Finnair posted a €38.8 million ($43.6 million) net loss for the first quarter (1Q), marking a sharp decline from the record €13.4 million net profit it delivered in 1Q 2018, partly driven by excess capacity from the airline’s incoming Airbus A350 fleet.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilots threatened to go on strike after labor negotiations with the airline collapsed. Without a last-minute agreement, a strike could begin April 26.
Austria’s Salzburg Airport shut down operations for five weeks beginning April 24 to renovate its 59-year-old runway. Aircraft operations are scheduled to resume May 28.
Boeing has posted its 2019 first-quarter results, which indicate the initial financial impact of the 737 MAX crashes and groundings as well as acknowledging continued uncertainty about the full cost.
Malaysia Airlines issued RFPs in April to Airbus and Embraer for the acquisition of 30 to 40 regional aircraft as its looks to solidify routes within Southeast Asia, according to a source familiar with the carrier.
Collins Aerospace expects up to $0.10 of “headwind” on its earnings per share this year because of the Boeing 737 production slowdown and MAX groundings.
ExpressJet Airlines, seeking to keep candidates flowing through its pilot pipeline, has launched a flexible program aimed at helping helicopter pilots transition to first-officer status at the growing regional carrier and possibly join United Airlines.
Hawaiian Airlines reported a net income increase of 27% to $36.4 million in the first quarter compared to $28.5 million in the year-ago period, despite slightly lower operating revenue.
Airlines operating in France are gearing up for strike-related disruption as Norwegian Air Shuttle cabin crews plan to down tools from April 24 over pay and working conditions and the powerful French union the SNPL threatens a week-long walkout in May.
New York-based JetBlue Airways posted a 2019 Q1 net income of $42 million, down 54% from the $90 million posted a year ago, but operating revenue was up 6.7% to $1.9 billion. The company, posting its first-quarter results April 23, said it was confident of seeing a unit-revenue "acceleration" into the fall.
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao told the families of those killed in the 2009 Colgan Air flight 3407 crash there would be no change to the 1,500-hr. pilot training requirement for first officers at scheduled air carriers.
Airlines continue to consume aftermarket services at a record rate, with year-over-year sales growth projected at nearly 10% in 2019, driven by a demand for traffic and boosted by specific challenges—notably the Boeing 737 MAX grounding—new research from Canaccord Genuity shows.
In an ongoing battle to gain control of Hong Kong Airlines, four of its board members have been served with a court order preventing them from making business related-decisions on the airline.
EASA has certified a new altitude monitoring function on Airbus A320-series airliners, according to NAVBLUE, Airbus’ flight operations and air traffic management subsidiary.
The first air carrier certificate for a commercial drone delivery service in the US has been awarded by the FAA to Wing, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet.
Nevada-based LCC Allegiant Air has filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to offer non-stop scheduled flights between the US and Mexico, which would be its first scheduled international service.
Philippines’ Clark International Airport has closed temporarily following a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the main island of Luzon the night of April 22.
After a four-month suspension because of a dispute between Malaysia and Singapore, Malaysia LCC Firefly has resumed scheduled service between the two countries, with the first flight landing at Singapore’s Seletar Airport on April 21.
Emirates Airline and Indian LCC SpiceJet signed an MOU April 22 for a reciprocal codeshare agreement aimed at opening new routes and destinations between India and Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) appears to have changed its policy on how Chinese airlines will be split between Beijing airports after the new Daxing International opens, allowing China Eastern Airlines to maintain Beijing-Shanghai flights from Beijing Capital International.
Chinese LCC Spring Airlines overcame higher fuel costs and a weakened currency to post a 2018 net profit of CNY1.5 billion ($218.1 million), up 19.1% from CNY1.26 billion in 2017.
