Airlines & Lessors

US Airlines ranked by complaints per 100,000 passengers, lowest to highest; contrasted with complaint rankings from the previous month, and the year-ago month.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Norwegian Air Shuttle has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for nine additional leased Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Garuda Indonesia Cargo, a strategic business unit of Garuda Indonesia, has announced its intent to join the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance by the end of June 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

Swiss International Air Lines will be adding 22 new European destinations to its Zurich network with the start of the 2015 summer schedule, by supplementing its hub concept with a new point-to-point system.
Airports & Networks

Air China subsidiary Shandong Airlines reported a first-half net profit of CNY46.7 million ($7.6 million), down 43% from net income of CNY82.4 million in the year-ago period.
Airlines & Lessors

The TATA/Singapore Airlines joint venture startup Vistara, which is due to launch operations in India later in October, has become the first airline in India to adopt the Amadeus Altéa Suite of technology solutions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Aeroflot will close its Moscow-Toronto service Oct. 26, due to low demand, CEO Vitaly Saveliev said.
Airports & Networks

Airline News-Oct. 9, 2014
Airlines & Lessors

Monthly percentages of total flight cancellations, per reporting airline. Ordered from lowest percentage of total flight operations cancelled 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

U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the current week and comparisons to the same week for each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Etihad Airways has launched a new brand that envelops Etihad and five of its partner airlines in a group that will synchronize schedules and frequent flyer benefits in a similar way to the three global alliances.
Airlines & Lessors

Average List Prices for Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft for 2014; with passenger data and aircraft flight range.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
A large majority of passengers at the new London Heathrow Terminal 2 are already using the self-service kiosks to print boarding passes and baggage tags.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Lufthansa flew its first revenue service with a premium-economy cabin Wednesday, on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
African low-cost carrier fastjet announced its Tanzanian flight services have been hit by four bird strikes, which resulted in a number of flights being delayed or canceled.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Nensel
After trailing rival Boeing for most of the year, Airbus’ commercial aircraft orders surged in the third-quarter, as the company logged 560 commercial aircraft orders—compared to Boeing’s 549—placing the two manufacturers in a near neck and neck competition for the year-to-date grand total.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s Red Wings Airlines has leased three SSJ100s from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co (SCAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Etihad Airways has appointed Bruno Matheu to the new position of COO-Equity Partners in the Etihad Airways Aviation Group, effective in December.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Finnair and the Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) have reached a savings agreement of €18 million ($23 million).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines and Works Council for flight and cabin crew of its Tyrolean Airways subsidiary have reached a framework agreement for a new Group collective wage agreement for approximately 3,200 flight staff.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Russia's Transaero Airlines will begin 2X-weekly St. Petersburg-London Heathrow service Oct. 29 with a Boeing 737-500.
Airports & Networks

People-Oct. 8, 2014
Airlines & Lessors

US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, a year ago, two years ago and five years ago.
Airlines & Lessors

Norwegian Air Shuttle indicated it is prepared to wait as long as necessary to gain US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval for its Ireland-based long-haul subsidiary Norwegian Air International (NAI) to operate flights between Europe and the US.
Airports & Networks