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From the 2014 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial aircraft orders organized by airline as of February 28, 2014.

From the 2014 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial turboprop orders as of February 28, 2014.

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is expected to announce a large order for Boeing 737 MAX fuel-efficient narrowbodies Monday.

From the 2014 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial jet orders as of February 28, 2014.

From ATW's 2014 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial jet manufacturers, as of February 28, 2014 .

From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial jet manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .

From ATW's 2014 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial turboprop manufacturers, as of February 28, 2014 .

Indonesian authorities have approved an AirAsia X joint venture (JV)—Indonesia AirAsia Extra—although its first routes and launch date have not yet been announced.

Lufthansa on Friday canceled more than 200 flights, affecting 25,000 passengers, due to a six-hour strike called by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilot union over an early retirement scheme.

Air France-KLM Group will phase out five Martinair Boeing MD-11 freighters and internally reallocate up to 400 staff, as it strives to hit cargo breakeven by 2017.

German investor Intro Aviation—which has acquired Irish regional CityJet, its subsidiary Belgium-based VLM and Austria-based regional Intersky—wants to have exclusive rights on newly opened routes to protect it from competitors.

British Airways is rolling out cabin upgrades across 18 of its Boeing 747s, which will be equipped with improved inflight entertainment and modern interiors.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has distributed the allocations of foreign pilots that Russian airlines can hire following the passage of air code amendments by the State Duma in April allowing carriers to hire non-Russian pilots.

Air Serbia has reported first-half revenue of €102 million (S132 million), up 82% compared to €56 million for the same period in 2013.

Global air passenger traffic demand grew 5.3% in July, up 0.6 point from June and up 0.3 point from July 2013, according to IATA’s July Air Passenger Market Analysis report.

† The Top 25 are derived from the Financial and Traffic tables found at atwonline.com/data. 1. Fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. 2. Fiscal year ending May 31, 2014. 3. Includes British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. 4. Fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. 5. Fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013. 6. Mainline and Regional operations. 7. Subsidiary of Qantas Group. 8. Includes SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. * US DOT data. 9. International scheduled traffic only. 10. As of Feb. 28, 2014. 11. Subsidiary of SIA Group.

† The Top 25 are derived from the Financial and Traffic tables found at atwonline.com/data. 1. Fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. 2. Fiscal year ending May 31, 2014. 3. Includes British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. 4. Fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. 5. Fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013. 6. Mainline and Regional operations. 7. Subsidiary of Qantas Group. 8. Includes SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. * US DOT data. 9. International scheduled traffic only. 10. As of Feb. 28, 2014. 11. Subsidiary of SIA Group.

† The Top 25 are derived from the Financial and Traffic tables found at atwonline.com/data. 1. Fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. 2. Fiscal year ending May 31, 2014. 3. Includes British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. 4. Fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. 5. Fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013. 6. Mainline and Regional operations. 7. Subsidiary of Qantas Group. 8. Includes SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. * US DOT data. 9. International scheduled traffic only. 10. As of Feb. 28, 2014. 11. Subsidiary of SIA Group.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has committed to stay on for at least another couple of years and said he is unfazed by the departure of two of his most senior executives.

Although Asia-Pacific traffic continues to grow, intense competition is keeping airline profit levels in check as carriers flood the market with excess capacity, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

Lufthansa Group pilots, represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, will strike for six hours Friday, which will affect short- and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt Airport.

UK premium startup Odyssey Airlines said it has raised £1.05 million ($1.7 million) through crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, exceeding its £1 million target.

LOT Polish Airlines reported it moved into profit on its core business eight months into the year.