Airlines & Lessors

Bangkok Airways has applied strict security procedures at Thai departure airports following a bombing in Bangkok that killed at least 21 people Aug. 17.

Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Asia will extend its route network with new schedules to Palembang and Pekanbaru, Indonesia and Da Nang, Vietnam.

American Airlines is on track to launch Airbus A321 service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Hawaii as of Aug. 18, the airline confirmed.

The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) is hitting back hard against Lufthansa Group’s €16 ($18) surcharge for tickets booked through global distribution systems (GDS).

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) Group—made up of LCC Cebu Pacific and its wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo—posted a first-half net income of PHP5.2 billion ($112 million).

UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has added the first of five Embraer aircraft to its portfolio.

China Eastern Airlines has placed an order for 15 Airbus A330s in a deal worth $3.63 billion at list prices.

Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo has firmed up commitments for 250 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

The wreckage of the Trigana Air Services TGN 267 ATR 42-300 that went missing Sunday has been found on the slopes of Mount Tangok.

FAA is trying to determine what caused a system failure at a major US ATC center over the weekend, causing hundreds of flights to be delayed or cancelled.

[UPDATED] Indonesia’s Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan has confirmed a Jakarta-based Trigana Air Service ATR 42-300, carrying 49 passengers and five crew, has crashed.

People

Southwest, Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin America have top consumer relations so far in 2015, according to a US government August Air Travel Consumer Report.

Jet Airways posted net profit of $34.7 million in the first quarter of its 2016 financial year, reversed from net loss of $39.5 million in the year-ago period.

Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600, making it the first ATR operator in Japan.

Turkish Airlines president and CEO Temel Kotil has spoken against airline subsidies.

LATAM Airlines Group, parent of Brazil’s TAM and Chile’s LAN Airlines, incurred a second-quarter net loss of $49.7 million, narrowed 15.6% year-over-year.

Korean Air posted a first-half consolidated net loss of KRW302 billion ($267 million), reversed from a KRW206 billion profit in the year-ago period.

Hainan Airlines reported a first-half net profit of CNY1.6 billion ($261 million), more than tripled from a net income of CNY482.6 million in the year-ago half.

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways says it is not in negotiation with Rwanda’s national carrier RwandAir for a 49% stake in the African carrier.

FAA is investigating whether the city of Dallas failed to properly accommodate Delta Air Lines’ request to continue operating flights from Love Field.

Panama City-based Copa Holdings reported second-quarter net profit of $64.1 million, down 45.8% from a net profit of $118.2 million in the year-ago quarter.

Data represents the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group. Changes in employee totals from the previous month, and the current month from a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and a decade ago are represented by percentage change.

Aircraft News

Turkish Airlines is beginning to look at investing in other airlines, CEO Temel Kotil told ATW in Istanbul.