Delta Air Lines Predicts Profitability After A Bumpy Start To 2022
Delta Air Lines believes the recovery in air travel demand should regain momentum in the coming weeks, and projects turning a profit for the remainder of 2022 after what is expected to be a net loss for the 2022 first quarter (Q1).
Finnair Struggles To Staff Flights As Crew Call In Sick
Finnair has cut its already reduced February flying program by 20% in an attempt to manage the operational challenges caused by high levels of staff absence.
Italian Regulator Suspends Regional Carrier’s Permits
Italian regional airline EGO Airways has had its AOC and Air Transport License suspended by the country’s aviation regulator, ENAC.
French Lawmakers Call For ICAO-Level Environmental Rules
Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.
Singapore Airlines Issues U.S. Dollar Bond For Aircraft Payments
The flag-carrier has raised around S$21 billion ($16 billion) since the pandemic started in early 2020.
Qantas Reduces Capacity, Citing Omicron Wave
Qantas has significantly cut back its capacity plans as Australia grapples with soaring COVID-19 case numbers caused by the omicron variant.
UK-India Startup Hans Airways Pencils-In First Aircraft
UK-based Hans Airways has taken one of the final steps in its preparations for launching operations with the acquisition of its first aircraft.
Daily Memo: Canadian Start-Up Airlines—What Is Old Is New Again
Two Canadian airlines that have been attempting to become airborne for years, Jetlines and Lynx, appear to be finally making their debut in 2022.
LanzaJet Secures Funding For First Alcohol-To-Jet SAF Plant
LanzaJet has secured financing to complete construction of the world’s first alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a $50 million investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund.
KLM CEO Pieter Elbers To Step Down By May 2023
Pieter Elbers, the CEO of KLM, will not serve a third term at the helm of the Dutch airline, meaning he will leave his post by May 2023, the Air France-KLM group said Jan. 13.
Marine Composites Specialist Building Regent’s Seaglider Demo
Regent Craft has teamed with Rhode Island-based marine and aerospace composites specialist Moore Brothers to build a quarter-scale technology demonstrator for its seaglider, an electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicle for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.
TUI Airline Expects To Hit Pre-Pandemic Flying Levels This Summer
TUI Chief Flight Operations Officer Oliver Lackmann told Aviation Daily that “a new normal of travel has emerged.”
Head Of U.S. Air Traffic Control System To Retire
Teri Bristol, the top federal executive responsible for running the U.S. air traffic control system, will retire at the end of February, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson announced.
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