Bombardier and Irish regional CityJet finalized a conditional purchase agreement for six CRJ900s plus four options, which was previously announced Jan. 24.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines’ focus on frequent travelers appears to be paying off, but more needs to be done to cut costs in an increasingly competitive environment, according to president and CEO Rickard Gustafson.
Amazon will establish an air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Hebron, Kentucky to support its wet-leased Prime Air freighter aircraft fleet.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, reported a $219.5 million net profit for 2016, down 0.4% from $220.4 million in 2015.
Swedish regional carrier BRA has operated a flight from Stockholm Bromma Airport to Umeå in northern Sweden with an ATR-72-600 using a fuel blend comprised 45% of used cooking oil.
Chicago-based United Airlines and Colombia’s Avianca Holdings are engaged in negotiations to “deepen the companies’ commercial and strategic relations,” United said in a statement.
Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai posted a 2016 net income of AED31.6 million ($8.6 million) for 2016, down 69% from net income of AED100.7 million in 2015.
Etihad and Lufthansa signed a multi-faceted commercial partnership agreement Wednesday that will see the two companies cooperate via codeshares and across catering and MRO services.
United Parcel Service (UPS) reported a 2016 net profit of $3.4 billion, down 29.2% from net income of $4.8 billion in 2015, on a 4.4% year-over-year rise in revenue to $60.9 billion.
Delta Air Lines swapped four gates with American Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Jan. 31, the first visible element of Delta’s infrastructure upgrade at LAX.
Technology firm Elbit Systems and Norway’s Nicarnica Aviation have performed ground trials on a new system, aimed at detecting volcanic ash up to 100 km ahead of an aircraft.
This winter, Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will expand by 10% at Barcelona, 12% in Madrid and 54% at Milan Malpensa, as it continues an aggressive growth strategy.
The Intelsat 33e satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and entered service on Jan. 29, providing enterprise-grade connectivity for aviation.
American Airlines and Qantas have backed away from some aspects of their codeshare arrangements, as they prepare to refile their application for a stronger partnership.
Turkish Airlines is on a cost-savings drive and has grounded 25 narrowbodies after events last year hit demand for travel to Turkey, but the carrier’s new CEO, Bilal Eksi, says he has no plans to cancel any new aircraft orders.
Traffic for Russian airlines was down 3.8% year-over-year (YOY) to 88.6 million in 2016, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
UK-based regional carrier Flybe saw revenue and passengers increase for 3Q 2016/17 compared to the year-ago period, but plans to reduce capacity over the coming year to improve load factors.
Emirates Airline’s plans to operate a third daily rotation between its Dubai base and the Kenyan capital Nairobi have been suspended after the Kenyan authorities declined to approve the additional service.
