AirlinesAeroLogic appoints new managementGermany-based AeroLogic, a joint venture of Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express, has appointed Josef Moser as COO and accountable manager at AeroLogic from May 1. Moser is former head of flight operations and crew training. At the same time, Wolfgang Raebiger, previously captain and head of fleet at Lufthansa Cargo, will take over as new CFO in the senior management at AeroLogic.
LinkAir France-KLM inks codeshare deal with Singapore AirlinesAir France-KLM, Singapore Airlines and the latter’s regional subsidiary SilkAir have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to codeshare on each other’s flights. The agreement is scheduled to become effective April 27, subject to regulatory approvals. Air France will add its AF code to Singapore Airlines-operated flights beyond Singapore to Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, as well as on SilkAir-operated flights to Kuala Lumpur and Penang (Malaysia) and to Phuket (Thailand).
LinkAlaska Airlines invests $100M in infrastructureAlaska Airlines is investing more than $100 million in infrastructure across Alaska, including a $40 million hangar project in Anchorage. The airline is upgrading 11 rural sites and bringing on newer aircraft to serve the state.
LinkAlaska Airlines earns high marks for overall performanceAlaska Airlines has received the top spot in a list compiled by Airline Quality Ratings that ranks airlines by performance. Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways were also featured in the top five.
LinkWhy BA is putting premium on seat upgradeWho would be the chief executive of a legacy airline like British Airways? Confronted with an increasingly complex market, they face competition on two fronts: low-cost carriers erode the short-haul business, while arrivistes such as Emirates and Qatar Airways create a benchmark for luxury that is hard to match.
LinkBVI Airways readies for operationsBritish Virgin Islands startup BVI Airways is ready to start operations, the company said. “BVI Airways is now open for business,” the airline’s president and CEO Jerry Willoughby said. “We have already received a number of intra-Caribbean charter requests and with our extra capacity are very interested in taking on this business.”
LinkDelta orders 10 incremental 737-900ERsDelta Air Lines added 10 Boeing 737-900ERs to its orderbook during the first quarter, bringing its total orders for the type to 130 aircraft. The Atlanta-based carrier disclosed the order for incremental aircraft in a quarterly financial filing 12 April.
LinkJetBlue builds relationships as network expandsIn a Q&A with JetBlue Airways' Marty St. George, the executive vice president notes how the company remains in contact with 16 to 20 cities that want to attract JetBlue as the airline builds its network. JetBlue is currently in 100 cities and builds relationships with communities everywhere it flies, St. George says.
LinkRyanair to open Seville maintenance hangar Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair is to open its first Spanish C check maintenance hangar at Seville Airport in early 2018, the airline announced April 13. Construction of the hangar will begin “shortly,” the carrier said, and create up to 150 jobs—including licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff. The airline’s investment in the new facilities is valued at more than €8 million ($8.5 million).
LinkSilk Way unveiled as customer behind 10 737 Max 8sAzerbaijan's Silk Way Group has been identified as the customer behind an order for 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s, worth $1.1 billion at list prices. The order was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's backlog.
LinkSpirit lowers 1Q revenue guidance after Easter holiday ‘underestimate’Florida-based ultra-low-cost-carrier (ULCC) Spirit Airlines has lowered its revenue guidance for the 2017 first quarter by two percentage points, according an SEC filing. In the report, Spirit said its first-quarter 2017 total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) will be down 4%-5% year-over-year (YOY), deepened from the company’s previously announced estimate of a 2.5% YOY TRASM drop.
LinkUnited board backs chief following forced removalThe board of directors of United Airlines is backing chief executive Oscar Munoz following the uproar after a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight earlier this week. "We are supporting Oscar and his team as they work to assure that something like this does not happen again," says Robert Milton, chairman of the board at United, in a letter to employees today.
LinkUnited thoroughly reviewing policies on crew movement, oversold situationsUnited Airlines is performing a comprehensive review of its training practices, saying it will share the results of the review by April 30 and has already instituted a policy of engaging law enforcement only in cases involving flight safety and security.
LinkUnited pilots union ‘infuriated’ over violence by Chicago officersUnited Airlines pilots are “infuriated” by the bumped passenger event, which should not have escalated into a violent encounter, the union representing them says in a statement. But it also stresses that injuries caused to the passenger were not inflicted by United personnel.
LinkUral Airlines traffic up 28% in 1Q 2017Russia’s Ural Airlines carried 1.33 million passengers in 1Q 2017, up 28% year-over-year (YOY). The Yekaterinburg-based carrier operated 10,256 flights, up 18% YOY. Ural Airlines has a well-developed base at Moscow Domodedovo Airport and is attracting flights from other regions of Russia.
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