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Icelandair will operate seasonal, twice-weekly nonstop service between Portland, Ore. and Reykjavik from May 20 through Oct. 21, 2015. Portland will

Data Watch: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January-May 2014 Domestic Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Rank Carrier Jan-May 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-May 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 49.487 46.185 7.1 2 Delta (DL) 41.507 38.842 6.9 3 American (AA) 27.05 26.702 1.3 4 United (UA) 25.938 26.227 -1.1 5 US Airways (US) 20.963 20.601 1.8 Source: - ACI World Airport Traffic Report

LOS ANGELES—General Electric says a series of just-completed checks show a GEnx-1B engine failure that forced the crew of a Thomson Airways Boeing 787

LOS ANGELES—General Electric says a series of just-completed checks show a GEnx-1B engine failure that forced the crew of a Thomson Airways Boeing 787

Republic Airways will retire all of its Embraer ERJ 145s by second-quarter 2016 as part of its plans to streamline its operations, CFO Tim Dooley said

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is upgrading its Saab-built Aerobahn airport surface management system to include extended-range

A preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) says that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was likely hit by objects originating from outside

Australian low-cost carrier (LLC) Jetstar plans to launch two new routes to New Zealand in December, boosting the Qantas group’s network in a

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes upgraded to Boeing 787-9s

NEW DELHI—Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Bhd. has agreed to lease an Airbus A320-200 for its Indian joint-venture carrier, AirAsia India. The $45

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/avd_09_10_2014_cht1.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by January-May 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Jan-May 2014 Rank Carrier Jan-May 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-May 2013 Rank Jan-May 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 49.487 1 46.185 7.1 2 Delta (DL) 41.507 2 38.842 6.9

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/avd_09_10_2014_cht2.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by January-May 2014 International Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in thousands (000) Jan-May 2014 Rank Carrier Jan-May 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-May 2013 Rank Jan-May 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 United (UA) 10,354.00 1 10,046.30 3.1 2 Delta (DL) 8,924.10 3 8,314.20 7.3

DALLAS—Southwest Airlines is committed to keeping its fares low, but in order to do so it must cut costs, with the bulk of the savings coming out of

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants the FAA to require pilots conducting overnight flights to begin assessing the potential for

LOS ANGELES— Each of Ryanair’s higher-capacity Boeing 737 MAX-8s is expected to boost per-aircraft revenues by $1 million per year compared to the

Growth at small-hub airports helped increase total available seat capacity at the smallest 400 U.S. airports by nearly 7% in the first quarter of 2014

Southwest Airlines revealed a new livery and logo, part of a rebranding that eventually will extend to the carrier’s ground-handling equipment, gates

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Low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia Japan is firming up plans to begin service next summer and its ambitious growth plans could see it add its first

The Dubai government has outlined plans to invest $32 billion in the development of the city’s Al Maktoum International Airport, paving the way for it

Air France-KLM Group, aiming for a breakeven cargo unit by 2017, will phase out five Martinair Boeing MD-11 freighters and internally reallocate up to

BRUSSELS — The stabilization of the Greek economy and benefits arising from the merger with Olympic Air have prompted Aegean Airlines to reactivate an

The U.S. Coast Guard wants to equip as many as 200 of its helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft with a standalone tracking and communications system

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/avd_09_09_2014_cht1.pdf Top 30 Airports by Aircraft Movements April 2013 - April 2014 Rank Airport

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/09/avd_09_09_2014_cht2.pdf U.S. Airports Ranked by Number of Arriving Passengers May 2013 - April 2014