Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
US airlines, under fire from people trying to get flights out of southern Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma and seeing high fares, are putting caps on one-way direct fares for travel out of the state.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s UTair Aviation reported a 2017 first-half net loss of RUB3.7 billion ($62.6 million), widened from RUB684.9 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

As more potential bidders express interest in airberlin and its Austrian LCC, NIKI, the CEO of Austrian Airlines has warned that any bids should be appropriately serious relative to the size and importance of the two airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

Juneyao Airlines reported a 2017 first-half net profit of CNY624.9 million ($92.1 million), down 12% over net income of CNY710.2 million in the year-ago period because of higher fuel prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dubai-based Emirates is experiencing a pick-up in demand after the US laptop ban, a tough economic environment and sanctions against nearby Gulf state Qatar.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
United Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Delta Air Lines have all released revised outlooks for their respective third-quarter 2017 financial performance, with United in particular projecting a four-point drop in its pre-tax margin guidance for 3Q 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

From Boeing's 2017 Current Market Outlook report, 20-year regional forecasts for economic and traffic growth, and new aircraft needed to meet the demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
Worldwide air freight traffic in July increased 11.4% compared to the same period last year as an uptick in global trade and rising export orders have boosted the sector, according to IATA’s July Air Freight Market Analysis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish LCC Ryanair will cut its regular hand-luggage allowance from two pieces to just one in a bid to reduce boarding delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
New Azerbaijan LCC Buta Airways launched its first scheduled Embraer E190 flight from Baku to Tbilisi Sept. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is heading toward a better annual result than last year, following a strong summer season, CEO Rickard Gustafson said Sept. 5.
Airlines & Lessors

China Eastern Airlines has reported a 2017 first-half net profit of CNY4.4 billion ($641 million), up 35% over net income of CNY3.2 billion in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Shareholders at Air France-KLM have approved plans for fellow SkyTeam alliance members China Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines to each acquire 10% of the Franco-Dutch group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has approved Germany’s plans to grant airberlin a temporary €150 million ($178 million) bridging loan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A surge in traffic into Estonia during the Baltic nation’s presidency of the European Union has necessitated an increase in capacity at the national carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
From Brisbane, the 787-9 is capable of flying nonstop to destinations such as Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Vancouver.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Cathay Pacific will launch three new nonstop routes to Europe from Hong Kong starting with its summer 2018 schedule.
Airports & Networks

German airline investment group Intro Aviation said it is not interested in bidding for airberlin, which filed for insolvency in August and is in the process of seeking buyers for its assets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
As part of its premium-product revamp, British Airways (BA) is to offer airside transfers for business-class passengers who are at risk of misconnecting.
Airlines & Lessors

Air China and China Southern Airlines were impacted by higher fuel prices in the 2017 first half as the two carriers reported year-over-year six-month net profit decreases of 3.8% and 11.6%, respectively, to CNY3.3 billion ($486 million) and CNY2.8 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A structural slowdown in business for the top three Middle East airlines could put their commercial aircraft order backlogs at risk for cancellations or deferrals, a new Morgan Stanley analysis concludes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) have reopened to handle limited domestic flights after being forced to close Aug. 27 because of severe flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
People-Aug. 31, 2017
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair is bidding to buy around 90 aircraft from cash-strapped Italian carrier Alitalia. Speaking in London on Aug. 31, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said his company would be submitting a bid for Alitalia’s aircraft, their crews and engineering staff to the Italian flag carrier’s administrators.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK LCC easyJet is rolling out a new “Hands Free” service, where passengers can pay £4 ($5) to leave their hand luggage at check-in and receive priority boarding.
Airports & Networks