Airlines & Lessors

Kurt Hofmann
Hungarian-based Wizz Air (W6) has doubled its fleet at Budapest Ferihegy International (BUD) to six Airbus A320s in less than three months.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH), parent of ACMI cargo carriers Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, announced Thursday that its Atlas Air unit has inked an agreement with Etihad Airways to provide Boeing 747-400 freighter service for Etihad Cargo.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Anne Paylor
SAS Group reported a first-quarter loss of SEK729 million ($108 million), compounding the SEK373 million loss incurred for the year-ago period

Aaron Karp
Air Canada (AC) reported a first-quarter net loss of C$210 million ($213 million), widened from a C$19 million net loss in the 2011 March period, and acknowledged that recent labor unrest has been damaging to AC’s company culture and public brand.

Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group (LH) reported a first-quarter net loss of €397 million ($521.9 million), reduced from a €507 net loss in the year-ago quarter.

Michael Mackey
The Qantas Group (QF) will defer deliveries of its Airbus A380s as it moves to further reduce capital expenditure in 2012-13, the company said in a statement.

By Alan Dron
UK low-cost carrier bmibaby is planning to close down in September if no buyer can be found.

By Linda Blachly
SkyWest Inc., the Utah-based parent of regionals SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, reported a first-quarter net loss of $682,000 compared to a net loss of $11.1 million in the year-ago period.

By Alan Dron
Aer Lingus (EI) reported a strong first-quarter performance in what is traditionally a loss-making period of the year for the Irish flag-carrier.

By Linda Blachly
Denmark's Cimber Sterling has filed for bankruptcy and has canceled all flights, according to a statement on the company’s website.

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Airlines & Lessors

Michael Mackey
Qantas Group’s new low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Jetstar Japan (GK) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320, as the Japanese LCC prepares to launch domestic services July 3, several months ahead of schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Etihad Airways (EY) said Tuesday it has acquired a 2.987% stake in Aer Lingus.

Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa’s (LH) first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental flew to its permanent home base in Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Tuesday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Etihad Airways (EY) said Tuesday it has acquired a 2.987% stake in Aer Lingus.

Cargolux Airlines International elected SVP Richard Forson to CFO, succeeding former CFO David Arendt. Virgin Atlantic selected Greg Dawson as director-corporate communications, effective June 7. Dawson is currently director-communications for Travelodge Hotels. Virgin America named Jim Davis as VP-airports and guest services. Davis joins the carrier with more than 25 years at Hawaiian Airlines, the former Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

Michael Mackey
Thai Airways International (TG) subsidiary Thai Smile is on track to launch July 7 with twice-daily service from Bangkok to Macau.

By Linda Blachly
US Airways (US) has priced two offerings of enhanced equipment trust certificates at approximately $623 million to refinance two Airbus aircraft and to finance 12 Airbus aircraft scheduled for delivery between September and March 2013.

By Linda Blachly
Florida-based Spirit Airlines (NK) reported first-quarter net income of $23.4 million, almost tripled from a net profit of $7.9 million in the year-ago period.

By Alan Dron
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) has announced the latest step in its strategy of focusing on its core airline business through the divestiture of six properties at Swedish airports.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
American Airlines (AA) parent AMR Corp., which is restructuring via the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, on Tuesday announced it will eliminate five manager positions as part of the third phase of restructuring.

By Karen Walker
WestJet (WS) has signed a letter of intent to buy 20 Bombardier Q400 turboprops, the Canadian low-cost carrier announced Tuesday.