Finnair management has expressed concerns that if Russian authorities suspend trans-Siberian routes for European carriers in response to European Union sanctions, airlines could see increases in flight times, fuel consumption and cabin crew wages—which would give a competitive advantage to airlines from other regions, such as Asian carriers.
Garuda Indonesia could delay some of the fleet renewal aircraft it has on order and cut some long-haul routes following its first-half net loss of $212 million.
Inflight connectivity provider AeroMobile is expecting to sign up at least two new airlines this year and grow its installed fleet 50% within the next 12 months.
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific reported second-quarter net income of PHP3 billion ($69 million), up significantly from the PHP257 million reported for the same period last year.
Chorus Aviation, parent of Canadian regional airline Jazz, posted second-quarter net profit of C$36.5 million ($34.2 million), more than quadrupling its second-quarter 2013 net income of C$7.9 million.
Airbus ProSky and Colombia’s Avianca have completed a two-hour demonstration flight showcasing the implementation of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) arrivals and approaches at San Salvador’s Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport.
Airbus A350-900 flight test aircraft, MSN005, has completed a series of route proving trials at 14 cities over the past three weeks and is on track toward type certification in the third quarter of 2014.
Boeing is escalating the war of words between it and Delta Air Lines over the role of the Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im) with a letter to the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee that refutes, point-by-point, a letter the Atlanta-based carrier sent last week.
São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported a second-quarter net loss of BRL145 million ($65.8 million), narrowed from a net loss of BRL193.6 million in the 2013 June quarter.
A Flybe Bombardier Q400 was involved in a serious incident at Belfast Airport after the captain’s prosthetic arm detached during the final stages of the flight.
Wildlife mitigation experts are working with FAA to develop a new basic standard for calculating bird-strike risk at airports that would replace the decades-old measurement of strikes per 10,000 movements.
Fraport AG, which owns and operates Frankfurt Airport, has received a building permit from the City of Frankfurt for the construction of Terminal 3 (T3).
New Zealand recorded its lowest level of inflight delays in the quarter covering May, June and July 2014, down 52% on the same period from the previous two years.
Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has detailed plans to hit 2 million passengers and a €220 million ($295 million) turnover by 2020, supported by a fleet of 16 aircraft.
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is considering using its new Boeing 787s to launch flights to the US East Coast, and is eyeing potential codeshare partnerships to support the service.
