Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) subsidiaries Scoot and SilkAir are helping to increase the group’s overall operational performance as the carriers enjoy surging passenger demand.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will reveal a new branding May 15 when it rolls out its sixth Boeing 777-200ER in recognition of the carrier’s 60th anniversary.
The Catalan Competition Authority (ACCO) said the International Airlines Group’s (IAG) possible purchase of Norwegian Air Shuttle would have to be analyzed in depth because it could involve risks for competition at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport.
Olbia, Sardinia-based Air Italy, which was recently rebranded from its former identity of Meridiana, has appointed former airberlin chief planning & strategy officer Neil Mills as COO, effective immediately.
Santiago-based LATAM has added a fifth leased aircraft—a Boeing 747-400—to fill in for grounded 787s as they are taken out of service for newly mandated Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 inspections.
Grupo Aeromexico posted an MXP722 million ($39.7 million) net loss for the 2018 first quarter, deepened from an MXP328 million net loss in 1Q 2017, as a result of a 7.8% appreciation in the MXP-US dollar exchange rate as well as a 14.5% increase in peso-dominated fuel prices.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied $375,000 in fines on US LCC Allegiant Air and Hawaiian Airlines, citing both airlines for violating airline consumer protection rules.
Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines reported a 2017 net profit of CNY1.3 billion ($200 million), up 6.1% from CNY1.2 billion in 2016 because of robust market demand growth and yuan appreciation.
Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air received its first Airbus A321neo aircraft on April 16 and plans to begin using it soon on services from the UK to New York, Boston and Toronto, the airline said.
Lufthansa’s bid for Alitalia has emerged as the frontrunner as its fate still remains unclear after nearly a year since the Italian flag carrier filed for bankruptcy.
US ultra-LCC Allegiant Air is pushing back hard against new allegations that it runs an unsafe airline, pointing to changes aimed at improving its operations as evidence.
Air Canada and Calgary-based LCC WestJet face the biggest threats from each other rather than planned ultra LCC operators eyeing shares of a market dominated by the two carriers, Fitch Ratings said.
Irish lessor Avolon closed out the first quarter of 2018 with an owned and managed fleet comprising 570 aircraft, with commitments for a further 333 aircraft, bringing its total fleet to 903, up 6.2% from 1Q 2017.
Nepal Airlines Corp. (NAC) is preparing for the arrival of the first of two Airbus A330s in June, as the Nepal flag carrier aims to increase its international business, according to media reports.
A surge in cargo, loyalty program and premium fare up-sell revenue drove Delta Air Lines’ first-quarter 2018 operating revenue into quarterly record territory, with nearly $10 billion in GAAP revenue, up 9.5% year-over-year (YOY).
Emirates Airline’s profits for its recently closed financial year will be “considerably better” than those for the previous 12 months, airline president Tim Clark said April 11.
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation delivered six aircraft to five customers and signed 14 lease commitments over the first quarter of 2018, the company said April 11.
United Airlines president Scott Kirby conceded the “ruckus” on Wall Street over the airline’s aggressive growth plan has not subsided, but said individual investors believe the Chicago-based carrier’s strategy is sound and reiterated it plans to stay the course.
