Economic woes in Brazil and Venezuela have affected American Airlines’ planning and revenues, executives told analysts during the carrier’s fourth-quarter 2015 earnings call.
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s wholly owned Dublin-based leasing subsidiary, Arctic Aviation Assets, has arranged for pre-delivery payment financing (PDP) for 50 Airbus 320neos scheduled for delivery from this year through 2019.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed that it will add three Airbus A380s as part of a fleet strategy that also includes dramatic growth for LCC subsidiary Vanilla Air.
Alaska Airlines plans to close out this year with 40 aircraft sporting the new livery design unveiled this week as part of its first brand refresh in 25 years.
China Southern Airlines has launched a long-contemplated buildup at Urumqi in the northwest of China, aiming at opening Central Asian and European routes from that city.
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will tighten regulations for air displays following the crash of a former military Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show last September that killed 11 people.
Hawaiian Airlines is looking to expand its presence in the important Japanese market, as the revenue challenges that have hampered its performance there begin to ease.
During talks next month in Tokyo, the U.S. and Japanese governments could discuss the possibility of Japan offering U.S. carriers more slots from Haneda Airport, or switching the existing nighttime slots to the daytime.
For the first time in recent memory, Allegiant Air is seeing powerful network airlines nearly match its fares on flights from smaller U.S cities to popular vacation destinations, including Orlando and Las Vegas, airline executives said this week.
Aeroports de Paris and French industrial group Bouygues are in talks with Iranian authorities to update the only terminal at Imam Khomeini International Airport, and to potentially build a second.
WestJet Airlines on Jan. 25 announced several new frequencies and routes from Toronto designed to improve the carrier’s utility. Starting this summer, WestJet will fly to both Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennessee, while adding frequencies on three key business routes from Toronto—to Ottawa, Montreal and Fredericton in New Brunswick. For the summer schedule, WestJet said it will operate more than 120 daily departures from Toronto.
Boeing plans to increase 737 production to 57 per month in 2019, while stabilizing 777 rates at a reduced rate of 7 per month from 2017 until the introduction of the follow-on 777X derivative at the end of the decade.
After giving passengers a glimpse of more modern cabins on some new Airbus A321s, JetBlue will refresh its aging Airbus A320s with improved entertainment options and what it says are more comfortable seats.
Boeing’s more modest expectations for 2016 business and financial results upset Wall Street on Jan. 27, with traders knocking the OEM’s shares down almost 9% in the minutes before the regular close of New York stock markets.
