Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa is transferring further flights to its subsidiary Germanwings as a part of its restructuring program SCORE.

Oman Air has placed an order for three Airbus A330-300s, increasing its A330 family fleet to 10.

Austrian Airlines is eyeing new long-haul routes as it continues restructuring efforts.

Air Berlin, which is cutting 900 jobs as part of its Turbine savings program, will transfer more than 50 pilots to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways as the German carrier reduces its fleet and its majority shareholder prepares for international expansion.

Slovenia-based Adria Airways plans to lease its two 2010-built Airbus A319s to Serbia’s JAT Airways for two years.

Turkish Airlines is planning to increase the number of Russian routes pending an agreement with Russian aviation authorities on destinations, the carrier’s Russia representative Mefail Deribas said.

Aeromexico has added three Embraer E-175 aircraft to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to operate this modern aircraft.

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SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, has signed a firm order for 40 Embraer E-175 aircraft, which will be operated under a capacity purchase agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.

Croatia Airlines pilots have settled their dispute with the airline and ended their part of strike action that began in conjunction with the flight attendants unions May 14.

The Aviation Consumer Protection division of the US Dept. of Transportation issued its March reports on compliance with consumer protection, including on-time performance, consumer complaints and mishandled baggage.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of Qingdao Airlines as it continues to green light new privately run airlines.

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A United Airlines Boeing 787 operated a commercial flight Monday for the first time since FAA grounded the Dreamliner Jan. 16.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair reached new levels of profitability for the year ending March 31, turning in net profits of €569 million ($732 million), up 13% on the previous year's figure of €503 million.

Major restructuring or contractions in the short-haul operations of several major European carriers will present low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair with considerable short-term opportunities, the airline’s deputy CEO said Monday.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines is considering the Boeing 777 as its center of competence.

A Piedmont Airlines Bombardier Dash 8-100 turboprop landed early Saturday at Newark International Airport without its landing gear deployed, causing sparks on the runway.

LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of its third Boeing 787, paving the way for the type to re-enter service with the Polish carrier June 5.

Russia’s Ministry of Transport said Uzbekistan authorities have complied with its requirement to convert money received by Russian airlines for tickets sold in Uzbekistan through Jan. 1 before the April 15 deadline.

Etihad Airways has struck a deal to acquire Abu Dhabi Airport Services, Abu Dhabi Cargo Co. and Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering.

The 10 largest US scheduled passenger airlines reported a net loss of $145 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, an improvement over the net loss of $602 million in the 2011 fourth quarter.

IATA reported that international premium traffic for March was up 4.4% year-over-year, showing some signs of improvement in the growth trend.

African low-cost carrier Fastjet has postponed its South African launch, which was originally planned for the end of May, until the beginning of July.

Bogota-based AviancaTaca Holdings reported a first-quarter net income of $75.3 million, more than doubled from $34.9 million in the year-ago period.