Airberlin has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at improving its fuel efficiency, including a tablet-based aerodynamic performance loss tracker and a pilot fuel coaching initiative.  
Alaska Airlines and Hawai’i BioEnergy have signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Founded in 2006, Hawai’i BioEnergy is a consortium of three of Hawaii's largest landowners and three venture capital companies which plan to use locally grown feedstocks to produce biofuels. The feedstock for Alaska’s biofuel is anticipated to be woody biomass-based and will be consistent with the sustainability criteria established by the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels.
Airbus parent EADS announced it will rebrand in 2014 to Airbus Group, which will consist of three divisions: Airbus (commercial aircraft), Airbus Defense & Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Aer Lingus reported an interim net loss of €2.5 million ($3.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, widening 400% from a €0.5 million loss in the year-ago period.
Singapore’s SIA Engineering posted first-quarter group profit of S$69 million ($54.3 million) on revenue of S$289.4 million for its financial period ended June 30.
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is stepping up its collaboration with SuperJet International by supplementing its spare parts distribution center in Frankfurt with SuperJet’s warehouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
ANA Group plans to launch a new Japanese low-cost carrier, acquire Pan Am Holdings and order three new Boeing 777-300ERs and a 767-300F under its 2013-15 corporate strategy.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways posted a first-quarter fiscal net loss of ¥6.6 billion ($67 million), reversed from a net profit of ¥668 million in the year-ago quarter, ending June 30.
