Airlines & Lessors

The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has appointed John Plueger as president and CEO, effective July 1, as current CEO Steven Udvar-Házy assumes the role of executive chairman of the board, a full-time officer role.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Central European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced the departure of EVP John Stephenson and the appointment of George Michalopoulos as CCO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Transport Canada has announced a new e-Tag initiative aimed at improving passenger experience.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa low-cost subsidiary Eurowings must grow quickly to about 100 aircraft to remain competitive in the market, Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Aircraft and Leasing News-June 16, 2016
Aircraft & Propulsion

Nigeria will allow its currency, the naira, to trade freely against the US dollar from June 20, following a move by several international airlines to stop flights into the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia will shore up its balance sheet with a new share issue to investors, and will also make significant fleet cuts as part of a wider cost-reduction effort.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has appointed Reto Francioni as its new board chairman, succeeding Bruno Gehrig, who has retired after nearly six years as chairman.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aurora Airlines’ DHC-6 Twin Otter fleet carried 11,202 passengers from January-May, up 195% year-over-year.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest and comparative figures for the current week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Indian Ocean flag carrier Air Mauritius recorded a net profit of €15.4 million ($17.4 million) for the year ended March 31, reversed from a net loss of €23.7 million the previous year.
Airlines & Lessors

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The latest US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures - for April 2016 and comparative prior months - organized by domestic, international and system totals.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Cargo will eliminate up to 800 jobs, out of a worldwide workforce of around 4,600, as part of an overall effort to reduce annual costs by €80 million ($90 million) and remain competitive.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Europe and the US should broaden their Open Skies transatlantic aviation agreement so that airlines can operate more like other businesses, unshackled by ownership and control rules, the head of the European Commission’s transport directorate told a Washington DC audience.
Airports & Networks

American Airlines’ three wholly owned regional affiliates—Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines and PSA Airlines—simultaneously announced they will pay a $15,000 bonus to all newly hired pilots, effective immediately.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) revoked the air operator’s certificate (AOC) of low-cost carrier (LCC) startup Rayani Air on June 13 because of unresolved concerns and safety and organizational shortcomings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air France is expecting to cancel around 21% of its flight schedule on June 13 as pilots continue a four-day walkout.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Strike action by some 400 Swedish pilots at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) showed no sign of ending June 13, as the carrier announced 230 flights and 27,000 passengers would be affected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

TAAG Angola Airlines, the national airline of Angola, is struggling to keep afloat as it faces economic challenges in the southwest African country, which has been in free fall over the past 18 months because of plunging oil prices.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Alan Dron
SAS Scandinavian Airlines posted a loss after tax of SEK75 million ($9.3 million) for the first half of its financial year, substantially reduced from a loss of SEK361 million for the same period last year.
Airlines & Lessors