Airlines & Lessors

JetBlue Airways plans to launch a fully connected inflight experience on its Airbus A320s in which a new seat-back television system from Thales will be Wi-Fi connected, and high-speed Internet will be available free gate-to-gate.

Plummeting oil prices will mean an imminent end to government financial support for Oman Air, the carrier’s annual staff conference in Muscat heard.

Ryanair has called on the European Commission and European Parliament to either ban air traffic control (ATC) strikes, or allow other providers to step in and maintain service.

Ryanair has struck a five-year cabin crew pay deal that covers its network of 76 bases, building on the pilot agreement it secured in November 2015.

An American Airlines Boeing 767 transatlantic flight was diverted to Canada after it experienced severe turbulence that resulted in several flight attendants and passengers being hospitalized.

Korea and Japan saw hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend of Jan. 23-24 as unusually heavy snowfalls and high winds hit the region.

Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has detailed its expansion plans for the next few years, which include acquiring 60 single-aisle aircraft, with up to 40 options.

Complaints against US airlines doubled year-over-year in November 2015, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Air Travel Consumer Report.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has summed up two subsidy programs—the regional flights and the Volga region subsidy programs—for 2015.

Kuwait Airways is seeking to double its share of passengers using Kuwait International Airport (KWI).

J-Air Corp. (J-AIR), the regional offshoot of Japan Airlines (JAL), plans to introduce a new “more convenient and high-quality” class of interior on its new Embraer E190 aircraft.

Lufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO) have agreed on arbitration talks, which will continue until June 30, 2016.

Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings Europe will hire 600 crewmembers as its fleet expands to 19 Airbus A320s by the end of 2017.

The Republic of Slovenia has agreed to sell 91.58 % of Adria Airways to Luxembourg-headquartered turnaround specialist 4K Invest for €100,000 ($108,756), subject to regulatory clearances and other conditions.

United Airlines pilots have voted to ratify a two-year extension to their labor agreement that pushes the contract through Jan. 31, 2019.

Anticipating a major snowstorm due to strike the US Mid-Atlantic region over the weekend, airlines have canceled at least 3,014 flights as of 11:30am EST Jan. 22.

Lufthansa Group will take delivery of 52 new aircraft in 2016, marking the highest number of new aircraft in one year in the company’s history, Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW on the sidelines of the European Aviation Summit in Amsterdam.

Gulf Air’s plans to order the Bombardier CSeries regional jet may be in doubt, after the airline’s CEO announced plans to meet the Canadian manufacturer in the next few weeks.

After five years as CEO of oneworld, Bruce Ashby has resigned and will leave the alliance later this year. “After five years in this role it makes sense for me to move on at this time,” Ashby said, announcing his departure on Jan. 22.

Southwest Airlines earned net income of $2.18 billion in 2015, up 92% over a net profit of $1.14 billion in 2014, marking the Dallas-based carrier’s 43rd straight year of profitability.

Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, posted a full-year 2015 net profit of $848 million, up 40.2% from 2014’s $605 million net result.

Avianca Holdings has appointed Álvaro Jaramillo Buitrago as interim CEO, following the resignation of Fabio Villegas Jan. 17.

Luxemburg-based Cargolux has finalized a shareholder agreement and approved a $77 million investment for a new cargo joint venture (JV), Cargolux China.

For French-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR (Avions de Transport Régional), consolidated 2015 firm orders, options and estimated order values, organized by customer name.

United Airlines parent United Continental Holdings posted a 2015 net profit of $4.5 billion, excluding special items that included a $3.1 billion non-cash tax valuation benefit.