 2X-weekly Mahé-Dusseldorf route from September 10. Additionally, Air Seychelles’ Mahé-Paris Charles de Gaulle operation will be reduced from four to 3X-weekly flights from September 12.
Frankfurt-based Fraport AG has signed concession agreements with the Brazilian government for managing and developing Brazil’s Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) airports.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) revised its security screening procedures for personal electronics devices (PEDs) July 26, requiring all PEDs larger than a cellphone to now be placed in separate bins for X-ray screening.
A combination of more stringent European Union (EU) immigration checks and under-staffing at border control points is causing flight delays across the continent, according to industry group Airlines For Europe (A4E).
Dutch airport Amsterdam Schiphol is pressing ahead with plans for a new pier and expanded terminal, while London Gatwick has announced it will invest £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion) to increase capacity over the next five years.
Icelandair Group recorded a net profit of $11.3 million in the 2017 second quarter, less than half of the $26.2 million in net income earned in the year-ago quarter.
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation Capital (CAC), the leasing arm of Chorus Aviation, will acquire two more Embraer E190s with attached leases, CAC said July 27.
Embraer earned a net profit of $69.5 million in the 2017 second quarter, reversed from a net loss of $101.5 million the 2016 June quarter, as revenue increased 28.6% year-over-year (YOY) to $1.8 billion.
The UK government has lifted its restrictions on electronic goods traveling in the cabin on flights originating from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. But restrictions remain in place on flights from other Turkish airports.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has reported a first-half net income of €567 million ($664 million), up 2.3% from a €554 million profit in the year-ago period, despite strikes and major operational disruption from a power outage.
China Eastern Airlines chairman Liu Shaoyong said the carrier’s role in the new transatlantic joint venture (JV)—between Air France-KLM, US-based Delta Air Lines and the UK’s Virgin Atlantic—is to enhance its position in the Sino-Europe market.
Air France-KLM saw a turnaround in its financial results in the 2017 first half, delivering a group net profit of €151 million ($176.8 million), reversed from a loss of €114 million in the same period a year ago.
