Airlines & Lessors
Jan 19, 2016
Delta Air Lines earned a net profit of $4.53 billion in 2015, a nearly $3.9 billion improvement from $659 million in net income in 2014.
Jan 19, 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has agreed to acquire Southern Air Holdings for $110 million in an all-cash transaction.
Jan 19, 2016
Bombardier has begun the ramp-up to full CSeries production, after completing the structural build of Swiss International Air Lines’ first CS100, which is scheduled for delivery in 2Q 2016.
Jan 18, 2016
Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air is planning “some major aircraft announcements” on Jan. 21, the opening day of the three-day Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS).
Jan 18, 2016
Hainan Airlines’ four subsidiaries have formed a partnership being hailed as the world’s first low-cost carrier (LCC) alliance.
Jul 21, 2020
Rwandan flag-carrier RwandAir has announced plans to resume flights to nine destinations by Aug. 1, although COVID-19 precautions differ for each route.
Jul 21, 2020
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker believes the blockade against the State of Qatar and Qatar Airways failed as it has not served its intended purpose—to isolate the country.
Jul 21, 2020
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic resumed passenger flights July 20 with an initial service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong, following a three-month suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 21, 2020
China is requiring inbound international travelers to provide negative results from coronavirus nucleic tests five days before boarding flights.
Jul 21, 2020
IndiGo has made every effort to avoid any impact on employees, even though it is only operating “a small percentage” of its fleet of 250 aircraft, Dutta said. He noted the carrier was one of the few to pay staff full salaries during the months of March and April.
Jul 21, 2020
American Airlines, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa and United Airlines are urging the EU and the U.S. government to introduce a common COVID-19 testing program that would allow airlines to restore a more substantial transatlantic network.
Jul 21, 2020
The chances of involuntary pilot furloughs at Alaska Airlines in the fall have significantly diminished after management and union representatives from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) agreed to a series of incentivized leave and early retirement programs.
Jul 21, 2020
Norwegian Air Shuttle has accused Boeing of “gross negligence” and “clumsy production” in a lawsuit in which the LCC is claiming damages to compensate for the grounding of the 737 MAX and 787 engine troubles, Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv has reported.