Airlines & Lessors

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations canceled to highest.
Airlines & Lessors

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.
Airlines & Lessors

US airlines expect that FAA will allow a five-year “grace period” for full compliance with the agency’s 2010 mandate that carriers’ aircraft be Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capable by Jan. 1, 2020.
Maintenance & Training

By Linda Blachly
[UPDATED] Alaska Airlines has confirmed that flight 448, enroute from Seattle to Los Angeles, returned to Seattle shortly after departure on Monday afternoon after the pilot reported hearing banging from beneath the aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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 and five years ago are represented by percentage change.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Greenland Express is hoping to launch domestic flights by no later than August using a new aircraft type, after its shaky start and suspension of operations in 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

Almost a year after its official closure, the long-running saga of Manston Airport in Kent in the South East of England rumbles on, with a potential stay of execution following the government’s decision to appoint an independent consultant to review the airport’s future.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Southwest Airlines has filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide daily, nonstop service between Denver International Airport and Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its five ground handling unions have negotiated a new 18-month collective labor agreement (CLA), which will contribute significantly to Air France-KLM’s Perform 2020 program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 225 airports worldwide - current through February 2015 - presented by monthly and year-to-date figures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
More than 75 union leaders from the LATAM Airlines Group in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay are meeting in Santiago to support striking LAN Express maintenance and ground operations staff.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat said its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite—Inmarsat-5 F2 (I-5 F2) launched Feb. 2—has completed its orbital deployment stages on schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Belarus and Ukraine have agreed on flight frequencies between the capitals, Minsk and Kiev, respectively.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
The US is reviewing a report that alleges Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways receive billions of dollars of state subsidies. The government has also established an open forum where information and views on the issue can be submitted.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Air France regional HOP! will take five ATR 72-600s from Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), firming up plans exclusively revealed by ATW in January.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Longjiang Airlines is expected to launch its inaugural flight in December to explore the market potential of Northeastern China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK budget carrier EasyJet has appointed Andrew Findlay as its new CFO, replacing Chris Kennedy whose departure was announced in January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
West African Ivory Coast carrier Air Cote d'Ivoire has converted options on two Bombardier Q400s to a firm order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Transaero Airlines has spent RUB9 billion ($171 million) on a three-year loan from VTB Bank for salaries, tax payments, fuel acquisition, MRO and payments for air navigation services.
Airlines & Lessors

ATR has stepped up deliveries to Asian airlines due to the growth in the regional turboprop market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Seychelles and Air France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that lays the groundwork for a commercial agreement to include codeshare opportunities and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines has inaugurated 5X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER service from Istanbul Ataturk to San Francisco, California. This is the Istanbul-based carrier’s second destination in California and its 11th service in the Americas.
Airports & Networks

Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet Air will launch services from Vietnamese tourist destinations to tier-two cities in China, such as Kunming and Hangzhou.
Airports & Networks

Star Alliance member EgyptAir said that its 2015 summer schedule will be stable in terms of frequencies compared to last year. The summer schedule runs through Oct. 24.
Airports & Networks

Emirates Airline has announced its first Airbus A380 service in a dual-class cabin layout (without first class) on the Dubai-Copenhagen route from Dec. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion