Airlines

WestJet Q4 Profit Falls

WestJet today announced its fourth quarter and year-end results for 2018, with full-year net earnings of $91.5 million, or $0.80 per fully diluted share.

Qantas Acquires 19.9% Stake in Alliance Airlines

The Qantas Group has taken a 19.9 percent shareholding of Australian-based charter operator, Alliance Airlines, for a total cost of $60 million.

Ryanair Reports Q3 Loss Of €20m

As consolidation continues and weaker European airlines fail (or sell), airports are increasingly keen to attract Ryanair’s traffic growth.

SkyWest Orders Nine Embraer E175 Jets

Embraer and U.S. regional airline SkyWest have signed a firm order for nine E175 jets, with deliveries expected to begin in 2019.

Stobart Air to Operate Flights for KLM Cityhopper

The agreement between the two airlines will see Stobart Air provide an E195 jet on an ACMI contract operating up to eight flights per day from Amsterdam.

Emirates and China Southern Airlines Sign Codeshare Partnership

Emirates and China Southern Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress a comprehensive reciprocal codeshare agreement

Qatar Airways Cargo Launches Freighter Services to Almaty

Doha-based Qatar Airways Cargo has commenced freighter operations to its second new destination in 2019, Almaty in Kazakhstan

Qatar Airways Converts 10 of its 50 Airbus A321neo on Order to the A321LR

Qatar Airways has announced that it will convert 10 of its 50 Airbus A321neo on order to the Airbus A321LR (long range) variant of the A320 family.

AirAsia Announces New Chiang Rai hub

AirAsia has further strengthened Malaysia-Thailand connectivity with the launch of a new route from Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Rai

American Airlines Takes Delivery of its First A321neo

American Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 100 A321neos on order from Airbus, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines