Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Gulf LCC Air Arabia substantially improved its half-year profits, despite continuing economic and geopolitical pressures in the region, the airline said.
Airlines & Lessors

Financial results to-date for airlines worldwide, highlighting operating revenues, operating expenses, operating profits/losses, operating margins and net income/losses for each airline's 2019 fiscal second quarter or equivalent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French leisure carrier Aigle Azur will suspend its Paris-São Paulo flights, but denied a French media report that it is under pressure from lessors to return some of the leased aircraft it operates.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is looking to expand its relationships in Asia by forming joint ventures (JVs) with more airlines in the region, according to a senior JAL executive.
Airlines & Lessors

Facing losses of €50 million ($56 million) this year, Ryanair subsidiary LaudaMotion warned of job cuts if flight crews do not agree to changes that are needed to improve efficiency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
People-Aug. 7, 2019
Airlines & Lessors

Cathay Pacific Airways is back in the black after achieving a group attributable profit of HKD1.3 billion ($166.4 million) for the first six months of 2019, reversing a HKD263 million loss over the same period in 2018.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Weakened currency is stagnating the growth of Australia’s international aviation market, and the country is poised to see a transition to a greater focus on inbound rather than outbound traffic, according to a study by CAPA-Center for Aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both unveiled new corporate travel initiatives Aug. 5, highlighting the increased competition among airlines to attract lucrative business travelers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air reported a 23% first-half increase in passenger numbers, which the airline said indicates its move toward becoming a niche, “boutique carrier” is starting to show results.
Airlines & Lessors

Wisconsin-based startup Midwest Express has signed an operating agreement with regional carrier Elite Airways to begin nonstop service from Midwest’s home base at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways substantially increased its profit figures for the 2019 first half, as the hybrid carrier continued to expand its route network and prepared to launch its first service to Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation signed leases for 10 new Airbus A320neos for Air China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
The St. Petersburg government plans to sell 25%, plus one share, of Rossiya Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines Berhad’s (MAB) new chief strategy officer (CSO) Bryan Foong is set to play a key role in guiding the next phase of the carrier’s restructuring efforts.
Airlines & Lessors

TAP Air Portugal carried 7.9 million passengers in the 2019 first half, up 4.8% from the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

Utah-based regional carrier SkyWest Airlines boosted its net income in the 2019 second-quarter, aided by its ongoing fleet transition initiatives and the divestiture of ExpressJet Airlines in January 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation will place four Airbus A321neos with locally headquartered LCC Scoot Airlines. The deal was among several recent orders and deliveries announced by lessors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Mexico’s Volaris is pressing on with an aggressive growth strategy that relies on converting bus passengers into air travelers with low base fares, fueling its expansion with high utilization rates to keep costs down.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group (IAG) posted a second-quarter net profit of €736 million ($814 million), up 19.5% from €616 million, before exceptional items, a year ago, as revenue gains overcame higher fuel costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has warned staff the Irish LCC will need to close bases and cut jobs because of Boeing 737 MAX delays and Brexit uncertainty following a drop in its fiscal first-quarter profit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Royal Jordanian (RJ) reported a first-half net income of JD1.5 million ($2.1 million), reversed from a JD12.7 million net loss a year ago, as the carrier said it continues to see positive results from its turnaround plan.
Airlines & Lessors

Cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAW) reported second-quarter net income of $86.9 million, reversed from a $21.1 million net loss in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

Brazilian LCC GOL Airlines narrowed its second-quarter net loss to BRL195 million ($51 million), compared with a BRL1.9 billion net loss a year earlier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) reported its net profit fell by 32.1% to ¥11.9 billion ($110 million) for the three months ended June 30, JAL’s fiscal first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors