Garuda Indonesia has appointed Juliandra Nurtjahjo as new president director of its MRO arm, Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF), succeeding Richard Budihadianto. Nurtjahjo was formerly director-line operations.
Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos is considering placing a follow-on order for more Boeing 787-9s in “a couple of years,” which he would use to expand its London Gatwick operation.
Lufthansa, which recently signed an agreement with Iran Air to increase cooperation between the two companies, is considering selling some of its Airbus A340-300s to the Iranian flag carrier.
Lufthansa Group low-cost subsidiary Eurowings is delivering unit costs of up to 30% lower than its hub airlines, Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told reporters and analysts during the group’s financial results conference.
US-based FedEx Corp. reported a fiscal third-quarter net profit of $507 million, down 19% from net income of $628 million earned in the prior-year quarter, but the company pointed to rising revenue and a strong performance in its FedEx Express airline segment.
Global airline distribution network APG has opened an office in Cuba to represent airlines in anticipation of growing demand for air travel following the country’s launch of initiatives to develop international business, with tourism as one of the island’s top industries.
Estonian flag carrier Nordica will use a fleet of Bombardier regional jets as it starts to transition from leased-in aircraft to its own equipment in the coming months.
Royal Brunei Airlines announced acting CEO and deputy chairman Dermot Mannion will leave “shortly, on completion of his term of office,” and will be succeeded by CCO Karam Chand.
Thai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air reported a net loss of THB723.9 million baht ($20.08 million) for FY 2015, deepened from a THB472 million net loss in 2014.
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Frontier Airlines, the Denver-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC), has promoted president Barry Biffle to CEO and appointed him to the airline’s board of directors.
The Lufthansa Group has reported a 2015 net profit of €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion), up significantly from a net profit of €55 million in 2014, although the main contributors were lower fuel prices and money received from withdrawing its stake in US carrier JetBlue Airways.
