Asia-Pacific airlines carried 21.9 million international passengers in June, up 5.9% year-over-year (YOY) as traffic in the region continues to grow, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
Global distribution system (GDS) provider Amadeus has recorded a first-half profit of €419.6 million ($461 million), up 10.3% compared to the year-ago period.
United Airlines is reverting to a pre-merger United policy that will permit all pilots to taxi before they receive final weights, the carrier said in a memo dated July 31.
Utah-based SkyWest Inc. will continue to shrink the fleets of its two regional carriers in an attempt to improve profitability, executives said during a call with investors last week.
IATA is “disappointed” that the French government has authorized Aéroports de Paris (ADP), operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports, to increase airport charges for each year of the period 2016-2020.
International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh will “not be supporting” proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, as recommended by the UK government-appointed Airports Commission in July, because he believes the costs associated with the project are “outrageous.”
China’s HNA Group, parent company of Hainan Airlines, has agreed to buy the Swissport ground and cargo handling company for CHF2.73 billion ($2.82 billion) from PAI Partners.
The European Commission has referred France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover incompatible aid received by Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services (AMS) for using Pau, Nîmes and Angoulême airports, and Transavia for using Pau airport.
Four US airlines have formed a new coalition to oppose the campaign to fight expansion of the Gulf carriers in the US. The CEOs of Atlas Air, FedEx, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways have submitted a joint letter to the US government saying that what American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are seeking would be a breach of Open Skies treaties and a political maneuver to reduce competition.
Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines has begun supplying airport ground handling services to all Aeroflot Group carriers at Pulkovo International Airport.
Spain’s largest tourism group, Globalia, which includes Spanish carrier Air Europa, “has plans to go public and trade in the stock markets,” Air Europa CEO Maria Jose Hidalgo told ATW.
Hungary-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has reported a first-quarter net profit of €32.9 million ($36 million), up 12.5% compared to €29.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported underlying profit before tax of £439 million ($684.3 million) for the first half, down 32% year-over-year, on underlying revenues of £6.3 billion, down 3%.
Singapore-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot is looking at potential destinations in Europe and the Middle East as part of future network expansion plans, according to CEO Campbell Wilson.
Icelandair Group has reported a second-quarter EBITDA of $50.3 million, up 11.3% from $45.2 million in the year-ago period, due to profitable organic growth and lower fuel prices.
Tunisia-based Syphax Airlines has temporarily suspended all flights to and from Tunisia as of July 30, following the “sudden and surprising decision” by IATA to suspend it from the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP), the carrier said in a statement.
