AirlinesAir Berlin Second Quarter Losses WidenAir Berlin reported a bigger second quarter loss of EUR€89.1 million as revenue fell on reduced capacity and pressure on ticket prices. The EUR€89.1 million loss was down from the EUR€37.5 million loss in the same period last year.
LinkReborn Air Djibouti's first 737 gets airborneThe first aircraft to be operated by the revived Air Djibouti left Cardiff airport in Wales on 9 August, with the Boeing 737-400 sporting the operator's red and white livery. Online tracking data shows the narrowbody (registration: 9H-VVB) as having completed a 2h 10min flight to Olbia airport in Sardinia, before flying another 1h leg to Luqa International in Malta. It is due to be flown to Djibouti on 11 August, and to commence revenue services four days later.
LinkShares of American Airlines show uptickAmerican Airlines announced it expects a smaller quarterly decline in revenue per available seat mile, sending shares 0.7% higher in Tuesday trading. The carrier also reported a 1.2% increase in July traffic on a year-over-year basis.
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American Airlines offers free in-flight entertainmentAmerican Airlines now offers complimentary in-flight entertainment, including recently released movies and television shows such as "Game of Thrones." The free in-flight entertainment is available on around 300 planes equipped with seat-back monitors.
LinkDelta To Cancels 90 Flights On WednesdayDelta cancelled 775 flights on Tuesday as it moved towards normal operations after the power outage that caused system-wide disruption. Delta said in a statement that the outlook for Wednesday is positive, with about 90 cancellations expected at the beginning of the day leading to normal operations later.
LinkJetBlue CEO discusses leadership, premium service expansionRobin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue Airways, said the airline is investing in the customer experience. "The new cabins we're creating have improved in-flight entertainment, bigger screens, more channels, more movies, new ergonomically designed seats," he said.
LinkKLM Pilots Union Threatens Legal ActionThe Dutch Airline Pilots Association VNV has threatened to take KLM to court if the airline doesn't implement an agreement on pensions. The confrontation is over the indexation of pilots’ pension entitlements in line with inflation.
LinkFirst ship to leave MH370 search as suspension loomsOne of the three vessels involved in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that operated flight MH370 will be released from search efforts, ahead of the search's likely suspension. The Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) says in a statement that Fugro Discovery will depart from the search area on 11 August to “transit to Singapore to be readied for its next project, unrelated to the search for MH370.”
LinkPIA A320 in Islamabad runway excursionPakistan International Airlines (PIA) says one of its aircraft veered off the runway at Islamabad airport on 8 August. FlightRadar 24 shows that the aircraft was an Airbus A320-200, registered AP-BLA, was operating flight PK-451 from Islamabad to Skardu when it developed hydraulics problems and had to return to Islamabad. The aircraft landed at 13:35 local time.
LinkRyanair passenger pursues pushed-back planeA passenger who believed he had missed his Ryanair flight from Madrid’s Barajas Airport took matters into his own hands in his attempts to travel to Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa. Cameras caught the passenger, whose nationality is unknown, jumping off the end of an airbridge onto the apron at the Spanish capital’s airport, apparently after breaking through a door to get onto the jetty.
LinkSouthwest Airlines posts higher traffic in JulySouthwest Airlines posted a 1.4% increase in revenue passenger miles for July as compared to the same month last year. The carrier also reported a load factor of 86.9% for the month.
LinkSouthwest employee strives to do right by customersCassandra Gess, a customer service supervisor in Nashville, Tenn., exemplifies the carrier's principles. "If I'm doing right by my Customers, I'm also doing right by my Company, both of which are very important to me," she said.
LinkSpring Airlines to expand fleet by 2018Shanghai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Spring Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 100 aircraft by 2018 to meet growing market demand, according to chairman Wang Zhenghua. The LCC operates 61 Airbus A320 family aircraft and is scheduled to take delivery of more than 10 aircraft in 2017 and 2018.
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