All Nippon Airways (ANA) fully expects to take delivery of 20 Boeing 787s by the end of March 2013, the airline’s president and CEO said during inaugural 787 passenger service ceremonies Oct. 26.
Boeing has reported third-quarter net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.46 per share, on revenue of $17.7 billion but concedes lower deliveries of 787s and 747-8s.
Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas will launch domestic services in Chile in the 2012 first quarter. The airline will operate flights between Santiago (SCL) and Antofagasta, Calama and Concepcion.
Kuwait Airways (KU) employees called off plans for further strike action after reaching a deal between the union and the acting minister of communications Saleh al-Athaineh, the country’s official news agency Kuna reported.
Hong Kong-based Bravia Capital and Haikou-based HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines, said Monday they have acquired Istanbul-based all-cargo carrier ACT Airlines.
Though Delta Air Lines’ (DL) third-quarter fuel-related expenses increased 42% year-over-year, the Atlanta-based carrier said it offset 85% of a $1 billion impact of higher fuel prices and saved $100 million in fuel spend through hedging.
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) last week finalized a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with pilots and flight engineers from both subsidiary airlines.
KLM Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Martinair Holland reached an agreement in principle on the employment conditions of Martinair (MP) cabin crew transferring to KLM, De Unie union said, noting negotiations had been “lengthy and difficult.”
Dublin-based carriers Aer Lingus Group (EI) and Ryanair (FR) are once again embroiled in a dispute over EI’s larger pension deficit and the absence of dividend payments.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air parent Alaska Air Group reported third-quarter net income of $77.5 million, down 36.7% from $122.4 million in the year-ago quarter.
The Competition Commission of Singapore has approved the proposed alliance between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Australia (VA), removing the last hurdle for the tie-up.
Air Canada (AC) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing the carrier's 6,800 flight attendants have agreed to binding arbitration to settle their dispute, eliminating the possibility of a strike.
Ryanair (FR) will open a base at Wroclaw Airport (WRO) in March 2012, initially with one Boeing 737-800 and six new routes, bringing its network from the airport to 21 destinations.
A LOT Polish Airlines spokesman told ATW that the carrier expects its first Boeing 787 delivery to be in 2012, not 2013, as reported by Polish Press Agency PAP earlier this week.
Brazil’s TAM Airlines has finalized a purchase agreement for 32 Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising 22 A320neo and 10 A320 family aircraft, Airbus said. The order follows an MOU signed in February.
