Italian airline Alitalia said its strategy of investing in improving passengers’ digital experience was paying off, with a double-digit increase in digital revenue in the first half of the year, even as uncertainty reigned over the carrier’s future.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer posted a second-quarter 2018 consolidated net loss of $124.7 million, a reversal from the company’s $72.1 million net profit showing for 2Q 2017.
Flair Airlines, seemingly betting on its ULCC cost advantage against more traditional mainline carriers, will consolidate its southern Ontario flying out of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), pulling out of Hamilton’s John C. Munro International (YHM).
The small south-eastern European state of Moldova has put the national carrier, Air Moldova, up for privatization. The airline is one of 12 state-owned enterprises that have been offered for sale.
Air Austral said it would ground the second of its Boeing 787-8s, registered F-OLRB, for three months from Aug. 24, as part of broader inspections of 787-8s fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
São Paulo-based LCC GOL reported a BRL1.3 billion ($329.1 million) second-quarter 2018 net loss, deepened from a BRL409.5 million net loss a year ago, largely attributable to a steep 16% drop in the monetary exchange rate between the Brazilian Real and the U.S. dollar during the three-month period ending June 30.
Swoop, WestJet’s new ULCC, has unveiled its first five U.S. destinations and will launch transborder services on Oct. 11, connecting Edmonton and Abbotsford with Las Vegas.
International Airline Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL, reported strong half-year profits Aug. 3, despite the dual headwinds of rising fuel prices and continuing strikes by French air traffic controllers.
Hawaiian Airlines intends to use the Boeing 787s from its latest order to up gauge high-demand routes in its existing network, as well as opening new long-haul destinations, according to CEO Peter Ingram.
Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW), continuing to reap benefits from strong demand across its businesses, increased adjusted net income 71% year-over-year (YOY) in the second quarter and has raised its full-year revenue and profit forecasts.
European, but not North American, companies are among those invited to bid for the contract to supply the landing gear for the Sino-Russian Craic CR929 widebody airliner.
Luxembourg’s national carrier plans to acquire two Boeing 737-700s in 2019, as it seeks to expand its route structure and build in additional resilience to its network.
Jetstar Japan is unlikely to follow the recent trend of LCCs adding widebody aircraft and entering long-haul markets, said the Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans.
Ryanair pilots in Ireland called a fifth one-day strike for Aug. 10, leading the airline to cancel a further 20 flights and adding to a wave of European industrial action the LCC is facing as a conflict with its workforce continues.
China Eastern Airlines and Japan Airlines said they will apply to cooperate in international and domestic operations under a joint business arrangement.
A picture of Bombardier after the C Series started to emerge with the release of the Canadian manufacturer’s latest quarterly results, the first since Airbus took control of the narrowbody airliner program on July 1.
Transport Canada has certified Bombardier’s 90-seat Q400 configuration, clearing the way for deliveries to launch customer SpiceJet starting later this year, and the manufacturer said more orders are on the way.
Tigerair Australia is taking another step in its transition from Airbus A320s to Boeing 737s, and intends to complete the process over the next few years.
In its third round of U.S. airport infrastructure grants, FAA has released an additional $770.8 million in funding, bringing the total airport improvement program (AIP) awards announced year-to-date to $2.1 billion. A total of $3.2 billion in AIP allotments will be distributed this year.
