- Boeing Flies Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft[Jul. 26, 2007]
In late July, the innovative Boeing Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft -- designated the X-48B -- flew for the first time at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, U.S.
- Profits Drop at Alaska Air Group[Jul. 30, 2007]
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air parent Alaska Air Group suffered a 16.9% decline in second-quarter profit to US$46.1 million compared to the US$55.5 million earned in the year-ago quarter, which Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer said represented "a solid performance in view of significantly higher fuel costs and a softer revenue environment."
- Air New Zealand Announces NZ$45 Million Heavy Maintenance Contract for Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767s[Jul. 24, 2007]
Air New Zealand Technical Operations has won a five-year contract to carry out heavy maintenance on Hawaiian Airlines' fleet of 18 Boeing 767 aircraft.
- Macquarie Puts Japan's Airports on The MAp[Jul. 28, 2007]
Macquarie Airports (MAp) has made its first foray into Asia with a AU$93.5 million investment in a Japanese company that operates three passenger terminals at Tokyo's domestic airport, Haneda.
- Sabre Develops 'Mirror Image' of Airline Inventory System[Jul. 31, 2007]
Sabre Travel Network is on the verge of rolling out a new product that will enable it to house a "mirror image" of a carrier's inventory within its system to provide a more accurate picture of the airline's availability. Kyle Moore, vice president of product marketing, said the growth of air fare shopping options has led many airlines to introduce caching of their air fares to minimize the volume of messages that hit their inventory systems.
- Jetstar Named World's Best Low Cost Airline[Aug. 01, 2007]
Jetstar has been voted the world's best low-cost airline in the respected Skytrax annual survey.
- LAN's Second Quarter Profit Soars[Jul. 27, 2007]
LAN reported second-quarter net income of US$42.6 million, up 158.9% from US$16.5 million in the year-ago period.
- Deliveries, Orders, Profits Rising at Boeing[Jul. 26, 2007]
Robust sales across its commercial airplane range helped Boeing post a US$1.05 billion net profit in the second quarter, a reversal from the year-ago period's loss of US$160 million that resulted from one-time charges.
- Continental Posts US$228 Million Profit in Q2[Jul. 24, 2007]
Continental Airlines has reported second quarter 2007 net income of US$228 million (US$2.03 diluted earnings per share). Excluding a special charge of US$7 million for pilot pension plan settlement charges, Continental recorded net income of US$235 million (US$2.10 diluted earnings per share), an improvement of 13 percent compared to the same period last year.
- No Feedback Yet on Air China's Saipan Flights[Jul. 29, 2007]
The Commonwealth Ports Authority has received no feedback yet as to the launching of Air China's proposed scheduled flights between Beijing and Saipan.