Airlines & Lessors

CSA Czech Airlines will put its entire fleet of Airbus A320-200s up for disposal as it continues to fight to find a niche in the market.

UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines has launched a strategic review of its business, as it continues to change its operating model.

São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported a second-quarter net loss of BRL145 million ($65.8 million), narrowed from a net loss of BRL193.6 million in the 2013 June quarter.

A Flybe Bombardier Q400 was involved in a serious incident at Belfast Airport after the captain’s prosthetic arm detached during the final stages of the flight.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has signed a long-term contract with Air Lease Corp. (ALC), covering a pair of new-build Boeing 777-300ERs.

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

Airport freight traffic, year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.

Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has detailed plans to hit 2 million passengers and a €220 million ($295 million) turnover by 2020, supported by a fleet of 16 aircraft.

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is considering using its new Boeing 787s to launch flights to the US East Coast, and is eyeing potential codeshare partnerships to support the service.

Finnair will become the first carrier in Europe to operate the Airbus A350-900 when it takes delivery of the first of the type in 2015.

Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group reported a second-quarter net loss of $58.9 million, narrowed from a net loss of $329.8 million in the year-ago quarter.

Virgin America flight attendants have voted in favor of union representation with the Transport Workers of America (TWU).

Air Malta has become one of the latest carriers to transition to a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) air operator’s certificate (AOC).

Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a first-half net profit of HK$347 million ($45 million), up dramatically from a net income of HK$24 million in the year-ago period.

Air Malta has appointed tourism specialist Joseph Galea as deputy CCO, with promotion to CCO planned in three years.

Southwest Airlines has launched daily Orange County/Santa Ana-San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico, and Cancun-Atlanta and -Baltimore/Washington service.

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.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) CCO Hugh Dunleavy underlined the need for the industry to improve information sharing about where it is safe to fly and where it isn’t.

Even as JetBlue Airways expands into the Caribbean and Latin America—and develops focus cities along the US East Coast—it continues thinking of itself as a point-to-point low-cost carrier, CEO Dave Barger said.

The full-service airline planned by India’s Tata Group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be named Vistara, the companies announced Tuesday.

South African startup FlySafair is planning to launch services Oct. 16, a year later than planned, after its rivals blocked its 2013 launch at the last minute on ownership grounds.

Virgin America reported a $37 million net profit for the second-quarter, quadrupling the airline’s $8.9 million net income recorded in the year-ago June quarter.

All IrAn-140s have been grounded following the crash of a Sepahan Airlines aircraft on Sunday in Tehran that killed at least 39 people, according to Head of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Alireza Jahangirian.

Xi’an-based Joy Air plans to transform into a low-cost carrier (LCC) in an effort to tap the growing domestic low-cost market.

Cathay Pacific Airways has made a strategic equity investment in California-based sustainable biofuel developer Fulcrum BioEnergy as part of the airline’s biofuel strategy and to help it achieve a target of carbon-neutral growth from 2020.