Air Transport World

American Airlines said the US Department of Transportation (DOT) award of a daytime Minneapolis–Tokyo Haneda flight to Delta Air Lines does not serve the public interest.

FAA is chartering an Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) to address issues raised by growing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.

At a Glance: About Emirates Airline

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) reported a net profit of ¥6.6 billion ($65.2 million) in the fiscal first quarter, down 20%, mainly because of earthquakes in southern Japan and concerns about terrorist attacks in Europe.

An Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300 crash-landed at Dubai International Airport Aug. 3 and was destroyed by fire. None of the 282 passengers and 18 crew was injured, the airline said. However, the Dubai government said one firefighter was killed.

Aircraft Leasing-Aug. 2, 2016

New York-based JetBlue Airways is adding services from Long Beach, shoring up its West Coast expansion.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) saw its first scheduled landing of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aug. 1 as a British Airways nonstop from London Heathrow made its inaugural flight to Baltimore, Maryland.

Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines is trialing a 2X-weekly nonstop service from Warsaw Chopin International to Ngurah Rai International in Bali, Indonesia.

The European Union (EU) will fund the next stage in a plan to ease congestion in northern Europe’s crowded skies.

Airbus Group has provided a glimpse into its research on air taxis as a solution for growing surface-transport gridlock in the world’s largest cities.

Lufthansa Group delivered a first-half net profit of €429 million ($463.3 million), down 55% from a net profit of €954 million a year ago.

South Korea-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet has become the fifth airline to join the first North Asian U-FLY Alliance of low-cost carriers.

Garuda Indonesia reported a net loss of $63.2 million for the six months through June 30, reversed from a $29.3 million profit a year earlier.

German-based restructuring specialist 4K Invest (AA International Aviation Holding) has completed the takeover of Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways.

India-based low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo reported a net profit of INR5.92 billion ($87.3 million) for its 1Q 2017 period to end June 2016, down 7.4% compared to the same period last year.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) welcomed its first scheduled Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service Aug.1, a British Airways’ upgraded daily nonstop from London Heathrow Airport.

San Francisco-based Virgin America will add 4X-daily service from Newark International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles and San Francisco Nov. 18.

Airline Routes-Aug. 1, 2016

Russia’s Aeroflot Group carried 19.7 million passengers in 1H 2016, up 10.3% year-over-year (YOY).

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will build a new 105,000 sq. ft. maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), the airline announced July 29.

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has struck a sale-and-leaseback deal with Indonesia’s Lion Air Group for two Boeing 737-800s and two 737-900ERs.

Flag carriers Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) have signed a codeshare agreement covering services between the Omani capital Muscat and four destinations in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways reported a half-year net profit of KD6 million ($19.9 million), down 3.6% year-over-year (YOY) because of overcapacity in the local marketplace.

Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines is expected to join Star Alliance’s Connecting Partner Model (CPM) program in an effort to facilitate its rapid international expansion, according to an industry insider.