Airlines & Lessors
Oct 30, 2015
International Airlines Group—parent company of British Airways (BA), Iberia, Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling and Aer Lingus—reported a third-quarter net profit of €883 million ($992.8 million), up 39.3% compared to a net profit of €634 million for the same period last year.
Oct 30, 2015
Airline safety concerns over unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may have reached a tipping point in late September when a top FAA official, speaking at a major aviation conference, said that as many as 1 million small UAVs could be sold during the upcoming US holiday season.
Oct 30, 2015
Articles of the November 2015 issue of ATW
Oct 29, 2015
CEO Carolyn McCall discusses easyJet's technology advances, such as drone MRO inspections and ash cloud detection, to improve air travel.
Apr 28, 2020
LONDON—British Airways (BA) has formally notified its trade unions of plans for a major restructuring and redundancy program as a result of the COVID…
Apr 28, 2020
Southwest Airlines executives see signs that travel demand may have bottomed out, but are bracing for a slow, bumpy recovery that will require substantial flexibility in everything from short-term flight schedules to the U.S. domestic giant’s long-term fleet strategy.
Apr 28, 2020
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is considering deferring aircraft orders in response to the COVID-19 crisis while strengthening its liquidity with new lines of credit.
Apr 28, 2020
Delta Air Lines petitioned the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for a waiver to suspend service to nine non-hub airports, arguing that further network consolidation is critical to protecting the health of airport workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 28, 2020
South Florida-based Spirit Airlines has launched an appeal to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to halt flying to six cities in its network.
Apr 28, 2020
The surge in demand for cargo services shows no sign of abating since the COVID-19 crisis grounded the vast majority of passenger aircraft and with them their belly capacity.
Apr 28, 2020
LYON, France—Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management in Europe and some neighboring territories, has produced two traffic recovery scenarios that illustrate the importance of coordination between its member states.
Apr 28, 2020
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced plans to lay off 5,000 full-time staff representing about 40% of its total workforce.