Airlines & Lessors

Russian airlines carried 16,770 passengers in January through the commuter subsidy program, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

US airlines ranked by mishandled baggage reports per 1,000 passengers for full-year 2015.

Southwest Airlines is considering adding airline partnerships in the coming years, according to Dave Harvey, managing director for business development.

Emirates Airline marked the upgauging of its daily service between Dubai and Washington Dulles (IAD) Tuesday with ceremonies at IAD and VIP tours of one of its 76 Airbus A380s.

Flights on several Nordic air routes will return to normal Feb. 24 following a settlement of a dispute between cabin crew and UK-based airline Flybe.

Norwegian Air International (NAI) has delayed plans for new services from Cork Airport in the Irish Republic to Boston in the light of the continued delay by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in granting a license for NAI flights.

TAP Portugal has announced new flights to the US East Coast and has revealed details on its Airbus A330 cabin upgrades.

Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg will take on the additional role of chairman of the company’s board of directors from March 1.

Copa Holdings—parent company of Panama-based Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia—reported 2015 net profit of $185.4 million, down 49% compared to 2014.

For commercial airlines and airline groups worldwide, year-to-date 2016 passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs, as of Feb. 22, 2016.

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

Southwest Airlines announced that its ramp, operations, provisioning, and cargo agents have narrowly approved the tentative agreement that was reached with union negotiators in late December.

Russia’s Sibir and Globus Airlines, which operates under the S7 Airlines brand, carried 879,882 passengers in January, up 22.7% year-over-year (YOY).

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) launched Boeing 777-300ERs North Atlantic services on Feb. 21, operating its first Zurich-New York JFK service.

Muscat-based Oman Air and Luxembourg-based freight specialist Cargolux plan to expand their joint venture cargo agreement by doubling services to India.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will create a new low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary, AZALJET.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted a single air safety authorization to Russian charter carrier Azur Air, which starts its first scheduled flights to Europe this summer.

Air Serbia will launch services from its Belgrade base to New York JFK in June, 24 years after its predecessor JAT last served the North Atlantic route.

New Indian cargo carrier Quikjet Airlines will launch 4X-daily freight services serving Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad using a Boeing 737-400SF.

Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris earned a 2015 net profit of MXP2.46 billion ($142.3 million), a more than fourfold increase over net income of MXP605 million in 2014.

A strike on some of SAS’s Nordic services has been threatened from Feb. 22, following a breakdown of negotiations between pilots, cabin crew and the company that hires them.

Russian authorities have approved VIM Avia to operate up to 7X-weekly services from Moscow to Manchester and Birmingham.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has closed its $275 million dual conventional and Islamic secured syndicated facility.

Nairobi-based Kenya Airways has appointed PJT Partners as a transaction advisor on its balance sheet restructure and long-term capital refinancing, which is part of its turnaround strategy.

Two more major users of London City Airport (LCY)—Ireland-based CityJet and UK-based regional Flybe—have joined British Airways (BA) in voicing concerns over any increase in charges to be imposed by a new owner for the inner-city facility.