Air Transport World

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago and five years ago.

Chorus Aviation, the parent company of Canadian regional airline Jazz Aviation, posted second-quarter net income of C$31.4 million ($25.4 million).

Chinese carriers are accelerating their expansion into the Japanese market following an increased traffic rights agreement between the two countries.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Indonesia AirAsia is set to reopen a direct Singapore-Padang, Sumatra service.

Under József Váradi’s leadership, Budapest-based Wizz Air has fought off fierce competition to become Eastern Europe’s leading budget carrier.

Air Canada reported a second-quarter net profit of C$296 million ($239.6 million), up 32.7% from a net profit of C$223 million in the year-ago period.

News Briefs from the Aug. 12, 2015 issue of MRO Digest

HAECO Americas will expand into High Point, North Carolina.

Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has reported a 2015 second-quarter net loss of KRW85 .4 billion ($72.4 million), 720% deeper than a net loss of KRW11.8 billion for the year-ago period.

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 184 airports worldwide - current through June 2015 - presented in monthly and year-to-date figures.

Air China will launch 3X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER Beijing-Johannesburg service from Oct. 29, marking the Chinese carrier’s entrance into the African market.

Airline News

Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport will begin construction on a new terminal in 2016, which can handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers per hour.

Filipino flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to launch Cebu-Los Angeles (LAX) service from March 2016.

LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) will soon revert to local control, which could eventually lead to lower costs for airlines and possibly more air service.

El Al Israeli Airlines recorded a first-half net profit of $1.3 million, reversed from a loss of $23.4 million for the corresponding period last year.

The Sabah and Sarawak state governments have renewed interest in buying Malaysia Airlines’ regional arm, MASwings, from the Khazanah sovereign wealth fund.

SkyWest Airlines said a “strong majority” of its pilots have voted to accept a new, three-year labor contract.

London’s Heathrow Airport is trialing steeper landing approaches to reduce aircraft noise next month, following British Airways’ Airbus A380 trial flights in May.

JetBlue Airways, which has seen its Mint product perform strongly on transcontinental routes, is gearing up for the arrival of more aircraft to expand into new cross-country markets.

One of the world’s savviest investors is placing the biggest bet of his career on the future of the commercial aircraft industry.

Airline Routes-Aug. 10, 2015

Worldwide air passenger traffic grew 5.7% year-over-year (YOY) in June, slowing from May’s 6.9% YOY growth, according to IATA’s June Air Passenger Market Analysis report.

Calling current demands from pilot-union leaders “outrageous and irrational,” Republic Airways Holdings executives said they plan to present a best-and-final contract offer to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 357 on Aug. 20.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)—which announced plans in December 2014 to “reboot” its Blue1 subsidiary by replacing its nine Boeing 717s with 737-600s from its mainline fleet—is now rethinking the plan.