Airlines & Lessors

Garuda Indonesia reported a net profit of $51.4 million for the first nine months of 2015, reversed from a $220.1 million net loss in the year-ago quarter.

Taiwan-based regional carrier Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT) is looking to expand from its home base at Taipei's Songshan airport into China, and to replace its aging McDonnell Douglas fleet.

China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. (CAS) has signed a general terms agreement covering 30 Airbus A330 family aircraft and 100 A320 family aircraft.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) reported a net profit of ¥53.9 billion ($447.8 million) for the half-year to Sept. 30, a 50% increase from the same period a year earlier.

Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday it will cease its Atlanta-Dubai service from Feb. 11, 2016, blaming “overcapacity” from Gulf carriers for the pullout.

Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Capital Airlines has opened two international routes—Zhanjiang-Bangkok on Oct. 26 and Beijing-Male on Oct. 27.

Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo believes the biggest challenge for the oneworld member will be to grow further to reach a more competitive size as soon as possible.

Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, posted a first-quarter net profit of $36.3 million, a slight decrease from net income of $41.3 million in the 2014 September quarter.

Startup carrier fastjet Zimbabwe operated its first flight on Oct. 28, making its debut between Harare and Victoria Falls.

Rotana Jet has confirmed it is the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deliver a live transaction using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, which has been validated by the IATA IT technical team.

Transaero Airlines’ board of director has appointed Valery Zaitsev as the new company’s CEO.

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted third-quarter net income of $1.26 billion, up 3.5% from $1.21 billion in net profit during the 2014 September quarter.

Two Arik Air Boeing 737-800s have been returned to service following a wing tip collision at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport.

Delta Air Lines will leave Airlines for America (A4A), the group that lobbies on behalf of the US airline industry, in 2016.

Embraer posted a net loss of $109.6 million, compared to a loss of $10.7 million year-over-year.

United Airlines has reached an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to ratify a proposed joint collective bargaining agreement.

Several carriers are taking over Transaero’s domestic destinations to Russia’s Far East after authorities canceled its air operator’s certificate Oct. 26 due to financial and safety concerns.

JetBlue Airways reported a net profit of $198 million for the third-quarter of 2015, more than doubling its $79 million net income from 3Q 2014.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will launch its first Airbus A330-200 long-haul flight for Eurowings from Cologne to Varadero, Cuba, on Nov. 2.

Spirit Airlines earned third-quarter net income of $97.1 million, up 44% over a net profit of $67 million in the 2014 September quarter, and vowed to maintain a high growth rate in the face of stiff pricing pressure.

Republic Airways Holdings (RAH) pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have voted to ratify a new three-year contract.

Russia’s Aeroflot will lease 14 former Transaero aircraft from Sberbank Leasing.

Top 30 Airlines, calculated and ranked by available reported RPK figures, year-to-date 2015

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has appointed Alec Burger as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

For 92 commercial airlines and airline groups worldwide, year-to-date passenger traffic, RPKs, load factors, and FTKs