Airlines & Lessors

Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar al Baker used a press conference at the Paris Air Show to send a message to the CEO of Delta Air Lines after he signed firm contracts for 14 Boeing 777s.

WestJet Encore has converted six more Bombardier Q400 options to firm orders and said it will operate a fleet of 36 Q400s by late 2017.

Qatar Airways announced an order for 10 Boeing 777-8Xs and four 777 freighters, valued at $4.8 billion at list prices, on the opening day of Paris Air Show.

Swiss International Air Lines said it will place the first Bombardier CSeries into revenue service in the middle of 2016 and also announced it is converting 10 of its 30 CSeries orders from the CS100 to the larger CS300.

Los Angeles-based lessor Air Lease Corp. has placed a firm order for additional Airbus widebody and single-aisle aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Airbus announced Saudi Arabian Airlines, operating as Saudia, as its launch customer for the A330-300 Regional with a firm order for 20 of the aircraft plus a firm order for 20 A320ceos.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced a firm order for 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

Taipei-based EVA Airways announced its intent to purchase five Boeing 777 freighters at the Paris Air Show.

Spain’s Canary Islands airline Binter has agreed to purchase an additional six new ATR 72-600 aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Japan Air Commuter Co.—member of the JAL Group—has ordered eight 50-seat ATR 42-600s, plus one option and 14 purchase rights, at the Paris Air Show.

Garuda Indonesia signed letters of intent with Boeing for 30 Boeing 787-9s and up to 30 737 MAX 8s, and with Airbus for 30 A350 XWBs Monday, opening day at the Paris Air Show.

People-June 11, 2015

Air Serbia and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement to provide enhanced connections within Europe, and to the Middle East.

Finnair is in the process of selecting its future narrowbody fleet, CEO Pekka Vauramo told ATW on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Miami.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has conducted the first in a series of “Perfect Flight” services designed to cut flight times, fuel burn and emissions.

Virgin Atlantic is targeting the end of this year to decide on a replacement for its London Gatwick-based fleet of Boeing 747-400s.

Cathay Pacific is changing the leadership of its cargo operation, as the carrier continues to benefit from improving performance in this major sector of its business.

US airlines on-time performance, ranked by percentage of flight arrivals on-time at all reporting airports at which these carriers operate, contrasted with the previous month's performance, and the year-ago month's performance.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines, which last month approved the last of four collective bargaining agreements with all four pilot unions, is still finalizing details on seniority status.

Turkish flag carrier will expand its flight schedules from its home base at Istanbul Atatürk International to Manila, Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino International from 3X-week currently to daily flights, using Airbus A340-300 aircraft.

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago and five years ago.

Myanmar National Airlines has taken delivery of its first leased Boeing 737-800 from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

The Portuguese government has sold its 61% stake in TAP Portugal to the Gateway consortium, a joint venture (JV) between JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines founder David Neeleman and Portuguese bus company Barranquiro Group.

Delta Air Lines has agreed to buy 40 new Boeing 737-900ERs and 20 used Embraer E-190s, subject to ratification by Delta’s pilots of a tentative labor contract.

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark told journalists on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Miami that it is only a matter of time before the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will end.