Airlines & Lessors

China Eastern Airlines plans to introduce a strategic investor by reducing its state-owned stakes to allow for more capital injection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is to acquire US-based Embraer leasing specialist Jetscape Aviation Group for an undisclosed sum.
Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines tarmac delays of two hours or longer, ranked by percentage-delayed of the total number of regularly scheduled flights, lowest-to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to retire all of its Airbus A340-300s by the end of 2017, according to the carrier’s latest fleet plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Volotea has begun a complete rollover of its fleet with the arrival of its first Airbus A319.
Aircraft & Propulsion

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says, now that much of the integration with US Airways has been completed, the carrier will focus on investing in its employees and onboard product.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines is increasing services with its Ohana turboprop operation in the wake of flight cuts by local competitor Island Air.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have joined forces in their quest to start using biofuel, and the new arrangement could result in a combined supply deal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Lufthansa and Iran Air have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation between the two companies as they explore “further business and partnership opportunities.”
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried 5.1 million passengers in February, up 0.2% year-over-year (YOY), slowly reversing a downward trend, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Europe should change rules governing doctor-patient privacy when the patient’s mental state and job could put lives at risk, the French accident agency heading the investigation into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 recommends.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Cargo aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) inked a deal March 9 with online retailing giant Amazon to run an air cargo network in the US.
Airlines & Lessors

Southwest Airlines sees the potential for “hundreds of millions of dollars” in incremental revenue when it fully integrates its domestic and international reservations systems next year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
UK-based regional Flybe is to step up its “white label” operations on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Sweden.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Estonia’s new national carrier, Nordic Aviation Group (NAG), has rebranded, taking the name Nordica.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Nensel
US airlines in 2015 set new peaks for demand, capacity, load factors and passengers systemwide, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Airlines & Lessors

United Airlines is starting to use a fuel that is 30% comprised of biofuel on flights from Los Angeles International (LAX) to San Francisco International (SFO).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced initiatives with both local airlines and the Japanese aviation authorities to improve aircraft traffic management and tracking across the region.
Airports & Networks

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) is expected to boost international capacity by more than 20% this year.
Airports & Networks

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, making it the first Asian airline to receive the new aircraft type, and the second operator of the aircraft after launch customer Lufthansa.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Dubai-based low-cost-carrier (LCC) flydubai will transfer more flights to Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to create additional slots for Emirates Airline at the congested Dubai International Airport (DXB), Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW.
Airports & Networks