British Airways (BA) says it is the first carrier in Europe to allow passengers to use their personal electronic devices (PED) throughout all flight phases.
The Scandinavian SAS Group reported a net income of SEK179 million ($27.3 million) for the year ended Oct. 31, reversing a loss of SEK3 billion in the year-ago period.
Ethiopian Airlines, which is in the middle of an aircraft delivery program that will run through 2017, hopes to make a decision about its future fleet in January.
Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital for the sale and leaseback of two Airbus 330 aircraft.
US commercial aircraft sales in 2013 are expected to reach $67 billion, an almost $5 billion improvement over 2012, and are forecast to hit $72 billion in 2014.
European antitrust regulators have cleared Swissport’s 100% acquisition of Servisair, subject to the disposal of ground handling activities at four airports.
This chart represents the most recent 13 months, displayed as percent changes from the previous year, for Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group. Source: US Dept. of Transportation Footnotes: * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other carriers generally operate within specific niche markets, i.e. Hawaiian Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
According to the latest US Department of Transportation (DOT) and Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Air Travel Consumer Report, in October, no US airlines reported a domestic flight experiencing a tarmac delay exceeding three hours.
Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. * Formerly Pinnacle Airlines. Source: US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics and ATW Research.
AirAsia X has placed a firm order for 25 more A330-300s. According to Airbus, the contract is the largest A330 order in a single purchase agreement and increases the carrier’s total firm orders for the type to 51.
Air Cote d’Ivoire, the West African state’s national carrier, has firmed a conditional purchase agreement with Bombardier for two Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will acquire two Boeing 787-9s—its first of the type—and is seeking to further expand its fleet with the -9 version to bolster new long-haul operations.
LOT Polish Airlines said it has signed a compensation agreement with Boeing to cover costs of the grounding of its 787s due to lithium ion battery issues earlier this year, although it did not disclose the amount.
China Eastern Airlines plans to convert its subsidiary China United Airlines into a low-cost carrier (LCC). The transformation should be complete next year.
Lufthansa will launch new services to Tokyo Haneda from March 30, 2014, when the carrier will transfer its daily Frankfurt-Tokyo Narita and daily Munich-Narita service to Haneda.
Worldwide airport passenger traffic increased 4.9% year-over-year in October, down 0.8 point from September, Airports Council International (ACI) has reported.
