Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines posted a 2016 second-quarter net income of $820 million, up 34.9% year-over-year (YOY), compared to a net profit of $608 million in the year-ago quarter.
Grupo Aeromexico reported 28 million pesos ($1.5 million) in net income for the 2016 second quarter, down 72.5% from its 102 million-peso net profit in the year-ago period.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) on July 20 tentatively approved American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines as proposed candidates to provide daytime service to Tokyo Haneda Airport.