Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
British Airways (BA) is preparing for the longest strike yet in its dispute with some of its cabin crew as members of BA’s London-based “mixed fleet” group of flight attendants are planning to stop work from July 1-16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried 46.9% more international passengers year-over-year (YOY) in May, reaching 3.7 million passengers for the month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
American Airlines will begin migration of its website, customer mobile app and airport check-in kiosks to IBM’s cloud network in early July.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair’s airline operation will ultimately be just a small segment of a broader Amazon of travel-type business, according to CEO Michael O’Leary.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Former Delta Air Lines chairman and CEO Richard Anderson has been named president and CEO of the US passenger rail line Amtrak.
Airlines & Lessors

Taipei-based China Airlines has ended Airbus A340-300 operations after 16 years of flying the aircraft type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
FedEx Corp. posted $3 billion in consolidated net profit for fiscal 2017, up 64.7% from the company’s $1.8 billion net profit in fiscal 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will launch connecting flights through Milan Bergamo July 3, another move away from point-to-point services for the LCC following the successful launch of connecting flights at Rome Fiumicino last month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
The US Supreme Court said later this year it will hear the case against US President Donald Trump’s revised executive order temporarily banning nationals from six countries from traveling to the US, but also has allowed the ban to be partially implemented in the interim.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have finalized their agreement to from an antitrust-immunized transpacific joint venture (JV) in which the SkyTeam carriers will share costs and revenue on flights between the US and South Korea.
Airlines & Lessors

Ten Iridium Communications satellites successfully launched June 25 via a SpaceX rocket, marking the second batch of Iridium NEXT satellites carrying Aireon’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads to go into orbit.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A short list of interested parties will get access to Alitalia’s data room and have until July 21 to submit non-binding proposals for the carrier’s future to its special administrators, Alitalia said in a statement.
Airlines & Lessors

Airberlin has decided not to apply for a government guarantee, because the company is making good progress with its restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
In a letter to employees, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says he finds Qatar Airways’ unsolicited bid to invest in American “puzzling” and that it strengthens his resolve against illegally subsidized companies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
Tibet Financial Leasing has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to order 20 Airbus A321neos valued at more than $2.5 billion at list prices.

By Karen Walker
Qatar Airways has made an unsolicited bid to take up to a 10% stake—an investment of at least $808 million—in American Airlines, an SEC filing American submitted Thursday revealed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Closer linkages are in prospect between Dubai-based Emirates Airline and local low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai.

By Linda Blachly
Paris Air Show Briefs-June 21, 2017

By Karen Walker
Xiamen Airlines on Wednesday joined a long and still-growing string of customers for the new 737 MAX 10 that Boeing launched at the Paris Air Show this week.

By Linda Blachly
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) plans to convert a further 30 Boeing 737-800s into freighters.

By Alan Dron
Emirates Airline is interested in the package of proposed improvements unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week for the Airbus A380, but president Tim Clark is keen that Airbus should find more operators to ensure the program’s survival.

By Mark Nensel
AerCap will lease two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Italian leisure carrier Neos, with delivery expected in 2019, the Dublin-based lessor said at the Paris Air Show June 21.

By Alan Dron
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is optimistic the US ban on large personal electronic devices (PEDs) in carry-on baggage on routes from Middle East airports to the US will be resolved.

By Alan Dron
Japan Investment Adviser (JIA) has made its first foray into the new aircraft market with an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

By Alan Dron
Boeing’s strong opening act for the new 737 MAX 10, the largest of its re-engined narrowbody family launched this week at the Paris Air Show, continued Tuesday with major orders from United Airlines and Chinese lessor CALC.