UK regional carrier Flybe is hoping to stem the losses of its Finnair joint venture, Flybe Finland, with the scheduled return of two ATR 42s to their lessor.
Safety levels remain high within European airspace, but Eurocontrol’s Performance Review Commission (PRC) said occurrence reporting and incident analysis still need to be improved.
Air Seychelles has posted what it describes as strong result for the 2014 first-quarter, which saw a 38.2% increase in passenger numbers to 95,372 compared to the same period in 2013.
Allegiant Travel Co., parent of “ultra” low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, said it has agreed to purchase 13 Airbus A319s for fleet growth, including 12 that are currently leased to an unidentified European carrier until 2018.
The Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) consortium will provide about 21% of the major aircraft structure components on the Boeing 777X under terms of a memorandum of agreement signed this week.
UK regional carrier Flybe has acquired five used Bombardier Q400s from an unnamed lessor and is in talks to avert a £27 million ($45 million) hit from its legacy Embraer fleet.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Asia-Pacific president Brendan Canavan has been named UPS Airlines president, replacing Mitch Nichols, who was promoted to the newly created position of UPS SVP-transportation and engineering.
UK budget carrier easyJet has applied to join the London (Heathrow) Airlines Consultative Committee (LACC) and is refusing to rule out future operations from the UK hub.
Aer Lingus has warned its 2014 operating profit could be between 10% and 20% lower than last year due to strike threats, which damage forward bookings.
Australian flag carrier Qantas will repay A$450 million ($422 million) of senior unsecured bank debt, eight months ahead of schedule, primarily using proceeds from the group’s recent issue of A$ medium term notes.
US airlines canceled 3.7% of flights during the first four months of 2014, the highest rate in 20 years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
