Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Subjective words like “fairness” should be removed from the Gulf carrier debate, according to comments made by Etihad Airways, the European Commission and Ryanair at the ACI Europe General Assembly in Prague.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Air Seychelles has announced that Roy Kinnear will become its CEO from July 1.
Airlines & Lessors

Airport passenger traffic, year-to-date, organized by world region. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
International Airlines Group (IAG), currently in the midst of an attempt to acquire Aer Lingus, has offered concessions to the European Commission’s (EC) competition authorities in its efforts to gain approval for the bid.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll asserted that the pilot shortage cited by US regional airlines is really “a pilot pay shortage” that could be alleviated by higher starting salaries and more defined career paths for flight deck crew.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines carried 31.4 million passengers during the first five months of 2015, a 1.2% decrease over the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

JetBlue Airways said it will expand significantly in Boston next year by adding one new route, increasing frequency to more than 10 destinations, and introducing its Mint product on transcontinental flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Airports & Networks

Airport freight traffic, year-to-date, organized by world regions. Year-over-year percentage changes provided by Airports Council International.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, becoming a new operator for the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Two low-cost carriers (LCCs)—Tigerair Taiwan and Thai AirAsia X—have announced cutbacks in schedules to Thai destination following the recent red flag safety notification by ICAO on Thai aviation oversight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Hong Kong regulatory authorities have denied Qantas Group its application to start a low-cost carrier (LCC) in Hong Kong.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
An Abu Dhabi partnership—comprising Etihad Airways, Boeing, French oil company Total, Abu Dhabi oil refiner Takreer and the emirate’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology—has launched a joint industry roadmap to sustainably produce aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) president Yury Slusar was elected to Aeroflot’s board of directors at the carrier’s annual general meeting of shareholders.
Airlines & Lessors

Oneworld member airberlin has re-elected the five board of director members for a further three-year term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot will transfer 13 Boeing 737-800s to its low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airline on a long-term sublease.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AirAsia Philippines will establish direct flights from Filipino tourist island Panay to China and Korea next year.
Airports & Networks

UK leisure airline Jet2.com is spearheading a drive for industry-wide measures to tackle what it describes as a “shocking rise” in disruptive passenger behavior.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Airlines must several different platforms—ranging from premium segments to low-cost carriers (LCC)—to remain competitive, Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW on the sidelines of the Star Alliance chief executive board meeting in Warsaw.
Airports & Networks

Avianca Brazil will join the Star Alliance network July 22, Star CEO Mark Schwab has confirmed at a press briefing in Warsaw.
Airlines & Lessors

The latest airport passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 105 airports worldwide - current through April 2015 - presented by monthly and year-to-date figures.
Airlines & Lessors

Korean Air has stepped up cabin sterilization procedures on all its flights following the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Delta Air Lines is threatening legal action unless the city of Dallas allows it to continue using gates at Dallas Love Field to operate its five daily flights from the facility.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
African budget carrier fastjet has sold its shares in grounded loss-making regional carrier Fly540 Ghanato DWG-G Company for $1.
Airlines & Lessors

Boeing president and COO Dennis Muilenburg will succeed Jim McNerney as Boeing’s CEO July 1, the company said Tuesday.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
People-June 23, 2015
Airlines & Lessors