This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Luxembourg-based cargo carrier Cargolux reported a 2013 annual net profit of $8.4 million, reversed from a $35.1 million net loss in the year-ago period.
Turkey’s fast-expanding low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines recorded a first-quarter net loss of TL104.5 million ($50.2 million), widened from a deficit of TL6.3 million in the year-ago quarter.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will lease extra capacity over the summer season to accommodate increasing passenger numbers before its new Boeing aircraft arrive in September.
Qatar Airways, one of the Gulf’s “big three” carriers, has become fully state-owned after the nation’s sovereign wealth fund bought out private shareholders.
Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced plans to float shares on the London Stock Exchange in an initial public offering (IPO).
Chinese carriers reported a collective net income of CNY200 million ($32.4 million) in April, down 84% compared to a net profit of CNY1.25 billion year-over-year.
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has widened its lead on domestic routes in April with a 31.6% market share, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Russia’s UTair Airline reported 2013 full-year net income of RUB326.9 million ($9.47 million), down 11.6% from a net income of RUB369.89 million in a year-ago period.
SriLankan Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Mihin Lanka will take two Boeing 737-800s from Air Lease Corp. to test a potential switch from Airbus to Boeing.
Emirates Airline would consider ordering more A380s if Airbus revamps its existing A380-800 with improved fuel efficiency and newer engines, much like the A320neo.
Delta Air Lines will add its first nonstop Los Angeles (LAX)-London Heathrow (LHR) service, while Virgin Atlantic will add a new link with Delta’s Atlanta (ATL) home hub, following a swap between the joint venture (JV) partners.
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to 21.24% from 19.9%, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.
Malaysia’s AirAsia X reported a first-quarter net loss of MYR11.3 million ($3.5 million), reversing a net profit of MYR50.2 million for the year-ago period.
Singapore Airlines regional affiliate SilkAir has retired two Airbus 320 aircraft, marking the next phase of its transition from an all-Airbus to an all-Boeing 737 fleet.
Amerijet International will begin new Boeing 767 cargo service from Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio and Reno-Tahoe International in Nevada July 7.
