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.
United Parcel Service (UPS) credited its successful adaptation to changing shipping preferences for is third-quarter net profit of $1.1 billion, which more than doubled net income of $479 million in the prior-year period.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced a series of measures to improve passenger service following CEO Michael O’Leary’s recent pledge to tone down company regulations that were unduly irritating travelers.
US airlines reported only two domestic flights with tarmac delays exceeding three hours in August; no international flights were reported experiencing with a tarmac delay exceeding four hours, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has reported a third-quarter, pre-tax profit of NOK604 million, down from NOK873 million ($102.3 million) year-over-year.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined United Airlines $1.1 million for a series of lengthy tarmac delays at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport one day last year when the airport was affected by severe thunderstorms.
Leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is weeks away from a final decision on an order for 60 narrowbodies, according to comments made by group chairman Iain Rawlinson.
A Turkish Airlines spokesman told ATW the carrier has not finalized its aircraft assessments for the 2020-2023 period after several media outlets reported the carrier is in talks with manufacturers for aircraft orders.
