Air Transport World

The average daily traffic in Europe in July exceeded 31,000 flights a day for the first time in five years, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol.
Airports & Networks

Allegiant Air will start flying to San Antonio and Kansas City, Missouri, as part of a broader plan to add 17 new routes this fall.
Airports & Networks

US airlines continue to see exceptional profits, as oil prices remain low and the four-largest US carriers report July traffic outpaced capacity growth.
Airlines & Lessors

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest, for the first six months of 2015; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.
Airlines & Lessors

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.
Airlines & Lessors

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

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

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

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

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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
News Briefs from the Aug. 12, 2015 issue of MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
HAECO Americas will expand into High Point, North Carolina.
Maintenance & Training

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.
Airlines & Lessors

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

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.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Airline News
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
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.
Airports & Networks

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

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.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
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.
Airlines & Lessors

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