Air Caraïbes reported a 2018 net profit of €10.4 million ($11.9 million), down 13% from €12 million in the previous year. Full-year revenue was up 10.9% to €482 million. The French Caribbean carrier transported 1.6 million passengers, up 7%…
American Airlines has further extended its cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX 8 operations through Aug. 19, the airline announced Sunday. The announcement follows a similar decision by Southwest Airlines, which announced April 12 that it had changed its schedule…
Azul Brazilian Airlines expects a total capacity growth of 18%-20% this year, consisting of a 16%-18% increase in domestic capacity and a 20%-25% rise in international capacity. Azul is scheduled add 12 A320neos for domestic routes, three A330neos for…
Embraer has won three separate maintenance agreements from Air Botswana, Spanish carrier Binter and Mauritania Airlines. Binter Canarias has signed a multi-year support agreement for three on-order Embraer 195-E2s, which are scheduled to be delivered from the second half…
After several years of hinting it would start service across the Atlantic Ocean, the low-cost carrier finally announced its transatlantic plans. On Wednesday, JetBlue said it would add «multiple daily flights» to the British capital beginning in 2021. The…
With the goal of providing more opportunities for travelers to connect Washington, D.C. and Florida, United Airlines has announced it will begin new, twice-daily year-round service between Washington Dulles and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers beginning Oct….
VINCI Airports’ network handled close to 48 million passengers in Q4 2018 (7.2% more than in Q4 2017 on a like-for-like network base) and a total of 195.2 million passengers in FY 2018 (6.8% more than in 2017). Europe…
Scandinavian LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle has promoted its chief financial officer Geir Karlsen to the post of deputy CEO, just a year after he joined the airline. The move comes at a defining moment in the development of Norwegian,…
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has selected Francisco Gomes Neto, president of street bus body supplier Marcopolo, to be its next CEO and president, the company announced April 9. Embraer shareholders will vote on the nomination April 22. If approved,…
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has redesigned its upper class cabin to include an eight-seat lounge called “The Loft” on its new Airbus A350-1000 fleet, replacing its existing upper class bar area. “When I joined the company five years…
