Airlines & Lessors

From the 2013 ATW World Airline Report

Read the year-end updates and summaries on airlines from Africa and the Middle East.

From ATW's 2013 World Airline Report.

Air Canada rouge begins service today with summer season Edinburgh, Venice, Athens and a number of Caribbean cities with two Airbus A319s and two Boeing 767-300ERs. Ten additional A319s will be added to the fleet by March 2014.

Bangkok Airways is planning to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in July to enable it to acquire aircraft and build a new hangar at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Norwegian Air Shuttle has taken delivery of its first leased Boeing 787 from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC).

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has hinted he may be poised to make an order announcement in Dubai, with the Boeing 777X and Bombardier CSeries on his wish list.

Star Alliance is evaluating strategies to compete against the increasingly global presence of the major Gulf carriers, but has no immediate plans to pursue Emirates or Etihad Airways.

Lufthansa’s biggest challenge is the transferring of flights to subsidiary Germanwings as part of its restructuring program SCORE.

Swedish regional operator Flyglinjen will introduce jet services through an ACMI lease from UK carrier bmi Regional.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines has appointed Swiss International Air Lines CEO Harry Hohmeister as supervisory board chairman.

The US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports the 10 largest US scheduled passenger airlines recorded a first-quarter net loss of $433 million, compared to a $1.72 billion net loss for the year-ago quarter.

Libyan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, becoming a new operator for the type.

US Mishandled Baggage Data for US airlines for the month of April.

US Airline Consumer Complaints for April 2013

US Airlines Ontime Performance Data by Month

Rolls-Royce has admitted it “clearly fell short” after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) concluded that a fatigue crack in an incorrectly manufactured oil feed pipe caused a Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure.

British Airways has taken delivery of its first of 42 Boeing 787s.

Spanish bank Bankia has sold its 12.09% shareholding in International Airlines Group (IAG) for €675 million ($881 million).

Hainan Airlines subsidiary Hong Kong Express Airways has completed its strategic rebranding as a low-cost carrier (LCC) as it aims to explore Hong Kong’s low-cost market potential.

The European Commission (EC) has begun an investigation into what it believes is illegal state aid to SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

India’s domestic air traffic has remained stagnant in the first five months of 2013.

Airport Traffic by month in passengers and movements

Hainan Airlines is scheduled to make its Boeing 787 debut July 3 on domestic routes from Beijing to Haikou and Shanghai.

Russia’s Red Wings Airlines, which had its air operator’s certificate (AOC) suspended in February, has relaunched flights after Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, renewed its AOC.