Air Berlin PLC announces an increase of its participation in NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH. The contracts were notarized on 17 February 2010. Air Berlin PLC and its subsidiary Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG have contractually agreed with the Privatstiftung Lauda (private Lauda foundation) that Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG will indirectly acquire
WestJet announced its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2009. The airline reported fourth quarter net earnings of $20.2 million and full-year net earnings of $98.2 million. The airline’s results were impacted by a non-recurring net future income tax reduction during 2009. Excluding this gain, WestJet reported adjusted fourth quarter net earnings of $15.1 million
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. announced that substantially all of the holders of its remaining $31 million par amount of 3.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 elected to require the Company to repurchase the Notes at the par amount plus accrued interest. Holders of the Notes had an option to require the Company to purchase the Notes
Air France-KLM Group recorded a 3rd quarter operating loss of 245 million euros (243 million euros in 2008) despite a 16% drop in revenues to 5.2 billion euros. In contrast to previous quarters, the negative impact of the pre-2009 fuel hedges was small, at 34 million euros. The net loss, group share, amounted to 295
Norwegian reported the best annual result in the company
ACE recorded a 2009 consolidated operating loss of $244 million. The loss for the year of $692 million includes net interest expense of $300 million, a non-cash loss of $630 million on ACE’s investment in Air Canada and foreign exchange gains of $531 million. In the fourth quarter of 2009, ACE recorded a consolidated operating
Rolls-Royce continued to make solid progress in 2009 despite difficult trading conditions. The order book (
AAR released that results for the third quarter ending February 28, 2010, will be unfavorably impacted by approximately $0.10 diluted earnings per share as a result of Mesa Air Group January 5, 2010 Chapter 11 filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code. The impact mostly reflects the Company’s estimated loss on pre-petition trade accounts receivables
Air Canada reported a reduced operating loss of $83 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to an operating loss of $146 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, an improvement of $63 million. Air Canada reported a net loss of $56 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 which included gains on foreign
Astronics Corporation reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Results for the 2009 fourth quarter and year include DME Corporation, which was acquired by Astronics on January 30, 2009. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 were $45.6 million, up $1.2 million from the prior year period. Astronics’ organic business, excluding
