Airlines & Lessors

Russia’s S7 Airlines will carry passengers with Transaero tickets, it said in a statement.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has started an unscheduled audit at Transaero Airlines due to the deterioration of its financial situation.

Filipino low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific’s regional arm, Cebgo, will use ATR 72s on all routes and will transfer its remaining Airbus A320 aircraft to the parent operation.

Finnair intends to differentiate its onboard service with an all-new cabin interior designed for its Airbus A350 XWB fleet by a Helsinki-based design company that has made its mark with restaurants and cruise ships.

Thailand’s low-cost carrier (LCC) Thai Lion Air has achieved IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification following an assessment of its operational management and control systems.

Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines has reached an agreement with United Airlines to add 15 Embraer 175 aircraft to Mesa’s United Express fleet.

Airline consolidation has left many small and medium airports without—or with significantly reduced—air service, but new airline business models have arisen to fill some of the vacuum.

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has approved an air operator’s certificate (AOC) for AirAsia’s revamped low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary AirAsia Japan.

African low-cost carrier fastjet has been granted a Zimbabwean air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will launch operations on Oct. 28.

Finnair has taken delivery of its first of 19 Airbus A350 XWBs, flying the aircraft from the Toulouse factory where it was made to Helsinki and becoming the world’s third and Europe’s first airline to operate the new widebody.

The British Airways Boeing 777 GE90 uncontained engine failure on a Las Vegas runway Sept. 8 occurred in the high-pressure compressor (HPC), investigators reported.

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

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

Russia’s Aeroflot will launch daily Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) Moscow-Saratov service from Dec. 1, which will encroach on regional Saratov Airlines’ dominance on the route.

Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana will take three Airbus A321neos and a single A320neo on lease from AerCap.

Air France is to open talks over its Boeing 787-9 commitments after announcing plans to scale back its long-haul fleet by 14 aircraft on Oct. 5.

Total TSA Gun Catches year-to-date (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).

232 firearms were discovered at US airports in September 2015, up 22.1% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for September 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).

Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air will rebrand its operations prior to launching an initial public offering (IPO) by year end.

Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar has launched international service from Australia’s East Coast Townsville International Airport to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Russia has spent more than RUB3 billion ($46 million) out of RUB4.23 billion planned for its regional routes subsidiary program in 2015, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia.

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines will postpone operating flights for Eurowings based on a wet-lease agreement, according to several sources close to Austrian management.

An American Airlines Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Syracuse “due to pilot illness” that resulted in the pilot’s death, the carrier said.

ATW's roundup of airline financials for the second quarter and first half of 2015, covering 72 airlines and airline groups; organized by region.

Air France is to axe 2,900 jobs, scale back its long-haul fleet by 14 aircraft and close five routes after failing to reach a productivity agreement with its flight crew unions.