Airlines & Lessors

International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has confirmed his company did initially participate in Alitalia’s administration process and also submitted a bid for some parts of airberlin.

International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh has said long-haul LCC Level could grow to 30 aircraft by 2022, including some Airbus A321LRs.

LCC Norwegian has received full approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for its UK subsidiary, Norwegian UK (NUK), to start transatlantic operations.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastating hit on Puerto Rico, most airlines are continuing to cancel flights into San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU).

Air Malta is to split off ground-handling operations from flying activities, as part of efforts to improve its financial position.

Airport and airline traffic; aircraft values; Jan-August 2017; Airbus & Boeing Deliveries; Airbus & Boeing Orders; 2017 Airline Financials Results

New Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal said it has “very solid” bookings through to late October, after opening for sales earlier this week.

The online retailer has launched its own cargo airline via wet leased Boeing 767 freighters and is making direct business-to-consumer express delivery ubiquitous.

The first airliner designed for operation at London City Airport, Bombardier’s CSeries, is delivering on its promises, says Swiss International Air Lines.

Luxon explains how culture drives Air New Zealand. The carrier benchmarks itself against high-performing companies in other sectors, not other airlines.

How an airline can transform its business by leveraging technology

Russian airlines carried 70.3 million passengers from January-August, up 20% year-over-year (YOY).

Lufthansa Group and UK-based LCC easyJet have been selected as preferred bidders for the main assets of the insolvent airberlin, the Germany carrier has confirmed.

Europe’s LCCs are still focused on growth and will want to add frequencies and push more into the territories traditionally held by the flagships.

Turkish Airlines said it intends to order 40 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. When finalized, the order would be worth nearly $11 billion at list prices.

Worldwide airlines ranked by available reported Passenger Load Factor year-to-date 2017, as of Sept. 21, 2017.

2017 commercial airlines and airline groups passenger, RPK, ASK, load factor, and FTK figures, as of Sept. 21, 2017.

Irish LCC Ryanair has said crew problems, which have forced the airline to cancel 2% of its flights over a six-week period, will not affect its full-year profit.

Alitalia’s special administrators have given interested parties longer to make binding bids for the struggling Italian airline.

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has announced that Montserrat Barriga will be its new director general.

Azul Brazilian Airlines plans to add five Airbus A330-900neos, which Dublin-based lessor Avolon will supply.

Total net profit for US scheduled passenger airlines grew minimally in the second quarter of 2017, rising 0.5% to $4.7 billion, when compared to $4.6 billion in collective net profits for 2Q 2016, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released Sept. 20.

UK-based scheduled leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is carrying out a major review of its operations to plot its future course, and has begun talks with potential strategic partners.

Netherlands-based lessor TrueNoord has picked up a new investor that it says will help provide increased funding for its planned expansion in the regional aircraft market.

2017 financial results for airlines worldwide, highlighting operating revenues, operating expenses, operating profits/losses and net income/losses for each airline's 2017 fiscal year second-quarter or equivalent, generally covering April-June 2017. NM = Not Meaningful % comparison Source: ATW research, direct airline reports.