Airlines & Lessors

266 firearms were discovered at US airports in October 2015, up 33.3% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for October 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).
Airlines & Lessors

Air China reported a 2015 nine-month net profit of CNY6.28 billion ($99 million), nearly doubled from CNY3.17 billion in the year-ago period from January to September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) could deliver up to 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s) to Iran if sanctions against the country are lifted.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa has canceled 929 out of 3,000 flights on the third day of a week-long cabin crew strike over pay, retirement benefits and working conditions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Turkish Airlines reported a nine-month 2015 consolidated net profit of $877 million, up 21% from $685 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates has started a review of security measures at airports throughout the Middle East, Western Asia and Africa as a consequence of the Oct. 31 crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 in Egypt.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
India’s Jet Airways has placed an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The order was previously booked by Boeing in the backlog as coming from an undisclosed customer, but was officially revealed at the Dubai Air Show Monday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Latvian national carrier airBaltic will be the launch customer for the CS300 version of Bombardier’s CSeries, the manufacturer announced at the Dubai Air Show Nov. 8.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Emirates wants more airline operational data for the Airbus A350 before making a decision about an order for the type, or for more Boeing 787s, the airline's President Tim Clark said at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has exercised two options for Boeing 777F freighters, the carrier announced at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Egypt’s Accident Investigation Committee has said its initial observation of the aircraft wreckage from the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash “does not yet allow for identifying the origin of the inflight breakup.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has wet-leased two Airbus A319s from Czech Airlines to increase capacity on its domestic routes as it gears up to face competitive pressures from new rivals in the Kingdom.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Estonian Air has announced that it will cease business from Nov. 8 after a European Commission (EC) ruling that it received unfair state aid.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Delta Air Lines could potentially set up a non-US subsidiary housing its international operations and joint ventures to reduce the amount of US taxes it pays, according to a Wall Street analyst report.
Airlines & Lessors

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

Vietnam Airlines has added a new Ho Chi Minh-London service to its existing two direct flights on the route, from the end of October.
Airports & Networks

Icelandic low-cost carrier (LCC) WOW Air plans to acquire three Airbus A330-300s to launch services from Reykjavik Keflavik to Los Angeles and San Francisco from summer 2016.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
UK regional carrier Flybe has completed its search for new uses for its surplus Embraer E195s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Nensel
World air freight volumes grew marginally in September, rising 1% year-over-year, according to IATA’s Air Freight Market Analysis.
Airlines & Lessors

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

Filipino low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Asia Philippines will delay a projected $200 million initial public offering (IPO) by 24 months to 1Q 2018, until the carrier has further consolidated its business in the local market.
Airlines & Lessors

The Lufthansa Group has invited airlines to join low-cost subsidiary Eurowings as a franchise company, Lufthansa Passenger Airlines CEO Karl Ulrich Garnadt told ATW in Vienna.
Airlines & Lessors

Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Lion Air is looking to open new routes from its home base in Jakarta to destinations in China, including Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Airports & Networks

Austrian regional InterSky ceased operations Thursday evening after talks with a potential German investor failed.
Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa has canceled 290 out of 3,000 flights—including 15 intercontinental services—on the first day of a week-long strike by its cabin crew, which is represented by the UFO union.
Safety, Ops & Regulation