Swedish regulators have restored the full air operator’s certificate (AOC) for regional NextJet, replacing the temporary certificate that was issued because of financial concerns.
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America pilots began working under a new, joint labor contract Nov. 1, following a binding arbitration ruling that settled pay and benefits issues.
Switzerland authorities renewed the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for SkyWork Airlines Oct. 31, enabling the carrier to relaunch scheduled winter operations Nov. 1.
Airbus Commercial Aircraft recorded an EBIT (adjusted) of €591 million ($697.4 million) in the third quarter of 2017, up 4.2% compared to €567 million in 3Q 2016.
Berlin-based Germania will expand operations in Berlin by 400%, responding to market changes and a greater presence at Berlin’s Tegel and Schönefeld airports, Germania COO Clauspeter Schwarz said in a statement.
Lufthansa Technik Sofia (LTSF), a joint venture (JV) of Germany’s Lufthansa Technik and the Bulgarian Aviation Group, is expanding its Sofia Airport facility in Bulgaria into a new narrowbody eight-bay hangar.
LOT Polish Airlines expects to receive its first leased Boeing 737 MAX 8 in early December and launch scheduled services on the Warsaw-London Heathrow route in the same month.
Irish LCC Ryanair, which is still recovering from a crewing crisis, has said it will offer experienced pilots a 20% pay premium over its LCC rivals, adding €100 million ($116.3 million) to its annual cost base.
China’s big three carriers—Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines—have all reported third-quarter profit increases as a result of continuous market demand growth.
SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, again cited the company’s ongoing fleet transition as the primary source of improved revenue and profits, posting $53.7 million in net profit for the 2017 third quarter, up 30% from $41.3 million in 3Q 2016.
Irish LCC Ryanair has posted a €1.29 billion ($1.5 billion) net profit for the six months to Sept. 30, 2017, despite crewing problems that forced it to cancel thousands of flights.
The global commercial aviation market, by 2036, will require 42,000 new passenger aircraft and 800 new freighters, at a financing investment of $4.3 trillion, according to a world fleet forecast released Oct. 30 by Ireland-based aircraft lessor Avolon.
Mint-configured Airbus A321 aircraft will make up the majority of JetBlue Airways’ transcontinental capacity for the first time in November, a sign of the premium offering’s ongoing success.
ICAO is considering amending its dangerous goods instructions to largely ban large personal electronic devices (PEDs) from checked baggage after US FAA’s Fire Safety Branch reported “troubling” results from tests conducted on potential fire risks to commercial aircraft from laptops in checked baggage.
London Gatwick Airport is once again calling for a second runway, saying it has already passed the 45-million passenger figure the UK government forecasted for 2030.
Mexico City-based ultra LCC Volaris posted its first quarterly profit of 2017, reporting MXN731 million ($40.2 million) in third-quarter net income, down 27.6% from MXN1 billion in 3Q 2016.
Russian authorities have temporarily suspended the air operator’s certificate (AOC) for VIM Airlines, TASS agency reported, quoting Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov.
