Delta, JetBlue seek Havana frequencies dropped by Frontier, Spirit

Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways are seeking to increase flights to Havana while other US carriers withdraw from Cuba as the US airline industry continues trying to figure out how to best serve the newly reopened US-Cuba market.

FULL ARTICLE

Passenger retains attorney as American investigates incident

Tom Demetrio, the high-profile Chicago attorney who is representing the United Airlines passenger dragged off a recent flight, said he has been retained by an American Airlines passenger who got into an apparent confrontation with a flight attendant April 21.

FULL ARTICLE

Lessor DAE to acquire competitor AWAS

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has bought Ireland-based lessor, the AWAS group of companies, from private equity investor Terra Firma Capital Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.

FULL ARTICLE

Asiana Airlines takes delivery of first A350 XWB

South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, which is on lease from Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital.

FULL ARTICLE

Etihad names new airline partners CEO

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group named Robin Kamark as CEO-Airline Equity Partners on April 24.

FULL ARTICLE

Finnair CEO put airline into growth mode

Victoria Moores

Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo was new to aviation when he joined from the mining industry three years ago. Since then, he has completed the second half of a €200 million ($217 million) restructuring, and become the Airbus A350 European launch operator. Now Finnair is planning to double its Asian capacity by 2018, drawing on Helsinki’s 30- to 35-minute minimum connecting times.

FULL ARTICLE

China Eastern to diversify ownership of logistics subsidiary
SmartLynx unveils plans for fleet growth
Russia’s passenger traffic up 19.4% in 1Q
Airline Routes-April 24, 2017

Vietjet posts nearly 7% profit in 1Q

Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet has taken the first step toward meeting its ambitious 2017 financial goals by posting a 6.8% profit improvement for the first quarter.

FULL ARTICLE

Complete Access to Daily News—Subscribe to ATW Plus

Building from Strength

Tilden steers Alaska through its transcontinental expansion

FULL ARTICLE

ATW Editor’s Blog: Munoz’s apology may not be enough
ATW AirKarp Blog: US mainline-regional system likely contributed to bumping incident
ATW Need I Say Moores Blog: Flying long haul with Norwegian

Poll Question

I would be happy to be bumped off my paid-for seat if:

FULL ARTICLE

Gallery: Asiana Airlines takes first A350 XWB
Gallery: Boeing 737 MAX 9 takes flight
Gallery: Latest developments in cabin interiors
Exclusive Video: Boeing 787-10 takes off on first flight
Photo Gallery: The first flight of Boeing's 787-10
Gallery: ATW 2017 Airline Industry Achievement Awards
ATW Photo Gallery-New Aircraft Liveries-Before & After

Embraer Orders and Deliveries 1Q 2017
World Airline Financial Results 1Q 2017
World Airline Financial Results 2016

SpeedNews 5th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference (AMC)
May 2-3, 2017, Dearborn, MI
SpeedNews AeroAuto Conference (AAC)
May 4, 2017, Dearborn, MI
MRO BEER
May 10-11, 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria
Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance
May 10-11, 2017, London, UK
ap&m Europe
May 31-June 1, 2017, Olympia London, UK

Partnership Events