Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines reported a first-quarter net profit of CNY454.2 million ($70 million), up 70% over a net income of CNY266.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
Six major German airports—including Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and Hannover—will be affected by German public services trade union Verdi strike on Wednesday, April 27.
Trident Jet (Jersey) Ltd., a sister company of UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft, has ordered four more Bombardier CRJ900s for lease to Irish regional CityJet, in an order valued at $183.9 million, based on list prices.
China Eastern Airlines has signed a one year extension of its fleet management deal with GE Avionics that will cover data collection and data mining from its 270-strong fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Lufthansa Systems is evaluating the potential of joining up its Lido flight operations software with its mCabin crew app and BoardConnect inflight entertainment system to offer a connected-aircraft solution.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has reported a first-quarter net loss of NOK800 million ($96 million), widened from a net loss of NOK538.3 million a year ago.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) expects to put its first Bombardier CSeries aircraft—a CS100—into service July 15 on its first commercial flight: LX638 from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Etihad Airways president and CEO James Hogan vigorously defended the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s presence in the US during an April 21 luncheon address in New York, arguing that the carrier has every right to compete against major US airlines on international routes.
American Airlines reported a first-quarter net profit of $700 million, down 24.9% from net income of $932 million in the 2015 March quarter, as revenue fell 4% year-over-year to $9.44 billion.
Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings reported a $51.5 million net profit for the 2016 first quarter, nearly doubling its 1Q 2015 $25.9 million net income.
FAA is calling for more than 10,000 Zodiac Aerospace seats to be removed from service, citing design flaws that could cause injury if a passenger was thrown forward during a high-impact incident.
Indonesia-based Lion Air Group has signed a contract with technology provider Sabre Corp. to install a comprehensive airline operations and crew management system.
The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
China’s online travel agency (OTA) Ctrip has invested CNY3 billion ($463 million) in Shanghai-based China Eastern Group, parent of China Eastern Airlines (CEA).
Finland will be the first European Union (EU) country to start using the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) as a tool to complement the safety oversight of Finnish aircraft operators.
