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Aer Lingus Group announces its preliminary financial results for 2012
Aer Lingus Group plc (Aer Lingus) (Dublin) has announced its unaudited preliminary results for the full year ending on December 31, 2012. The company reported: Operating profit, before exceptional...
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Silver Airways is coming to Macon, Georgia
Silver Airways (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) has been selected for Essential Air Service (EAS) authority to serve Macon, Georgia (MCN). The company expects to launch operations on April 1 to both...
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JetBlue announces a new code-share agreement with Qatar Airways
JetBlue Airways (New York) and Qatar Airways (Doha) today announced a one-way codeshare agreement to connect the carriers’ networks via New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington...
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FedEx Express to acquire 14 Boeing 757-200s from United Airlines
FedEx Express (Memphis) has agreed to acquire 15 Boeing 757-200s from United Airlines (Chicago) and convert the passenger aircraft to freighters according to this report by Bloomberg. FedEx also...
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Lufthansa Group’s first quarter loss widens to $602 million
Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa) (Frankfurt) reported its net loss for the first quarter widened to $602 million, up from a loss of $516.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. the first quarter is...
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Qatar Airways is coming to Philadelphia
Qatar Airways (Doha) has announced it will start a new nonstop route from Doha to Philadelphia with Boeing 777s. Qatar is expanding its relationship with American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) and PHL...
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Silver Airways to bring international service to Jacksonville on June 15
Silver Airways (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Gainesville) will bring scheduled international service to Jacksonville on June 15. The regional carrier will start weekly JAX to Marsh Harbour service in...
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Icelandair adds two new routes
Icelandair (Keflavik) on June 1 launched its twice-weekly new route from Keflavik (near Reykjavik) to Zurich. The airline started twice-weekly service to St. Petersburg, Russia also on June 1....
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Aeroflot conducts a Twitter contest to name its new Far Eastern Airline,...
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) is using Twitter to name its new Far Eastern Airline. The company issued this statement: Aeroflot is calling for its passengers to take part in choosing the name for...
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Atlas Air to operate a Boeing 767-200 for MLW Air
Atlas Air (New York) has signed an agreement to operate a VIP-configured Boeing 767-200 passenger aircraft in CMI service for MLW Air, LLC. Flights are expected to commence this summer. Under the new...
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Air France-KLM turns to the black in the first six months of 2013
Air France (Paris) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) issued its financial report for the first six months of 2013 including subsidiary Transavia Airlines (Amsterdam). The group reported an...
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Delta to launch its Los Angeles-San Francisco hourly shuttle on September 3
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has confirmed our previous report. Delta will begin hourly, nonstop Delta Shuttle service between Los Angeles International and San Francisco International airports on...
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Emirates is coming to Taipei in February 2014
Emirates (Dubai) has announced the launch of nonstop passenger services to Taipei, its 16th destination in the Far East. The service will commence on February 10, 2014, initially with six nonstop...
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November 25 set as the trial date in the American – US Airways merger request
American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) and US Airways (Phoenix) will go to trial on November 25 against the Department of Justice, six states and the District of Columbia. U.S. District Court Judge...
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SAS Group’s third quarter net profit rises to $128 million
SAS Group (Scandinavian Airlines-SAS) (Stockholm) reported its third quarter net profit rose to 844 million kroner ($128 million). Facing stiff competition from low-fare airlines, the SAS Group cut...
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United announces new routes from the Chicago O’Hare hub
United Airlines (Chicago) has announced plans to launch new nonstop service from its Chicago hub at O’Hare International Airport to Elmira, New York, and State College, Pennsylvania. The airline also...
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Mesa extends its contract with United Airlines to 2019 to operate 20...
Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Mesa Airlines) (Phoenix) has announced a new agreement with United Airlines (Chicago) that extends the term of its existing fleet of 20 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet aircraft to...
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SAS finalizes its order for four Airbus A330-300s and eight A350-900s
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) on June 25, 2013, SAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the a tentative order of 12 new long-haul aircraft. SAS and Airbus on October 3...
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IAM members ratify new contracts with United Airlines
United Airlines‘ (Chicago) fleet service, passenger service and stockroom employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), have ratified a new...
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Delta wants to expand operations at Dallas’ Love Field
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) plans to add 18 daily nonstop flights to five destinations from Dallas Love Field in October 2014. According to the airline, Delta’s planned expansion will enhance...
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