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.
Air passenger traffic increased 6.2% year-over-year (YOY) worldwide in February—a significant improvement over January’s 4.5% YOY growth—according to IATA’s February Air Passenger Market Analysis report.
In February, 16 US domestic flights experienced tarmac delays exceeding three hours and eight international flights reported a tarmac delay on US soil exceeding four hours, according to the April Air Travel Consumer Report released by the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Delta Air Lines posted first-quarter net income of $746 million, more than tripling the $213 million net profit the company recorded in the year-ago March quarter.
