International Airlines Group (IAG) has named Vueling CEO Alex Cruz as the next chairman and CEO of British Airways (BA), succeeding Keith Williams who will retire April 2016.
Australia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar has outlined ongoing expansion plans for its subsidiaries in Southeast Asia, including both fleet and route additions in the coming months.
United Airlines released a Nov. 5 letter from United president and CEO Oscar Munoz to company employees indicating Munoz will return in the 2016 first quarter.
Southwest Airlines pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement on a new labor contract that had been reached between their union leadership and airline management.
Republic Airways Holdings (RAH)—parent of Republic Airlines and Shuttle America—reported third-quarter net income of $2.9 million, down 84.3% from $18.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
Lufthansa Group has suspended all flights to/from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, a move made following strong statements from the UK government that an explosive device could be responsible for the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash.
Air Canada posted third-quarter net income of C$437 million ($325.9 million), up 35.3% over a net profit of C$323 million in the 2014 September, as the airline’s earnings bucked Canada’s weak economy.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted options on two Airbus A330-300s for Aer Lingus, two A330-200s for Iberia and 15 A320neos for use across the group.
Korean Air has finalized an order for 30 Boeing 737 MAXs and two 777-300ERs, with a list value of nearly $4 billion, firming up the commitment it made during the Paris Air Show in June.
Revenue-generating numbers touted by OEMs for airliner cabin modifications are not necessarily produced in reality, a senior executive at Singapore-based low cost carrier Tigerair cautioned.
The UK government has taken the “precautionary step” of delaying flights that had been scheduled to fly from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to the UK the evening of Nov. 4, citing new “information” from the investigation into the Metrojet Airbus A321 that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Oct. 31.
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Wizz Air posted a net profit of €182.1 million ($204.7 million) for the six months ended Sept. 30, up 15.2% compared to a net profit of €158 million for the year-ago period.
Finnair has finalized a deal to sell 60% of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra), formerly known as Flybe Nordic, to Finnish investors StaffPoint Holding and Kilco Oy for €1 ($1.09).
China Southern Airlines reported net income of CNY5.75 billion ($901.8 million) for the first nine months of 2015, more than tripling its net profit of CNY1.83 billion in the year-ago period.
Russia’s Emergency Control Ministry (EMERCOM) has increased the search area in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula from 30 sq km to 40 sq km where Metrojet’s Airbus A321 crashed Oct. 31.
Latvia has approved plans to sell 20% of airBaltic to German businessman Ralf Dieter Montag-Girmes for €52 million ($57 million) and agreed to invest a further €80 million in the airline directly.
WestJet reported a third-quarter net profit of C$101.8 million ($75.9 million), nearly double net income of C$52.2 million in the 2014 September quarter.
