Air Transport World

By Alan Dron
Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a 28% increase in third-quarter net income and aims to further prioritize profitability over expansion through a joint venture (JV) with a Chinese company that will finance, own and lease aircraft the carrier has on order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways anticipates coming close to doubling its fleet over the next three years and foresees an easing of historic capacity restraints between Kuwait and India, its CEO said Oct. 24.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Florida-based ULCC Spirit Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for up to 100 A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

JetBlue Airways will halt its daily flights to Mexico City and redeploy the capacity to focus on more profitable operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Boeing remains confident the Boeing 737 MAX will be cleared to fly in at least some parts of the world by year-end, even as it acknowledges that regulatory reviews of required changes are taking longer than its return to service timeline assumes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Numerous delays in the rollout of FAA’s remote identification rulemaking for unmanned aerial vehicles have caused the agency to fall behind EASA in efforts to implement a comprehensive UAV traffic management (UTM) system, an industry expert said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aircraft Values; Airport Traffic, Jan-Sept. 2019 and Airline Traffic, Jan-Sept. 2019

Bhutanese flag-carrier Drukair has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600 turboprop, equipped with new avionics tailored to handle the challenging Himalayan environment.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, talks about the current business climate and his plans to formally launch the airline’s new direct hotels partnerships later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Cobham is Australia’s largest provider of contract aviation services, including passenger flights and air freight operations
Airlines & Lessors

Airports and airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are strengthening their business continuity plans to help mitigate disruptions when the unexpected happens.
Airports & Networks

Logistics giant DHL is pursuing ambitious green and digital initiatives to keep up with increasing demand in the Americas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The biggest shock this year was that of Thomas Cook, whose collapse prompted the largest peacetime repatriation exercise in UK history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Flyadeal CEO Con Korfiatis spoke to ATW at the World Aviation Festival in London.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Unlike in the US—where airlines have merged—Europe has seen carriers go out of business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
When Air Belgium’s initial plans stalled, the fledgling airline made a pivot to ACMI services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian cemented his company’s reputation as both industry transformer and a ruthless pursuer by taking a 20% stake in LATAM Airlines.
ATW Opinion

A call to step up sustainable aviation fuel production, a Scandinavian collective eco-effort, and new electric aircraft and engine initiatives feature in this month’s ATW sustainability report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Viva Aerobus, the fast-growing Mexican ultra-LCC, wants its passengers to feel like they are taking a bus trip in the air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Preclearance of international travelers to the US is a boon for participating airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

CSA Czech Airlines has ordered four Airbus A220-300s and upgraded a previous order for three A320neos to A321XLRs.

By Guy Norris
Weaker demand and program delays have created a perfect storm for Boeing’s widebody business, which continues to see downward pressure on 777 and 787 production rates and a slower-than-planned ramp-up of the 777X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines reported a net profit of $80.1 million for the third quarter, down 14% from $93.5 million for the same period last year, despite the extra competitive capacity that has come into some of its core markets and put pressure on yields.
Airlines & Lessors

Ryanair subsidiary LaudaMotion is expected to widen its losses this year and further postpone profitability as a result of growing its network faster than originally planned.
Airlines & Lessors

Air Astana’s LCC FlyArystan will launch its first international route with daily service between Kazakhstan’s capital and Moscow in December.
Airports & Networks