Allegiant Travel Co., parent of “ultra” low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, said it has agreed to purchase 13 Airbus A319s for fleet growth, including 12 that are currently leased to an unidentified European carrier until 2018.
The Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) consortium will provide about 21% of the major aircraft structure components on the Boeing 777X under terms of a memorandum of agreement signed this week.
UK regional carrier Flybe has acquired five used Bombardier Q400s from an unnamed lessor and is in talks to avert a £27 million ($45 million) hit from its legacy Embraer fleet.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Asia-Pacific president Brendan Canavan has been named UPS Airlines president, replacing Mitch Nichols, who was promoted to the newly created position of UPS SVP-transportation and engineering.
UK budget carrier easyJet has applied to join the London (Heathrow) Airlines Consultative Committee (LACC) and is refusing to rule out future operations from the UK hub.
Aer Lingus has warned its 2014 operating profit could be between 10% and 20% lower than last year due to strike threats, which damage forward bookings.
Australian flag carrier Qantas will repay A$450 million ($422 million) of senior unsecured bank debt, eight months ahead of schedule, primarily using proceeds from the group’s recent issue of A$ medium term notes.
US airlines canceled 3.7% of flights during the first four months of 2014, the highest rate in 20 years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Lufthansa is adjusting its earnings forecast to better match revenue predictions for the passenger and cargo businesses, which are falling below original expectations.
Europe’s largest independent regional carrier Flybe has posted an £8 million ($13.4 million) net profit for its full 2013-14 financial year, reversing a £42.2 million prior-year net loss.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline president Tim Clark told ATW the carrier’s only Europe-North America service is still going strong, but he has no further plans to operate similar fifth freedom routes.
The US House of Representatives has this week adopted an amendment that could potentially de-rail Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) bid to launch services between London Gatwick Airport and the US in July.
Crimea’s Simferopol Airport has opened for international flights after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order establishing state border crossing points at the airport.
