Airlines & Lessors

A Kalstar Aviation Embraer E-195 overran the runway at El Tari Airport in Kupang on Dec. 21 and suffered substantial damage, including a landing gear collapse.

Gulf Air’s efforts to restructure are bearing fruit among passengers, the carrier said Dec. 24.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has announced another major delay to the service introduction of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).

Aircraft News-Dec. 23, 2015

Silver Airways is hiring advisors at Raymond James to “evaluate a range of strategic alternatives,” including a merger or “ownership transition,” strategic partnerships, or new investments from outside groups.

Rayani Airlines has launched Malaysia’s first sharia-compliant airline using a Boeing 737-400 aircraft.

Spain-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling is to launch three new interline agreements with long-haul carriers Cathay Pacific, Hainan Airlines and Royal Jordanian.

Delta Air Lines’ pilots have returned to labor contract negotiations more than five months after rejecting a tentative agreement.

US Airlines ranked by year-to-date total reservation cancellation/change fee revenue. Data is current as of December 15, 2015.

German flag carrier Lufthansa has taken another swipe at the “Big Three” Gulf carriers, warning that Europe’s civil aviation infrastructure risks being damaged by the Arabian airlines.

US airlines ranked by year-to-date 2015 baggage fees revenue, in US $ thousands. Data is current as of December 15, 2015.

Russia’s Ingosstrakh insurance company has paid out $23 million in the aftermath of the Metrojet Airbus A321-200 crash over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31.

[UPDATED] Pegasus Airlines said an explosion at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 2:05 am local time on Dec. 23 killed one cleaning staff member and injured another who was on board a Pegasus aircraft.

Brussels Airlines plans to add two Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet and launch flights from Brussels to Toronto, as well as increase its presence in Africa and the US.

China Southern Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300 twin-aisle aircraft in a deal worth $2.3 billion at list prices, according to a disclosure filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Worldwide airlines ranked by available reported year-to-date 2015 Passenger Load Factor, high-to-low.

Belgian regional carrier VLM has taken over routes from Friedrichshafen Airport in south Germany after Austrian regional carrier InterSky ceased operations in early November.

German investor Intro Aviation—which acquired Irish regional CityJet and its Belgium-based subsidiary VLM in April 2014—plans to sell CityJet following a successful turnaround program.

Russia’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will focus on US-Asia connections in 2016.

The Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has granted Filipino low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific Air new schedule allocations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Taiwan and Russia.

The Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) offer to owners for the outstanding 44.2% of shares in Tiger Airways has “raised concerns of minority shareholders,” says a Singapore-based investors group, the Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS).

The top 40 Airlines, calculated and ranked by available reported RPK figures, year-to-date 2015

Year-over-year changes at US airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase/decrease in employees. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

India’s Jet Airways, which recently announced a strategic codeshare program with SkyTeam alliance partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will close its hub in Brussels and move to Amsterdam Schiphol.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of AVIC Cargo Airlines, paving the way for the Chinese manufacturer’s sale of its MA600 freighter.