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.
Total TSA Gun Catches for February 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US). 187 firearms were discovered in February 2015, up 35.5% year-over-year (YOY). 163 firearms (87.2%) were loaded, up 38.1% YOY. 63 stun-guns were caught between Feb. 7, 2014 and March 5, 2015, up 40% YOY.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported a first-quarter net loss of SEK640 million ($75.5 million), widened 82.5% from a SEK112 million loss in the year-ago period.
A report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has revealed the locator-beacon battery in the flight data recorder (FDR) had passed its expiration date, an oversight that later triggered a fleet-wide check by the airline.
Emirates Airline, the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator, has been waiting with the rest of the world for an explanation about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 last year while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.
While the global airline industry is enjoying a rare sustained period of profitability, the earnings are being largely driven by North American airlines that emerged from major restructurings, according to Seabury Group chairman and CEO John Luth.
Vietnam Airlines is seeking up to a 20% equity investment from “strategic partners” and will sell off several existing older aircraft as part of a plan to upgrade its fleet and brand.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has placed a firm order for 30 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21-700 regional aircraft.
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said French protectionism could lead the state-owned carrier to order additional aircraft from Boeing instead of Airbus.
Global air passenger traffic increased 4.6% year-over-year (YOY) in January, slowing from December’s 6.1% YOY growth, according to IATA’s January Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
The new AirAsia X franchise in Indonesia has gained permission to operate to Australia, with safety regulators granting clearance more than two months after services were scheduled to begin.
Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines is confident it can compete effectively with Frontier Airlines in Atlanta while not taking too much share from Delta Air Lines, a Spirit executive told ATW.
Real Tonga airlines has grounded one of two China-made turboprops and will return it to the manufacturer in the wake of pressure from the New Zealand government.
The heads of Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways have strongly defended their airlines against allegations of large government subsidies leveled at them by the three big US carriers.
[UPDATED] A Delta Air Lines MD-88 went off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) shortly after 11 a.m. local time Thursday and crashed into a fence before stopping.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines joined with a number of unions Wednesday to accuse the three major Gulf carriers of receiving government subsidies totaling more than $40 billion.
