Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Saratov Airlines has performed its first Embraer E-195 check at its new hangar at Saratov Airport, following approval by Bermuda aviation authorities to perform overseas territories aviation requirements (OTAR) Part 145 daily and bi-weekly checks.
Maintenance & Training

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Transaero Airline has expanded its European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) certificate to include performing C checks on Boeing 737 Classic and 737NG aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

Flag carrier Korean Air is to expand its international network reach into both Brazil and Croatia through newly signed agreements with Brazil’s GOL and an air services agreement (ASA) with the Croatian government.
Airports & Networks

Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia will launch new schedules to two new secondary hubs from mid-July.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Virgin America pilots have voted in favor of representation by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the National Mediation Board (NMB) has announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

After two years of decline, European air traffic picked up in 2014, showing a 1.7% improvement over 2013, according to a report on the performance of Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) system published by the independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) of Eurocontrol.
Airports & Networks

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Lufthansa German Airlines will cancel services from Frankfurt to Samara, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow Vnukovo as the routes have become unprofitable.
Airports & Networks

Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Lion Air has said it will use its new twin-aisle Airbus A330-300s, due to be delivered later this year, for domestic schedules rather than long-haul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airline—which began operations Dec. 1, 2014—carried its one millionth passenger at the beginning of June.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK-based low-cost carrier easyJet would be interested in operating from London Heathrow Airport if the UK government decides Heathrow should be the site of a long-awaited new runway for southeast England.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet hopes to have a hovering drone in service “in 12-18 months” to conduct aircraft inspections, easyJet revealed at its Innovation Day meeting at Milan-Malpensa Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the IATA AGM in Miami next week, it was announced Thursday.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
The Aerospace Industries Association has named David Melcher as its president and CEO, effective June 8.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Alitalia introduced a new brand, aircraft livery and visual identity on an Airbus A330-200 as the Italian flag carrier revitalizes its business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
It appears increasingly unlikely that Australian lawmakers will support a proposal to allow foreign carriers to serve domestic markets in the north of the country.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair plans to introduce inflight Wi-Fi within two years and is likely to add some form of interlining within five years, according to chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Casablanca-based budget carrier Air Arabia Maroc is planning to double in size under its new 2015-2018 strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
People-June 3, 2015
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian authorities have designated Sibir Airline, working under S7 Airlines brand, for scheduled services from Moscow to Salzburg.
Airports & Networks

Fitch Ratings has given Etihad Airways a long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ with a Stable Outlook, providing “further independent recognition of the strength of this business and of our strategy,” according to the airline’s CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet recorded a group loss after tax of $72 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, compared to a restated post-tax loss of $55.2 million for the preceding year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ten more airports worldwide have been added to those approved by the US authorities to offer pre-clearance facilities to passengers heading for the US, following efforts to expand throughput at Abu Dhabi Airport earlier this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Shenzhen Airlines, a subsidiary of Air China and a Star Alliance member, has agreed to buy 46 Boeing 737s, according to an Air China filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Aircraft & Propulsion

JetBlue Airways is hitting back hard against the US carriers seeking to limit the Gulf airlines’ access to the US, urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to bow to pressure to curtail Open Skies.
Airports & Networks