Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Bahamas flag carrier Bahamasair has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 from an order for two 70-seat ATR 72-600s and three 50-seat ATR 42-600s at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Low-cost, long-haul carrier Norwegian has seen no movement in its stalemate with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) over a license for its proposed transatlantic flights.
Airports & Networks

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) delivered China’s first domestic built 90-seat ARJ21 regional aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines on Nov. 29.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) figures for October 2015 indicate that growth is continuing, with a 6.5% rise in international passengers year-on-year.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa Cargo will implement cost-saving measures, called C-40, starting next year as it reacts to the weakening air cargo market and negative effects from pilot and cabin crew strikes.
Airlines & Lessors

The rate of change in scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent employment by airline group, displayed as year-over-year percentage growth or losses. Differential changes for each of the last 13 months are shown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Copa Airlines took delivery of the 100th airplane to join its fleet, a Boeing 737-800 decorated with a special decal celebrating the airline achieving this important milestone. The aircraft, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, flew from Seattle to its Panama City home base.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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.
Airlines & Lessors

Etihad Airways began Airbus A380 Abu Dhabi-New York JFK service Nov. 24, its first US A380 destination.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Cebu Pacific Air has committed to its first service into US territory with a 4X-weekly flight to Guam in March 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has begun Airbus A321ceo operations.
Airports & Networks

Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has reported a 2015 third-quarter net loss of RM288 million ($64.4 million), deepened from a RM210 million loss in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
UTair Airline will receive a RUB11.5 billion ($175 million) capital injection from the government of Russia’s Khanty-Mansi autonomous area.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Kyrgyz’s Avia Traffic Co. Boeing 737 ran out of runway while landing at Osh Airport in Kyrgyzstan on Nov. 22.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Austrian Airlines will sell its entire fleet of Fokker 70 and 100 short-haul airliners to Australian carrier Alliance Aviation Services Ltd (AAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Musa Zwane as temporary acting CEO, its seventh executive to hold the top post in less than four years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lufthansa’s Independent Flight Attendant’s Organization (UFO) has lifted the immediate threat of yet another bout of industrial action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
UK startup carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA) is preparing to launch all-cargo services after its first Boeing 747-400 freighter, on lease from Aircastle, rolled out of the paint shop on Nov. 6.
Airlines & Lessors

Luxembourg-based Cargolux pilots, represented by the ALPL and the LCGB unions, are ready to take industrial action if a new collective agreement cannot be reached by Nov. 30, when the current contract expires.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Adria Airways is considering adding two more aircraft to its fleet, as the Slovenian government prepares to enter exclusive negotiations for its 91.58% stake in the carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airport freight traffic, year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Airlines & Lessors

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
All Nippon Airways (ANA) posted a 50% year-on-year increase in net profit of ¥53.9 billion ($447.8 million) for the fiscal half year ending Sept. 30. International operations growth helped fuel the strong results despite continued pressure in the domestic and cargo markets.
ATW Opinion

By Alan Dron
Rolls-Royce faces short-term difficulties, but is essentially a profitable company, new CEO Warren East said.
Aircraft & Propulsion