Airbus continues to study the feasibility of launching a re-engined version of the A330, but is in no hurry to make a decision. Some lessors and airlines have made public their interest in seeing an A330neo launched, but Airbus is nearing certification of the A350 XWB widebody and is reluctant to potentially harm sales of that aircraft.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
American Airlines has decided to place 20 Embraer E-175 aircraft with Minneapolis-based regional carrier Compass Airlines, which will fly the 76-seat jets under the American Eagle brand starting in the 2015 first quarter.
Following a “long search and evaluation” of the Tigerair Mandala subsidiary of Singapore-based Tigerair, AirAsia said it has decided to pull back from any potential purchase of the Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC).
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has announced plans to slash nearly 300 positions following the company’s second-quarter net loss of SEK800 million ($120 million), widened from a SEK405 million loss in the year-ago period.
CFM International has begun ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine—the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX—at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France.
Global airport passenger traffic increased 6.7% year-over-year in April, gaining 4.3 points on March’s 2.4% performance, and improving on April 2013’s growth by 4.9 points.
GKN Aerospace has completed a two-year structures technology maturity (STeM) program to create an advanced winglet using innovative automated processes.
FL Technics Training has signed a cooperation agreement with Aeroman that will have FL Technics Training support the Salvadoran MRO provider with the introduction of Boeing 737NG and for other aviation training courses.
TIMCO Aviation Services, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co., has begun interior-modification work on the first Bombardier CRJ200 in a fleet operated by a leading North American airline.
The production of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has reached a major milestone with the mating of the fuselage and wings of the first flight test aircraft.
UK regional carrier Flybe has hinted it is on the brink of announcing new codeshare deals and further network expansion after overhauling its network planning process.
Connections between Greece and the Gulf have increased noticeably after two carriers—Gulf Air and Aegean Airlines—have launched services between the region and Athens.
