Aviation Daily Roundup: August 10, 2022

August 11, 2022

Quarterly Passengers For Major European Airline Groups, Q1 2019 To Q2 2022

Traffic performance for the major European airline groups has been clearly increasing since the low point of the 2020 second quarter (Q2). The impact of COVID-19 and related travel restrictions was significantly less in the first half (H1) of 2022 than in H1 2021, when many countries were in lockdown or had severe travel restrictions in place. Credit: Boeing

Spirit Airlines Targets Full Utilization By Summer 2023

Spirit Airlines plans to return to pre-pandemic levels of aircraft utilization by summer 2023, later than its previous year-end 2022 target, as persistent industrywide labor and supply challenges continue to roil the air travel ecosystem. Credit: Rob Finlayson

United Airlines Places Cash Deposit On First 100 Archer eVTOLs

United Airlines has made a $10 million pre-delivery payment on 100 of the 200 electric air taxis it agreed to purchase from Archer Aviation in February 2021. Credit: Archer Aviation

TUI Figures Improve As Restrictions Fall Away

European leisure group TUI has expressed caution over prospects for its next financial year, as it grapples with rising fuel prices and consumer skittishness over potential future COVID-19 spikes and an unsettled geopolitical situation. Credit: TUI fly

Jazeera Pushes Ahead Despite Adverse Factors

Increasing fuel costs and softening yields have not dented optimism on the business outlook at Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways. Credit: Jazeera Airways

Daily Memo: Mesa Contract Vote Shows Knock-On Effect Of Regional Pay Hikes

The large pay increases granted by American Airlines to its regional pilots earlier this summer appear to already be pushing up pay rates across the industry. Credit: SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries After 14-Month Suspension

American Airlines formally accepted a 787-8 from Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina, production site on Aug. 10, officially marking the resumption of deliveries of the widebody following a 14-month suspension due to ongoing production-quality issues. Credit: Boeing

Cathay Seeks Specific Government Plan For Removing Restrictions

While Hong Kong has eased its COVID-19 entry rules slightly, Cathay Pacific is calling for the government to take more significant steps to remove constraints on passengers and air crew. Credit: James D. Morgan / Contributor / Getty Images

Vinci To Run Cabo Verde’s Airports By Mid-2023

Vinci Airports group has signed a contract with Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) to run the country’s airports for the next 40 years. Credit: Vinci Airports

Caribbean Startup Arajet Outlines Launch Network

Dominican Republic-based startup Arajet has outlined plans to establish a route network of 20 destinations connecting 12 countries during its first three months of operations. Credit: Boeing

Breeze Airways To Open Rhode Island Base

U.S. carrier Breeze Airways is to expand its presence at Rhode Island T. F. Green International (PVD) with the opening of a base and a pledge to be flying more than 20 routes over the next five years. Credit: Breeze Airways

China Airlines Stays Profitable Despite Weaker Cargo Demand

China Airlines (CAL) stayed profitable over the first six months of 2022, but the Taiwanese carrier noted that demand for cargo—its main source of revenue—fell in the second quarter (Q2). Credit: Joe Pries

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