Dutch air accident investigators have begun moving the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to the Netherlands, where a section of the Boeing 777-200ER will be reconstructed.
Fastjet, which is seeking further funding, is selling some of its shares in fastjet Tanzania to local investors and has been granted both its Zambia air service permit (ASP) and Ugandan fifth freedom rights.
China Eastern Airlines will start new joint venture (JV) with Qantas on certain routes between China and Australia in an effort to boost passenger flow onto their respective international networks.
Nairobi-based Kenya Airways reported a net loss of KES10.45 billion ($115 million) for the six months ended Sept. 30, reversing a net profit of KES384 million ($4.2 million) during the same period in the previous financial year.
New York-based JetBlue Airways plans to continue expanding into the Caribbean and Latin America markets, “even as competitive pressures push fares downward,” an executive said in an interview.
Panama City-registered Avianca Holdings reported third-quarter net profits of $33.2 million, down 7.6% from $35.9 million posted in the year-ago period.
Seoul-based Asiana Airlines has been ordered by Korean authorities to suspend its flights to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for a 45-day period as a penalty for the July 6, 2013 crash of a Boeing 777-200ER at that airport.
Virgin Atlantic may be forced to give up nine of the 12 London Heathrow slots it is using for its UK short-haul arm Little Red, when the operation closes next year.
Airbus Group reported net income of €1.40 billion ($1.77 billion) for January-September 2014, up 16.3% over a €1.2 billion net profit in the first nine months of 2013.
UK regional carrier Flybe has reported a first-half net loss of £15.4 million ($24.3 million), down from a £13.6 million restated net profit in the year-ago period.
Santiago-based LATAM Airlines Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $107.8 million, reversed from a net profit of $52.1 million in the year-ago period.
The parent of Canadian regional airline Jazz, Chorus Aviation, reported adjusted net income for the third quarter of C$29 million ($26 million), up 4.7% year-over-year, or C$0.24 per basic share, from C$27.7 million in 3Q 2013.
New low-cost long-haul carrier (LCC) Thai AirAsia X is making plans for additional frequencies and destinations next year, enabled by the arrival of more Airbus A330s in its fleet.
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo (ABC) will add more Boeing 747 freighter frequencies in the 2014/2015 winter season linking markets in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, via Moscow.
Global air freight volumes were up 6.2% year-over-year in September, cementing a year-long trend of monthly year-over-year volume growth that gained additional steam this past summer, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
Data represent the total employment, full time plus part time, of all US airlines scheduled passenger, charter and cargo airlines, sorted by Airline Group.
Oneworld member Airberlin reported a third-quarter net profit of €49.9 million ($62.2 million), down 50.5% compared to a net profit of €101 million in the year-ago period as it continues cost-cutting measures.
