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.
Ryanair is in talks to switch 165 of the 180 Boeing 737-800s it has on order to the Sky Interior and is considering whether to upgrade its existing fleet to a similar standard.
In a slight strategy shift, Allegiant Air announced 14 new routes on Wednesday, nearly all of which are designed to take travelers from midsize US cities to popular vacation destinations.
Ryanair is furthering its expansion by basing two aircraft at Bratislava airport in Slovakia, serving a total of 16 routes, including a new 3X-weekly Madrid link.
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.
Emirates Airline recorded a net profit of AED1.9 billion ($514 million) in the first half of its 2014-15 fiscal year, up 8% against the same period last year.
São Paulo-based low-cost-carrier GOL reported third-quarter net losses of BRL245.1 million ($100.5 million), widened from a net loss of BRL197 million in the September 2013 quarter.
