Gilbert Speed spent more than 60 years in the aviation industry, beginning as a student apprentice in 1952 at The Bristol Aeroplane Company, now part of BAE SYSTEMS.
Airlines are ranked by 2013 reservation cancellation/change fee revenue, in US$ thousands. Data is current as of Sept. 30, 2013 tbd: to be determined NA: no data available
The Indian government said Monday it was lifting restrictions on Airbus A380 flights into the country. The decision will allow airlines like Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Lufthansa to start using the aircraft on their India routes.
The dispatch reliability of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s three Boeing 787s is improving, but still some way short of where the airline and the manufacturer want it to be.
Singapore-based no-frills carrier Tigerair reported a loss after tax of SGD118.5 million ($93 million) for the third quarter ended Dec. 31 2013, compared to a profit after tax of SGD2 million in the year-ago quarter.
Southwest Airlines will start service to Montego Bay in Jamaica, Nassau in the Bahamas and Aruba from July 1, marking the launch of international operations for the low-cost carrier (LCC) that has long focused on the US domestic market.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of HNA Group’s subsidiary Fuzhou Airlines, paving the way for the Haikou-based company to increase its presence in the coastal area of Southeast China.
Indonesia’s Lion Group today has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 60 Airbus A320ceo aircraft it ordered in March for low-cost carrier Lion Air.
Airbus has confirmed it will take the A350 XWB to February’s Singapore Air Show, giving the new aircraft its first full display at an international air show.
Footnotes: * International only. 1. January - June. 2. January - May. 3. Includes Regional operations. 4. Combined American Eagle, Executive Airlines and American Connection. 5. Combined traffic for SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. 6. YTD 02013 from 4/26/13
