UK-based regional carrier Flybe slumped to a markedly worse deficit for the fiscal year to 31 March, announcing a post-tax loss of £41.8 million ($64.2 million) compared to a loss of £6.4 million for the preceding year.
Swiss International Air Lines, which introduced cost structure adjustments last year, has introduced further measures to secure sustainable profitability.
TAP Portugal is eyeing “up to six additional Airbus A330-200s and several A320s for short- and medium-haul routes” as it aims to increase its presence in Africa.
The US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) and the European Commission (EC) have both given antitrust clearance to the planned Delta Air Lines-Virgin Atlantic Airways transatlantic joint venture.
United Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-1000s and has converted an existing order for 25 A350-900s into -1000s, giving the airline a total order of 35 aircraft.
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered five ATR 72-600s and Caribbean regional LIAT ordered two of the type, ATR announced Thursday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
Two European giants—International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, and Lufthansa—have experienced management/union showdowns in the past year.
