Airlines & Lessors

The operators of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) have placed an advertisement in Malaysia's Star newspaper, requesting the owners of three Boeing 747 freighters either claim or remove them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and ten years ago.
Airlines & Lessors

United Airlines, trying to reverse its poor operational performance reputation, has promised its corporate customers that it will best American Airlines and Delta Air Lines in both flight completion and on-time arrival performance in 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

Total TSA Gun Catches for November 2014 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).
Airlines & Lessors

191 firearms were discovered at US airports in November 2015, up 19.4% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for November 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).
Airlines & Lessors

Alaska Airlines will retrofit its aircraft to include a premium-class section in addition to its economy- and first-class seats, the airline announced Dec. 3 at its annual investor day in New York.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
People-Dec. 8, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Group, which is aiming to reduce overall management positions 15%, has assigned Austrian Airlines CEO Kay Kratky to take over responsibility for Lufthansa Group’s flight operations in Vienna, as of Jan. 1, 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

Dubai-based Emirates Airline has announced fleet plans through 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Alitalia is rolling out a “major cabin refurbishment” across its fleet of 96 short- and mid-haul aircraft under a project due for completion by April 2016.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Clark International Airport, new terminal, Emigdio Tanjuatco III, $318 million, Joseph Emilio Abaya
Airports & Networks

The Northeast Bureau of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of low-cost carrier (LCC) Northeast Airlines on June 6, 2016.
Airlines & Lessors

The Indonesia Ministry of Transportation has begun inspecting Indonesian-registered Airbus A320 aircraft for potential issues with Rudder Travel Limiter Units (RTLUs) following the findings on the fatal crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 in December 2014.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
SITA has internally promoted David Lavorel to become CEO of SITA OnAir, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Ian Dawkins who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airline Routes Dec. 7, 2015
Airports & Networks

Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti is evaluating being a part of the Eurowings concept.
Airports & Networks

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Airlines & Lessors

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Airlines & Lessors

Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza has called Delta Air Lines’ basic economy fare an example of “good creative management,” saying Delta’s strategy makes it “hard for us to grow in their markets.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried 81 million passengers in the January to October 2015 period, up 0.5% year-over-year (YOY).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has reauthorized the commercial cooperation between Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia for a further five years.
Airports & Networks

A SpiceJet Bombardier Q400 with 53 passengers and crew on board suffered a runway excursion and emergency evacuation after hitting a pack of wild pigs on landing at India's Jabalpur Dumna Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
Closing out IATA’s October Air Passenger Market Analysis report, Tony Tyler had a defiant anti-terrorism year-end message for the aviation industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

United Airlines has taken an aggressive stance toward Virgin America’s entry into the San Francisco-Denver market, adding five additional flights on weekdays beginning in March 2016.
Airports & Networks

Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerley told a Washington DC audience that government policy has not kept up with changes in the airline industry, limiting smaller carriers’ market access.
Safety, Ops & Regulation