Estonian Air posted a loss of €6.1 million ($8.4 million) for the first nine months of the year, narrowed from the €20.2 million loss for the year-ago period.
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings has posted a net profit of ¥20 billion ($204.5 million) for the first half of its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, down 45.7% from the prior-year period, as expenses grew at nearly twice the rate of revenue.
Florida-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines has earned a net profit of $61.1 million for the third quarter, nearly doubling net income of $30.9 million in the 2012 September quarter, on a 33.4% year-over-year jump in revenue to $456.6 million.
Latvian airline airBaltic recorded a third-quarter net profit of €13.2 million ($18.2 million), reversing a €26.72 million loss into a net profit of €0.72 million in the nine months through Sept. 30.
Lufthansa will modify 157 of its Airbus A320 family aircraft—which connect its Frankfurt and Munich hubs with the European route network—to make them quieter.
Lufthansa Cargo, which expected to take delivery of its first Boeing 777F in Frankfurt Nov. 1, will be delaying delivery until some minor rework repairs are made.
Japan Airlines (JAL), which placed its first-ever order with Airbus Oct. 7 for 31 A350 XWBs with options for a further 25 aircraft, explained to ATW the reasons behind that decision.
United Airlines’ fleet service work groups, represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), have ratified new joint labor agreements.
JetBlue Airways has placed a new order for 20 A321neos and 15 A321ceos and is also converting existing orders for eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft to eight A321ceos and 10 A321neos.
US Airways, American Airlines and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have agreed to meet with a mediator in an effort to settle DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the carriers’ proposed merger.
JetBlue Airways has reported third-quarter net income of $71 million, up 57.8% over a net profit of $45 million in the prior-year period and its 14th profitable quarter in a row.
Qatar Airways’ CEO said Tuesday he is not interested in the newest version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the -10, but was coy on the question of whether he might acquire the soon-to-be launched Boeing 777X.
Mexican ultra low-cost carrier Volaris reported a third-quarter net income of MXP254 million ($19.7 million), up 10.3% compared to MXP230 in the year-ago period.
Air Armenia has launched Yerevan-Moscow flights and has been appointed by the local authorities on several destinations between Russia and Armenia following the bankruptcy of Armavia Airlines.
Air Serbia, the former Yugoslav national carrier known as JAT, launched its first service as a rebranded entity Oct. 27, with a flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi.
Russia’s Transaero and Pegasus Airlines, which have been designated by Russian authorities for flights between Istanbul and Moscow, are launching flights in October.
Gulf Air will be the first mainline carrier to use the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) when it opens for passenger services in October.
