Air Transport World

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.
Airlines & Lessors

Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.
Airlines & Lessors

For 115 commercial airlines and airline groups worldwide, year-to-date passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Airbus A350 XWB European launch customer Finnair is finalizing preparations for the arrival of its first aircraft, which will be delivered at the end of September ahead of its commercial launch in early October.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
People-Sept. 17, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

Philippines low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific will introduce three new international schedules to its Asian network in December 2015, flying to Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.
Airports & Networks

Due to delays in the retrofit process, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has postponed the planned launch of its new premium economy class on some major international routes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will close its Stavanger-Houston, aka oil route, on Oct. 23 due to decreased demand and passenger loads resulting from reduced activity in the oil industry.
Airports & Networks

German investor Intro Aviation wants to sell Austria-based regional Intersky this month, the company confirmed in a statement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Transaero Airlines reported a 2015 first-half net loss of RUB3.2 billion ($57.6 million), narrowed from a RUB10.4 billion net loss in a year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

Indian regional low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Costa has outlined expansion plans to offer a nationwide network by the end of October.
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa has completed a cabin modernization program of its short- and long-haul aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Etihad group of partners has raised $500 million on the international markets through a new funding vehicle, EA Partners IBV.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Aer Lingus’ welcome party into International Airlines Group (IAG) will be “all about cost reduction,” according to Vueling CEO Alex Cruz.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
The first Airbus A350 XWB for Finnair has completed its first flight in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
MRO News-Sept. 16, 2015
Maintenance & Training

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has distributed new allocations of foreign pilots that Russian airlines can hire.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Flag carrier Fiji Airways will increase flight frequencies on its Fiji (Nadi International)-Hong Kong International route from Oct. 25.
Airports & Networks

Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier believes US carriers need to rethink using very large aircraft (VLA), especially as they face growing competition from Gulf carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Lufthansa Group has approved a reorganization plan to enable member airlines and service companies to align their structures and processes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Canary Islands regional airline Binter Canarias has taken delivery of the first of 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
The Airbus Beluga XL program has passed the latest maturity gate milestone, marking the end of the “concept phase,” or design freeze “at aircraft level.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sichuan Airlines plans to operate 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
An Air France pilot has reported a debris sighting just off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where a part of the Boeing 777-200 that operated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found on July 29.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has canceled one domestic flight on Sept. 17 and a further 15 on Sept. 18 in preparation for a nationwide labor demonstration, which is likely to disrupt its operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation