CommercialBoeing considers medium-size aircraft to replace 757Boeing Co. is considering manufacturing a medium-size aircraft to replace its 757 to fly transcontinental routes in the U.S. "It's the niche which has the oldest airplane serving it, and it's the niche that we don't cover with our current offerings," said Scott Fancher, head of aircraft development for Boeing, at the Singapore Airshow.
LinkEmbraer Agrees USD$2.9 Bln Deal With Indian StartupEmbraer clinched its first major Indian deal with an order for 50 E-Jet E2s valued at USD$2.94 billion from start-up Indian domestic carrier Air Costa. Air Costa will become the first customer of the E-Jet E2s in India when it receives its first aircraft in 2018, company officials told a media briefing at the Singapore Airshow on Thursday. It will be the first airline to order and operate a large number of regional jets in India, a market which has seen substantial losses in recent years due to over-capacity and intense price wars among its carriers.
LinkNorwegian Signs Deal For 4 More Boeing 787sNorwegian Air has signed a letter of intent that will add four more Boeing 787 Dreamliners to its long-haul fleet, boosting the total to 14, the low-cost airline said on Thursday. The new planes, 787-9s, will be delivered in 2017 and 2018.
LinkNorwegian Gets Long-haul Expansion NodNorwegian Air Shuttle has been awarded an operating license for its new long haul subsidiary by the Irish authorities, part of ambitious expansion plans that have been criticized by rivals. Norwegian this year became the only European budget airline to launch long-haul operations to North America and Asia from the Nordics with new Boeing 787 Dreamliners registered in Ireland using Thai crew and some American staff.
LinkAmerican Gets JFK Slots In Swap With JetBlueAmerican Airlines Group has gained control of 24 takeoff and landing rights at New York's Kennedy Airport in a swap with JetBlue Airways. JetBlue, in exchange, received 16 slots at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The carriers had been leasing the slots at JFK and Reagan National from each other since 2010. American Airlines Group, formed when US Airways merged with AMR in December, agreed to divest slots at key airports under a settlement with the US Justice Department, which had challenged the combination.
LinkNok Air Confirms Q400 OptionsThai low-cost carrier Nok Air has confirmed options for two Q400 NextGen aircraft from Bombardier and is looking to confirm two more. The aircraft will help Nok Air expand into smaller Thai and regional cities and further orders will depend on how the new destinations work out, Patee Sarasin, chief executive of the airline told a media briefing at the Singapore Airshow.
LinkRolls-Royce signs $1 billion agreement for C-130J enginesRolls-Royce has signed an agreement worth up to $1 billion to provide 600 AE2100 turboprops to power all variants of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft produced through 2025. The agreement, announced 12 February in a Rolls-Royce media release, marks the continuation of a long-running partnership between Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin.
LinkJetBlue load factor, PRASM on the rise in Jan.JetBlue Airways projects a 6% increase in passenger revenue per available seat mile for January on a year-over-year basis. The carrier also posted a 1.1% increase in its load factor, while passenger traffic dipped 0.1% for the month.
LinkUS Airways moves to Terminal 3 at LAX todayUS Airways is moving from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at the Los Angeles International Airport today. "All US Airways ticketing and check-in, aircraft gates, baggage services and customer service will begin operations in Terminal 3 with the airline's first flights from LAX the morning of Feb. 12," the airline said in a statement.
LinkAirlines reschedule flights, waive fees in response to winter stormsIn anticipation of another round of severe winter storms across the Southeast through the Northeast, airlines have been proactively rescheduling flights, waiving fees and relaxing rebooking rules for customers who are expected to be affected and wish to change their travel plans.
LinkAirbus predicts strong demand for aircraft from Asia-PacificAirbus Group forecasts the Asia-Pacific region will acquire 10,940 new planes over the next two decades. The European aircraft manufacturer predicts Asia-Pacific carriers will spend $1.8 trillion on new aircraft over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, Boeing forecast demand for 12,820 jets from Asia-Pacific over the same time period.
LinkAll Nippon Airways to retire Boeing 747s as market shiftsAll Nippon Airways plans to retire its Boeing 747s in March, marking the end of an era for the jumbo jet. When the 747 was introduced, its seating capacity of more than 500 seats attracted orders from airlines around the world. However, fuel efficiency has now prompted many airlines to use two-engine aircraft with fewer seats for the same routes that used to be flown by the 747.
LinkDOT: 2013 was one of the best years for on-time arrivalsAccording to the latest report from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 78.34% of U.S. airline flights arrived at their destination on time in 2013. This marks the eighth-best on-time arrival rate in the 19 years the DOT has been tracking this data. The number of canceled flights in 2013 was also among the lowest rate in years at 1.51%.
LinkBaltimore airport served 22.5M passengers in 2013Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport served almost 22.5 million passengers in 2013. The airport saw its international traffic soar by nearly 20% in 2013, and posted its second-busiest year ever for overall traffic for the year. "Our year-end results confirm that this remains a very robust air travel market," said Paul J. Wiedefeld, CEO of the airport.
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