Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa head of product management and airport passenger services, Joachim Schneider, is urging cabin suppliers to work more closely to provide greater integration.

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways formally filed an antitrust immunity application with the US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) for their joint venture (JV).

United Parcel Service (UPS) has appealed the European Commission’s rejection of its €5.16 billion ($6.7 billion) bid to acquire TNT Express.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has reported its strongest passenger and cargo results for a first quarter.

Just one month after taking ownership of Stansted Airport, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has announced its first new airline customer.

Virgin Atlantic’s UK domestic operation, Little Red, has begun services between London Heathrow and Edinburgh.

Samoa Air, a scheduled and charter airline connecting the Islands of Samoa, has begun charging passengers fares based on their weight.

Indonesia’s Mandala Airlines is planning to buy 18 Airbus A320 aircraft, according to several Jakarta media reports quoting major shareholder PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya.

The Russian government will split 25.5% of shares in Sibir Airlines, which flies under the S7 Airlines brand.

Hainan Airlines plans to slow down its domestic acquisition pace to focus more on internal integration as global economic uncertainties increase and domestic economic growth slows.

Cyprus Airways must receive financial aid or it will be forced to shut down operations, several Cyprus based media have reported.

EasyJet expects to report a pretax loss for the six-month period ended March 31 of between £60 million ($91.8 million) and £65 million.

Oneworld member LAN Colombia is adding three new Boeing 767-300ERs on key international routes as part of a $360 million upgrade strategy.

Delta Air Lines has filed a lawsuit in US federal court against the US Export-Import Bank, alleging that loan guarantees to foreign airlines purchasing Boeing aircraft disadvantages US carriers that don’t have access to the loans.

Jeddah-based Saudi Airlines Cargo Co. (Saudia Cargo) has received its first Boeing 747-8F, which will begin commercial operations in May.

Fast-growing Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines plans to launch its delayed initial public offering of around a third of the company in mid-April.

Boeing plans to operate a second 787 battery certification test flight Friday with a production aircraft designated for LOT Polish Airlines.

Russia’s Sberbank signaled its commitment to the commercial aircraft leasing business with an order for 12 Boeing 737-800s to be operated by Transaero.

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) installations emitted 164 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) less than their number of freely received carbon allowances in 2012.

Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has given the go-ahead for International Airlines Group’s (IAG) revised bid for Spanish carrier Vueling.

Finnair has named Hong Kong Cargotec executive Pekka Vauramo as its new CEO.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed writ petitions filed by Air India engineers and technicians against the airline’s decision to split off its engineering division into a separate company.

Russian aviation authorities are ready to restrict flights by Uzbekistan carriers if the republic government does not allow Russia’s airlines to easily convert currency for tickets.