AirlinesAir France-KLM takes further hit from Paris attacksAir France-KLM is now estimating the Nov. 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris cost it €120 million ($131 million) in total lost revenues, after incurring another €70 million hit in December 2015. “The negative impact of the Paris attacks on December revenues is estimated to be around €70 million, with significant easing during the last two weeks.
LinkAmerican Airlines loyalty program marks 35 yearsAmerican Airlines created the first frequent flier program in 1981. Thirty-five years later, the AAdvantage program includes several partners across the globe through the Oneworld alliance.
LinkCargojet Announces Timing For Fourth Quarter & Year End 2015 ResultsCargojet will release its Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results, prior to the market opening on Monday, March 7 , 2016. The financial results will be released by newswire as well as filed with SEDAR.
LinkUS fines Egyptair for Sudanese leasesThe US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has fined Egyptair $140,000 for leasing aircraft to Sudan Airways, in breach of sanctions against the latter nation. The fine followed an investigation triggered by Egyptair having leased two Boeing 737-500s to Sudan Airways in 2010-11, breaching the US Export Administration Regulations. The lease was effectively a re-export of US airliners, the BIS said.
LinkFinnair Traffic Performance in December 2015In December, Finnair's overall capacity measured in Available Passenger Kilometres grew by 8.1 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by 7.8 per cent year‐on‐year. The passenger load factor decreased by 0.2% points to 76.8 per cent.
LinkHawaiian Airlines sets record for passengers in 2015Hawaiian Airlines transported almost 10.7 million passengers in 2015, a 4.7% increase on a year-over-year basis and a record for the carrier. Meanwhile, Hawaiian also boosted its load factor by 0.1% in 2015 to 81.6%.
LinkJetBlue offers double points in loyalty program through Feb. What’s the only thing better than airline miles? More airline miles! And JetBlue just announced a way for frequent fliers to seriously boost their miles balance. From now until February 29, the airline will be offering double base points on flights, meaning that qualifying TrueBlue members will earn six points per dollar spent on their individual flight. All flights must be booked by January 31.
LinkRyanair increases London Gatwick presenceRyanair has been awarded five slot pairs at London Gatwick Airport that were surrendered by International Airlines Group (IAG) as part of its takeover of Aer Lingus. The Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) has also acquired one additional slot pair as part of the normal slot allocation process at Gatwick.
LinkSouthwest offers seasonal service between Dallas, Fla. citySouthwest Airlines debuted weekly seasonal service from Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., to Dallas Love Field. "It should be good for connecting traffic to the West Coast," said Carol Obermeier, air service development director for Lee County Port Authority.
LinkTransaero accused of breaking lease agreementsAircraft leased by Russia’s Transaero Airline were not maintained properly in a disregard of lease agreements, Sberbank president Herman Gref told Russia´s TV Rossiya 24 at the end of December 2015. “As long as we work with that case, we discover new surprises—we have discovered unreliable financials and that aircraft were not maintained properly. Most of the aircraft are not in working order, while the debts to MRO providers are significant and we discover new debts. We do not have any contacts with the owners. I would recommend the owners to contact creditors and to be more loyal to us,” Gref said.
LinkAlaska-Denver Flight Diverted To VancouverA United Airlines flight en route to Denver from Anchorage, was diverted on Saturday to Vancouver where a suspect was arrested due to "security concerns," authorities said. United flight UA1104 landed safely at about 4:30 am local time in Vancouver, where it was met by law enforcement authorities, the airline said. There were 131 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737.
LinkDisruptive Passenger Causes Chicago Flight DiversionA passenger became disruptive on a United Airlines flight from New York to Chicago on Thursday, causing it to be diverted to Detroit. United Airlines flight UA3461, carrying four crew members and 69 passengers, landed safely at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, where the unidentified woman was removed from the plane by police, the airline said in a statement.
LinkVirgin America Reports December 2015 Operational ResultsVirgin America Inc. (VA) today reported its preliminary operational results for December 2015 and the full year of 2015. The airline's traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) increased 6.4 percent on capacity (measured in available seat miles) that was 9.3 percent higher from the same month in 2014.
LinkWestJet gains ETOPs for 767s, flies own widebodies to HawaiiWestJet has launched flights from Calgary and Edmonton to Hawaii using its own Boeing 767-300ERs, a major step for the Canadian low-cost carrier as it gears up for widebody service to London Gatwick. WestJet, formerly an all-737 operator, took delivery of its first widebody, a 767-300ER, in August 2015. It was the first of four used 767-300ERs that WestJet is adding to its fleet. WestJet planned to start seasonal 767-300ER services from western Canada to Hawaii in December with two of those 767s. However, those plans hit a snag because the aircraft did not have extended-range twin-engine operation (ETOPs) certification.
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LinkCRJ crash probe wrestles with damaged recordersSwedish investigators have yet to ascertain the extent of the data which can be extracted from the flight recorders of the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter. The aircraft, with two crew members on board, came down west of lake Akkajaure in the far north of Sweden.
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Imagine if they'd stood on the brakes properly!
