Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. * Formerly Pinnacle Airlines. Source: US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics and ATW Research.
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.
According to PhoCusWright,“The Web has provided airlines an enhanced degree of direct customer interaction, but to truly meet traveler requirements they need to expand their offerings to become full-fledged online travel retailers.” But how?
Etihad Airways president James Hogan has said he would be willing to consider further regional ventures following the launch of Etihad Regional in Switzerland.
International Airlines Group (IAG) Cargo will end its arrangement with Global Supply Systems (GSS), which operated three Boeing 747-8 freighters on its behalf.
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) will launch a dedicated exchange for aviation-related debt and other financial instruments in a bid to “enhance Ireland’s status as a global center in aviation finance,” it said in a statement.
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) completed 281 lease transactions in 2013, including both extensions and new leases of aircraft from ILFC’s portfolio.
Premium air travel markets continued to improve in November, with overall international premium traffic increasing 5.4% year-over-year, “in line with the October result [5.6%] but … above growth year-to-date, which indicates that premium travel demand has accelerated over recent months,” according to IATA’s November Premium Traffic Monitor.
Etihad Airways is expected to announce a new US codeshare agreement this week, marking its third North American partnership after Air Canada and American Airlines.
Darwin Airline, which just adopted new branding as Etihad Regional, is aiming to return to profitability in 2014 aided by its new 33.3% shareholder Etihad Airways.
Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) grounded Small Planet Airlines Italia Jan. 20 due to its fragile financial situation, although its Lithuanian franchise parent Small Planet Airlines is still operating normally.
Air China parent China National Aviation Holding Co. (CNAH) has named Cai Jianjiang as its new GM, succeeding Wang Changshun, who has been appointed as Vice Minister of China’s Transport Ministry.
