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.
In 2014, US airlines reported a total of 30 domestic flights with tarmac delays exceeding three hours and nine international flights with tarmac delays exceeding four hours at US airports—the lowest number on record, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) latest Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Air Canada posted a 2014 net income of C$105 million ($90.3 million), more than a tenfold improvement over full-year net profit of C$10 million in 2013.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based ultra-low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines posted its eighth consecutive year of profitability in 2014, with net income of $225.5 million, up 27.4% over 2013’s net profit of $176.9 million.
