Airlines & Lessors

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Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Recovery teams from LAM Mozambique Airlines and disaster management firm Kenyon International have arrived in Namibia, headed for the crash site of a LAM Mozambique Embraer 190.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The US government has said it expects American airlines to comply with China’s rules for its new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea although it is “deeply concerned” by the zone.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
A LAM Mozambique Airlines Embraer 190 has crashed in Namibia. All 29 passengers and six crew onboard were killed, LAM has confirmed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
A LAM Mozambique Airlines aircraft has failed to arrive at its destination in Angola, but the airline say there are indications it may have landing in Northern Namibia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
A New York bankruptcy court has given the go-ahead for American Airlines' parent company AMR to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 9. On the same day, American and US Airways will merge to form the world’s largest airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring operators of GE Aviation GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8s, 747-8Fs and 787-8s to avoid flying in moderate or severe high-altitude ice crystal icing (ICI) conditions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Airlines that fly over the contested East China Sea are so far not seeing their schedules affected by China’s new rules, but they are seeking clarification of those rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Airlines for America (A4A) has projected that 25 million passengers are flying US airlines this Thanksgiving travel period—Nov. 22 through Dec. 3—an increase of 1.5% from 2012.
Airlines & Lessors

Air France launched 3X-weekly Paris Charles de Gaulle-Panama City Tocumen Boeing 777-200ER services Nov. 25.
Airports & Networks

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, will operate 400 weekly flights between Turkey and Europe during the summer 2014 schedule.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Nensel
The number of full-time workers at US scheduled passenger airlines fell in September to 380,165, a 1.6% drop.
Airlines & Lessors

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.
Airlines & Lessors

Source: ATW Research
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer has placed a firm order for one additional Embraer E-190 jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Turkish Airlines has expressed dismay that its Star Alliance partner Lufthansa is ending their codeshare agreement.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
EgyptAir low-cost subsidiary Air Cairo aims to double its fleet of four Airbus A320s by summer 2014 as it continues to shift its business model from charter flights to a hybrid variant, also offering low-cost scheduled services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Hainan Airlines Group (HNA) subsidiary West Air will receive additional capital from its stakeholders to accelerate the consolidation process.
Airlines & Lessors

Ukraine International Airlines will launch 3X-weekly Kiev Boryspil-Bangkok Boeing 767-300ER services from Dec. 7.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Air Malta has named Louis Giordimaina as designate CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Peter Davies, as of Jan. 1, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Albanian low-cost carrier (LCC) Belle Air has suspended services while it seeks new investors to help restructure the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa and its Group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines will end their codeshare with Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines next year, saying the agreement no longer makes commercial sense.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air said that it remains on track to achieve its restructuring goals as it turned in its third quarter results.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Startup carrier Air Cote d’Ivoire, which was launched 10 months ago, is planning to expand its domestic network to eight destinations using its newly ordered Bombardier Q400s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Four current and future Bombardier Q400 operators have given their initial reactions to the launch of a new higher-density version at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion