The US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports the 10 largest US scheduled passenger airlines recorded a first-quarter net loss of $433 million, compared to a $1.72 billion net loss for the year-ago quarter.
Rolls-Royce has admitted it “clearly fell short” after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) concluded that a fatigue crack in an incorrectly manufactured oil feed pipe caused a Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure.
Hainan Airlines subsidiary Hong Kong Express Airways has completed its strategic rebranding as a low-cost carrier (LCC) as it aims to explore Hong Kong’s low-cost market potential.
Russia’s Red Wings Airlines, which had its air operator’s certificate (AOC) suspended in February, has relaunched flights after Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, renewed its AOC.
Lessor Boeing Capital Corp. has announced additional deployments of Boeing 717s to Australian regional carrier QantasLink and to European startup Volotea.
The US District of Columbia Appeals Court has reversed a July 2012 decision by the DC District Court to uphold the Export-Import Bank’s 2011 issuance of $3.4 billion in loan guarantees to Air India for its purchase of 30 Boeing widebodies, including 28 787 Dreamliners.
Finnair has finalized a deal to lease three Embraer E-170s to Aeromexico Connect as it seeks to optimize capacity under its €140 million ($184 million) cost-savings program.
American Airlines has distributed Apple iPads equipped as electronic flight bags (EFB) for use by all of its pilots on all of its mainline aircraft types.
The US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that US airlines collectively employed 380,748 workers in April, down 2.4% from April 2012.
London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle will be among Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 launch routes, according to comments made by CEO Akbar Al Baker at the Paris Air Show.
