Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Fort Lauderdale-based regional carrier Silver Airways finalized its purchase of San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines April 23, creating a combined fleet of 31 aircraft serving Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
Airlines & Lessors

Air China has secured clearance from the CAAC North China Regional Administration to relaunch its business jet subsidiary, Beijing Airlines, for public passenger transport, which could pave the way for Air China to get a position at Beijing’s new airport, expected to open in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
New York-based JetBlue Airways reported $88 million in net profit for the first quarter of 2018, reflecting a 6.1% rise in RASM despite a 1% loss in capacity during the sequence of winter storms hitting the US northeast during the quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Inflight connectivity and entertainment provider Gogo continued its leadership overhaul April 20 with several reassignments for top executives.
Interiors & Connectivity

Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings will end its cooperation agreement with Austrian startup LaudaMotion by the end of May, LaudaMotion confirmed to ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Oman Air has unveiled a new first-class “mini-suite” on its fleet of Boeing 787s, as it responds to new premium products from other Gulf carriers such as Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways.
Interiors & Connectivity

Alaska Air Group posted a 2018 first-quarter net profit of $4 million, significantly down from $93 million in net income in the prior-year quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Privately owned Egyptian carrier Nile Air is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) later in 2018.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African Airways (SAA) recorded a net loss of ZAR5.4 billion ($438 million) for the 2016-17 financial year, which ended March 31. The loss was more than three times greater than 2015-16’s restated figure of ZAR1.48 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has unanimously re-elected Patrick Ky as executive director for a second term of five years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines signed a deal to add 20 used Airbus A319s and moved another 23 aircraft it operates from leases to its own balance sheet, continuing its trend of re-shaping the capital costs of its operating fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Central and eastern European LCC Wizz Air has no interest in offering connecting flights like Irish-LCC Ryanair practices at some airports such as Italy’s Milan Bergamo.
Airports & Networks

Airport traffic 2018, Aircraft values; Airline traffic 2018; 2017 Airline & Lessor Financial Full-Year Results

Slovenia’s Adria Airways is on track for profitability and growth, CEO Holger Kowarsch told ATW on the sidelines of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) conference in Vienna.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has joined Delta Air Lines’ board of directors, the Atlanta-based carrier announced.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) subsidiaries Scoot and SilkAir are helping to increase the group’s overall operational performance as the carriers enjoy surging passenger demand.
Airlines & Lessors

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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
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.
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Nensel
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.
Airlines & Lessors

United Airlines earned a $147 million net profit in the 2018 first quarter, up 48.5% over $99 million in net income in the 2017 first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
People-April 18, 2018
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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.
Airlines & Lessors