Airlines & Lessors

United Airlines and Air New Zealand announced a joint venture revenue-sharing agreement, deepening the partnership between the two Star Alliance members.

Turkish low-cost carrier (LCC) Pegasus earned a 2015 net profit of TL291.5 million ($111.5 million), considerably improved over 2014’s figure of TL15.7 million.

Full-year 2015 consolidated unadjusted systemwide traffic data for US scheduled-service passenger airlines: passenger load factors, RPMs, ASMs and passenger enplanements; contrasted with 2014.

Full-year 2015 consolidated seasonally-adjusted systemwide traffic data for US scheduled-service passenger airlines: passenger load factors, RPMs, ASMs and passenger enplanements; contrasted with 2014.

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has launched a corporate charter service in response to strong demand from customers seeking to privately hire its aircraft.

Russia’s Aeroflot has gained RUB1.2 billion ($16.4 million) in revenue for contracted cargo space in the bellies of its passenger aircraft for its 2016 summer schedule, which started on March 1.

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

Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has announced the members of renewed management board.

The 10 publicly traded US passenger airlines collectively reported a pre-tax profit margin of 14.6% in 2015, according to Washington, DC-based lobbying group Airlines for America (A4A).

Qatar Airways, which announced major route expansion for 2016/17 at ITB Berlin, warned the A320neo delivery delay may affect growth plans.

Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group posted a net loss of $219.3 million for 2015, nearly doubling its 2014 net loss of $109.8 million.

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

African low-cost carrier fastjet has issued a third profit warning in a year and has said it may have to raise further funds later in 2016.

Oman Air is to take two Boeing 787-8s from Kenya Airways on a three-year wet lease arrangement.

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair plans to launch a new 4X-weekly service from Changi Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport in the tier-two Chinese city of Wuxi.

Global air passenger traffic grew 7.1% year-over-year in January, building on December’s 5.4% growth, according to IATA’s latest Air Passenger Market Analysis.

Cathay Pacific Airways has posted a net profit of HK$6 billion ($774 million) for 2015, up 90.5% compared to a net profit of HK$3.15 billion for 2014.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines posted a first-quarter FY2015/2016 net loss of SEK246 million ($28.7 million), narrowed from a SEK640 million net loss a year ago.

JetBlue Airways has partnered with Canada-based simulator manufacturer and training provider CAE to create a pilot recruiting and training program for candidates with no prior flying experience.

Expressing deep dissatisfaction with the direction of United Airlines, two of the carrier’s shareholders are nominating a slate of six new directors to the board of parent United Continental Holdings, most prominently including former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) may bring aircraft out of storage to cover for Airbus A380s while they undergo maintenance checks this year.

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

People-March 8, 2016

United Airlines’ more than 420 dispatchers, represented by the Professional Airline Flight Control Association, have voted by a 91% margin to ratify a tentative agreement that will extend their current contract through the end of 2021.

Russian authorities have set a budget of RUB3.25 billion ($44.4 million) for nine carriers to take part in a government-subsidized program on flights between Russia’s Far East and other parts of the country.