- Profit hike predicted for Shenzhen Airlines[Apr. 26, 2006]
Despite steep fuel price hikes, the fast-expanding Shenzhen Airlines will record a 120 million yuan (US$15 million) profit for the first four months of this year, General Manager Li Kun forecast.
- UATP adds China Southern Airlines[Apr. 25, 2006]
UATP continues its expansion in Asia, adding China Southern Airlines as its newest UATP Merchant effective immediately. China Southern Airlines is meeting the rising demands of corporate travelers and now accepts all UATP corporate cards, issued by 13 airlines and accepted as form of payment by over hundreds of airlines and travel agencies worldwide.
- JetBlue suffers second quarterly loss[Apr. 26, 2006]
JetBlue Airways, which had posted profits steadily since its 2000 launch even as most US carriers suffered huge losses, reported a first-quarter net loss of $32 million yesterday and said it will defer delivery of 12 aircraft as part of an effort to regain profitability.
- Gol posts record quarterly profit[Apr. 26, 2006]
Gol followed up a highly profitable 2005 with a record quarterly performance, posting first-quarter 2006 net income of BRL179.9 million ($82.9 million), a 37.2% increase over a profit of BRL131.1 million in the year-ago period.
- Air Berlin gearing up for its IPO[Apr. 24, 2006]
German airline Air Berlin has shared that it intends its shares to begin trading from 5th May, on the Frankfurt stock exchange. (4/24/2006)
- MA Group narrows first-quarter loss[Apr. 25, 2006]
Midwest Air Group, parent of Midwest Airlines and Skyway Airlines, continued to show progress on its bottom line, reporting an $8.7 million loss for the first quarter, lowered from a $15.9 million deficit in the year-ago period.
- NWA pilot pay cuts go deeper than Delta[Apr. 25, 2006]
The tentative pilot contract at Delta Air Lines, if ratified by ALPA membership, will drop the carrier from having the third-highest-paid narrowbody captains to the middle of the pack, while Northwest Airlines, if its pilots ratify their agreement, will fall even further, from having the second-highest-paid work group to the No. 8 position, just above JetBlue.
- John Chan named as SATS's senior VP[Apr. 24, 2006]
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd. Monday said it has appointed John Chan Wai Leong, who used to run Macau's international airport, as senior vice president of corporate business planning and development.
- 1.8 bln loss for China Southern in 2005[Apr. 20, 2006]
Due to high oil price and furious competitions, although China Southern increased capacity and other finances through the acquisition of China Northern Airlines and Xinjiang Airlines, but last year's total loss still reached RMB1.848 billion yuan compared to the RMB48 million yuan loss in 2004. The stock value has decreased RMB0.42 yuan per share and no dividends for shareholders.
- US-based Southwest Airlines orders 79 737s[Apr. 21, 2006]
Southwest Airlines managed to stave off rising unit costs and a 79.6% jump in fuel expenses to record a first-quarter profit of $61 million, up 3.4% over the $59 million earned in the three months ended March 31, 2005.The carrier also announced yesterday that it will exercise options for 79 737-700s for delivery from 2007 through 2012, bringing its firm orders to 140.