International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Iberia and British Airways, reported a sharp deterioration in its first-quarter results compared to the previous year, taking into account exceptional items.
Jazz parent Chorus Aviation reported first-quarter net income of C$9.2 million ($9.037 million), down 64.9% from a $26.2 million profit in the year-ago period.
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has reported a 48% increase in pretax income for the 2013 first quarter and said Asia-Pacific carriers now represent almost 40% of its fleet.
Brazil’s GOL has expanded its codeshare on Delta Air Line flights between Brasília and Atlanta, Ga., which is considered a key milestone in the partnership.
Norwegian start-up Flynonstop has launched operations, deploying a new Embraer E-190 leased from CIT Aerospace on seven routes from Kristiansand on Norway’s southern coast.
All Nippon Airways (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, said it will resume Dreamliner services from June 1, following the completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights.
US regional airlines are increasingly concerned about a potential pilot shortage that could curtail their growth or even force carriers to decrease capacity.
EasyJet last week flew back a tonne of volcanic ash from Iceland as part of its contribution to an experiment planned in conjunction Airbus and Nicarnica, a spin-off company of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, to test Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector (AVOID) volcanic ash detection technology this summer.
Air New Zealand said production of its first of 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft is three weeks ahead of schedule at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle, Wash.
African low-cost carrier Fastjet has secured a Boeing 737-300 on wet lease from Johannesburg-based Starcargo Airlines, pending clearance to deploy its own Airbus A319s in South Africa.
SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, reported a first-quarter net income of $3.2 million, reversed from a net loss of $0.7 million in the same period last year.
[UPDATED] As Calgary-based WestJet announced its “best ever quarterly earnings for the third consecutive quarter,” it entered into an agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 737-800 NextGen aircraft in 2014 and 2015.
Hainan Airlines plans to rebrand its subsidiary West Air as a domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) to be better positioned in the West China market, according to Hainan president Wang Yingming.
Rolls-Royce has appointed Tony Wood to be the next president of its Aerospace division, replacing Mark King, who has resigned after four months in the role.
