JetBlue reported record second quarter operating revenues of $1.5bn. Revenue passenger miles for the second quarter increased 5.7% to 9.6bn on a capacity increase of 6.0%, resulting in a second quarter load factor of 84.6%, a decrease of 0.3 points year over year. Operating expenses for the quarter increased 9.8%, or $119m, over the prior
In the first six months of 2014, MTU Aero Engines AG achieved a revenue growth of 2% to €1,815.8m (1-6/2013: €1,774.9m). Operating profit remained stable at €170.7m (1-6/2013: €169.7m), with an EBIT margin of 9.4% compared with 9.6% in the first half of 2013. Net income increased by 4% to €111.0m (1-6/2013: €106.7m). The increase
Boeing reported second-quarter core earnings per share (non-GAAP) of $2.42, reflecting strong performance and favorable tax items. Commercial Airplanes second-quarter revenue increased 5% to $14.3bn on higher deliveries. Second-quarter operating margin was 10.8%, reflecting the delivery volume and strong performance offset by the $238m pre-tax charge on the KC-46A Tanker program. During the quarter, Commercial
Delta Air Lines reported that pre-tax income for the June 2014 quarter was $1.4bn, excluding special items, an increase of $593 million over the June 2013 quarter on a similar basis. Delta’s net income for the June 2014 quarter was $889m and its operating margin was 15.1%, excluding special items. On a GAAP basis which
B/E Aerospace reported its second quarter 2014 financial results. Second quarter 2014 revenues of $1.09bn increased 28.1% as compared with the prior year period. Second quarter 2014 operating earnings were $198.1m, an increase of 24.8%, and operating margin was 18.2%. On a GAAP basis, operating earnings were $185.3m. Second quarter 2014 earnings before income taxes
Rockwell Collins reported total sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 were $1.26bn, an increase of 12% from the same period in 2013, primarily due to the acquisition of ARINC. Total segment operating earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 were $263m, an increase of $6m from the same period a
AAR, a leading, global aerospace and defense company, reported fourth quarter and full Fiscal Year 2014 consolidated results. Fourth quarter consolidated sales were $505.4m versus the prior year level of $553.8m. Sales in the Aviation Services segment declined 10% to $373.8m mainly due to softness at the Company’s MRO facilities and fewer expeditionary airlift flying
BOC Aviation has priced A$50m of 5.5-year fixed rate senior unsecured notes due 2020 (the “Notes”). The Notes represent an increase over the Company’s A$150m notes issuance priced on 14 July 2014 resulting in a final transaction size of A$200m. The transaction was arranged by Westpac Banking Corporation and issued off BOC Aviation’s US$5bn Euro
TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron company, has acquired ProFlight, a leader in innovative and advanced pilot training. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., ProFlight is an FAA-approved Part 142 training center specializing in Cessna Citation CJ Series training, Cessna Conquest Series training, and offers an innovative continuous currency program that provides pilots greater training flexibility and
BAE Systems announced a reorganisation of its portfolio of interests in a number of industrial companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and an enhancement of its existing relationship with Riyadh Wings Aviation Academy (Riyadh Wings). Through a number of transactions, the reorganisation will bring together shareholdings of the BAE Systems group and Riyadh Wings
