Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will lodge a formal complaint against Lufthansa’s plans to wet lease 38 aircraft from its German competitor airberlin.
Airlines & Lessors

American Airlines has introduced a basic economy fare option as part of the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier’s effort to better compete with ultra low-cost carriers, such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines parent United Continental Holdings reported a full-year 2016 net profit of $2.3 billion, down 69.2% from net income of $7.3 billion in 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group and German holiday company TUI Group will reportedly name the planned European leisure airline group FlyNiki, a source involved in the negotiations told ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

Rapidly expanding Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings reportedly plans to add SunExpress Germany to its portfolio as it aims to quickly reach a competitive size in the European LCC market, a source involved in the project told ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

For Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's commercial aircraft, consolidated 2016 orders, deliveries and cancellations -- updated through the 2016 fourth quarter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot Airline has filed for bankruptcy of its Orenburg-based Orenair and Rostov-on-Don-based Donavia subsidiaries, according to documents filed in Orenburg and the Rostov region’s commercial courts this month.
Airlines & Lessors

Switzerland-based airberlin subsidiary Belair could be closed down by the end of March, the company has informed employees according to several media reports in Switzerland.
Airlines & Lessors

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific is reportedly preparing for a business overhaul that could include job cuts, cost savings and shifting flights to its short-haul unit Cathay Dragon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair is adding nine routes from London Stansted for summer 2017, which could lead to further aircraft being based at the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
UK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has reached “in principle” a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that will see the company paying financial penalties amounting to £671 million ($809 million).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Scandinavian regional airline Widerøe has been named as the previously undisclosed customer for three firm Embraer E190-E2s in a deal valued at $873 million at list prices if purchase rights on a further 12 E2 family aircraft are firmed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has ordered 80 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and taken purchase rights on a further 40. At list prices, the order is worth $8.6 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
At least 31 people aware killed and more injured when a Turkish Boeing 747 freighter crashed into a village near Manas airport in Kyrgyzstan late evening US eastern time Jan. 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Worldwide air freight traffic increased 6.8% year-over year (YOY) in November 2016, moderating from October’s 8.4% YOY growth, which was a 20-month high, according to IATA’s November Air Freight Market analysis.
Airlines & Lessors

Eurowings Europe, which is adding 33 wet-leased airberlin Airbus A320s to its fleet by the end of April, said the additional aircraft will create operational challenges for the Lufthansa Group low-cost subsidiary (LCC).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Italian flag carrier Alitalia has terminated plans to take a major stake in neighboring national airline Air Malta.
Airlines & Lessors

Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said this week’s executive suite shuffle at the Dallas-based carrier does not mean his successor has been appointed or that he will be ceding responsibility for the company’s direction anytime soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Omani startup Salalah Air is planning a move from its original equipment of light aircraft and 19-seater regional turboprops to jets about a year after it starts services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Brussels Airlines will expand the use of hired-in regional aircraft as it phases out a fleet of Avro RJ100s, the airline said Jan. 12.
Airlines & Lessors

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said there is a “pretty good list” of issues airlines look forward to raising with the incoming Trump administration, including making the case that Gulf airlines operating to the US are improperly subsidized.
Airlines & Lessors

Delta Air Lines posted a 2016 net profit of $4.4 billion, down 3% from net income of $4.5 billion in 2015, as higher labor costs drove a slight decrease in earnings.
Airlines & Lessors

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

As of January 11, 2017, average list prices for Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft; with passenger seating capacity, cargo tonnage capacity and aircraft flight range.
Airlines & Lessors