Data & Financials

LCC Thai VietJet Air has welcomed its first Airbus A321, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Airbus sent JetBlue Airways’ latest A321ceo off on its delivery flight Sept. 19 from Mobile, Alabama, with 15.5% renewable jet fuel onboard, continuing a trend the manufacturer started with its Toulouse delivery flights two years ago.

Qatar Airways slumped into the red in its last financial year, recording a net loss of QR251.6 million ($69.1 million) after what the airline described as “the most challenging year in its 20-year history.”

Although Cathay Pacific Airways reports healthy demand in its latest update, the carrier also warns of looming problems that could hurt its results.

Nigeria’s Air Peace has ordered 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s during a signing ceremony in Lagos.

Boeing’s orderbook surged in August, more than tripling July’s input with firm orders placed for 99 new aircraft, valued at approximately $13 billion at list prices.

Russia’s Aeroflot has placed a major order for a further 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s), the largest order for the type.

Airbus delivered 53 commercial aircraft to 24 airlines and seven lessors during the month, about 1.7 aircraft per day, a slowdown of the Toulouse-based manufacturer’s high pace of 2.7 per day set in in June and July.

Bombardier has secured an order for three Q400 turboprops from Bangladesh national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the Canadian manufacturer said Sept. 10.

Annual passengers traveling via the world’s commercial airlines exceeded 4 billion for the first time in 2017, up 7.3% over 2016 and equivalent to 280 million additional air trips, according to IATA’s annual World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report, released Sept. 6.

Norwegian intends to stick to its strategy to sell up to 140 aircraft, the airline wrote in an investor presentation Sept. 4, confirming plans for large-scale asset disposals.

Chicago-based United Airlines expressed confidence in its current financial outlook with the issuance of updated revenue guidance for the third quarter of 2018, as part of the company’s presentation at the Cowen and Company Annual Global Transportation Conference in Boston Sept. 5.