Mexican low-cost startup Avolar made its debut in the market last week, operating its first flight from Cuernavaca to Tijuana and opening the Cuernavaca's Mariano Matamoros Airport for commercial aviation operations.
The U.S. airline industry will likely see growth of more than 15% in April's domestic mainline unit revenue, Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Linenberg says. The April increase may even approach the 18.9% improvement reported in February, the highest monthly growth since 1980. March unit revenue was up 12.5%.
Low-cost carrier Air Arabia plans to launch service from the UAE's Sharjah Airport to Kabul May 4, offering four weekly flights using Airbus A320s. Currently, there are about 34 weekly departures from Kabul. Afghan carriers Ariana and Kam Air each offers seven weekly flights between Kabul and Dubai, with Ariana using 206-seat Airbus A310s and Kam opting for 121-seat Boeing 737s on its flights. Kam plans to add new international service to New Delhi, Peshawar and Almati-Kazakhstan soon.
Workers and representatives for Lloyd Aereo Boliviano President Ernesto Asbun last week signed a letter of intent for the transfer of Asbun's shares to the workers (DAILY, April 27).
DHS should direct the Transportation Security Administration to formally document and communicate federal and private-sector stakeholders the roles and responsibilities for managing screener operations under the Screening Partnership Program (SPP), says a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Delta late Friday asked the bankruptcy court for approval to reject several leases and agreements at its Cincinnati hub related to facilities financed by special bonds about 14 years ago.
Alaska Airlines top executive last week met with the mayor of Los Angeles to start informal talks about constraints the airline faces at the city's largest airport.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. on Friday assumed responsibility for the pensions of nearly 4,000 employees and retirees of Aloha Airlines, which recently emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
San Francisco has closed one of its two main runways for two weeks as part of a five-month program of improvements. The closure of Runway 01L/19R is part of a $12.6 million project that includes repaving the runway, replacing all the runway and taxiway lighting systems and widening the shoulders of adjacent taxiways.
Air Canada's new dress uniform launches today, and during May customers will see both the new blue and some green uniforms as the transition from old to new outfits is completed. On June 1, every customer service frontline employee will be wearing the new blue uniform. Also, Delta today starts rolling out its new Richard Tyler-designed employee uniforms.
Spirit Airlines this summer plans to launch new twice daily non-stop service from its Detroit hub to Boston. The service starts Aug. 15 and will be operated with Airbus A319s in a two-class configuration. "This market is ripe for a lower fare alternative," said Chief Marketing Officer Barry Biffle. Spirit will have its hands full competing with rival Northwest, which has scheduled eight daily flights between the cities this summer.
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Delta TechOps 2006 revenues should exceed the $243 million it logged last year, says Delta Senior VP-Technical Operations Tony Charaf. TechOps is gearing up to become the exclusive maintenance supplier for engine maintenance of CFM56-7s powering Aeromexico's Boeing 737s. The airline flies 25 of the aircraft and has 15 on order.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Ingrid Lee at [email protected] MAY 3-5 -- European Business Aviation Association Convention and Exposition EBACE2006, Geneva, 202-783-9000 MAY 3-6 -- National Aircraft Finance Association 35th Annual Conference, St. Regis Resort, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 410-571-1740 MAY 8 -- Greater Washington Aviation Open, GWAO, Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, Va., [email protected] MAY 17-
The leader of the world's largest commercial aircraft leasing company Friday predicted that a significant area of growth will come from the replacement of older freighter aircraft.
AirLiance is opening a site in Florida dedicated to engine products and plans to move its Chicago headquarters to another location in the city. The new Jupiter, Fla.-based facility will offer parts to support almost all engines flown on regional, narrowbody and widebody planes. Chief Operating Officer Roscoe Musselwhite said another role of the site is to help AirLiance develop an asset acquisition and disposition portfolio.
Overhauling Boeing 777 landing gear is a big opportunity in the MRO market, says Lufthansa Technik CEO August Henningsen, adding the company is close to signing a deal with British Airways to overhaul landing gear on its 777s..
SR Technics is already talking to airlines "about how we can supply their needs," says SR Technics Ireland CEO Declan O'Shea, as it waits to finalize a deal to take 60% in Empire Aero Center. "We're ready to roll," he notes. O'Shea also says the Zurich-based MRO has a "strategic desire" to make inroads in the component business in North America.
The Senate aviation subcommittee on May 9 plans to hold a hearing to review the U.S. Transportation Dept.'s NPRM that seeks to clarify foreign investment rules. The Office of Management and Budget is expected soon to approve a supplemental NPRM on foreign ownership rules that will likely be the topic of the hearing, source say.
