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Following concerns raised by a group of airlines at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Doha, Qatar, air

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_20_2014_dataw.pdf A4A Monthly Cargo Yield April 2014 U.S. Cents Per RTM Domestic International System April 2014 81.5 35.5 43.1 April 2013 73.0 37.9 44.1 Based on Airlines For America (A4A) monthly yield report for U.S. Carriers. www.PlaneStats.com

CHICAGO — Virgin America has postponed indefinitely its conversion to Gogo’s fast but expensive Ground-to-Orbit internet service that the companies

DALLAS — American Airlines is in the process of re-banking its legacy hubs, unraveling a decade-old strategy of operating a “de-peaked” or unbanked

Competition authorities raided the offices of Scandinavia’s largest regional airline Widere Flyveselskap in Norway this week as part of an

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is on track to become the first in the U.S. to implement Lockheed Martin’s passive passenger

ATLANTA — Ground tests of the first CFM Leap-1B engine for Boeing’s 737 MAX family have begun at Snecma’s site in Villaroche, France. The engine

British Airways is aiming to increase its presence and revenue in the Italian market by adding its BA code to flights operated by low-cost carrier

In a series of recent moves, the airline industry in Kazakhstan has seen a major shakeup – one which could help the country establish itself as a

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_20_2014_cht1.pdf Airline Profile - Virgin Australia, June 15-21, 2014 Top Airports By ASMs

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_20_2014_cht2.pdf Airline Profile - Jetstar, June 15-21, 2014 Top Airports By ASMs ASMs % Chg. Weekly Airport (mil) Yr/Yr Depts. 1 Melbourne 80.7 27.1% 369 2 Sydney 61.2 4.8% 363 3 Cairns 30.5 1.1% 95 4 Denpasar Bali 26.6 89.8% 54 5 Brisbane 26.3 21.0% 170

The European Commission has received replies from the four concerned member states in its inquiry on the effective control and ownership of European carriers, as pressure mounts from some airlines to insist on reinforcing strict regulations.

In an apparent about-face, American Airlines on June 17 said it is reducing its U.S. Venezuela schedule from 48 weekly flights to 10, as the carrier continues to negotiate on repatriating the $750 million the country owes it.

American Airlines, still at odds with regional subsidiary Envoy Air over modifying their current pilot agreement to add more large regional jets, has

Despite doubling its second quarter loss and forecasting sliding yields, SAS Group remains upbeat on its growth and revealed plans to launch three new

Airlines and airports, squaring off in the first of many likely battles in the run-up to funding FAA beyond 2015, used a House aviation subcommittee

WASHINGTON — Trepidation from parts dealers over a value-sapping glut of used spares has eased in the last year as key metrics, including general

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_19_2014_cht1.pdf U.S. Carriers Traffic, May, 5 Months 2014 May May % 5 Months 5 Months % 2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change American Regionals Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,973,689 1,903,178 3.7 8,903,192 8,683,881 2.5 Available Seat Miles (000) 2,388,121 2,432,477 -1.8 11,298,689 11,535,494 -2.1 Load Factor (%) 82.6 78.2 78.8 75.3

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_19_2014_cht2.pdf U.S. Carrier Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles, March 2014 (in Millions) Chg. Other Total Chg. Chg. Domestic Yr/Yr Atlantic Latin Pacific International* International Yr/Yr Total Yr/Yr 2013 March 1,050.4 -3.3% 586.5 159.9 712.7 2,861.7 4,320.9 -7.3% 5,371.2 -6.5%

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/06/avd_06_19_2014_cht2.pdf U.S. Carrier Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles, March 2014 (in Millions) Chg. Other Total Chg. Chg. Domestic Yr/Yr Atlantic Latin Pacific International* International Yr/Yr Total Yr/Yr 2013 March 1,050.4 -3.3% 586.5 159.9 712.7 2,861.7 4,320.9 -7.3% 5,371.2 -6.5%

Lufthansa is close to setting up another low cost airline that could ultimately evolve into a pan-European operation. The unit would be based on

Japanese low-cost carrier Peach is increasing its operations from Okinawa’s Naha Airport, which the airline is developing as its first base outside

Top Carriers - Moscow Sheremetyevo June 15-21, 2014, Ranked By Scheduled Outbound ASMs Airport ASMs Airport Seats Departures Share (mil) Share /Dept. Aeroflot 1,937 71.2% 505 78.5% 164 Transaero Airlines 22 0.8% 18 2.8% 468 Air France 39 1.4% 10 1.6% 171 Air China 7 0.3% 8 1.2% 311 Korean Air 7 0.3% 7 1.1% 255 Alitalia 29 1.1% 7 1.1% 170 Air Astana 23 0.8% 7 1.0% 164 Delta 6 0.2% 6 0.9% 209 Source: Oliver Wyman www.PlaneStats.com

While Spring Airlines Japan has opted to delay its launch date to complete additional staff training, the carrier is already making plans to develop

Following what AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes called a “long search and evaluation” of the Tigerair Mandala subsidiary of Singapore-based