Air Transport

After a decade at the head of Reunionese airline Air Austral, Marie-Joseph Malé has announced that he's leaving.
Maintenance & Training

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Engines and cabin interiors top the list of missing components, while airlines and airports struggle to keep up normal operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
Industry pushes for more geographic diversifcation of SAF projects.
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
The OEM produced the T-7A in only three years, but challenges remain before the process can green-light its next all-new airliner.
Farnborough Airshow

By Thierry Dubois, Alan Dron
Airbus and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde are broadening their cooperation agreement to study the logistics aspects of hydrogen use in aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Dominican Republic-based start-up LCC Arajet has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC), paving the way for a launch later in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Archer has restarted flight-testing of its Maker technology demonstrator, but has significant ground to cover to catch up with its closest rivals in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
The airline hopes to serve at least seven U.S. destinations from London Gatwick.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air travel disruption caused by staff shortages and a fast ramp-up in demand will likely last throughout the summer, according to the European Commission (EC), while network manager Eurocontrol forecast high fuel prices will drive a hike in ticket prices in the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
LCC Norwegian has firmed its previously announced letter of intent with Boeing for 50 737-8s, the airline announced June 23.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines has received an FAA waiver allowing it to remove around 50 departures a day from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) beginning in July in an effort to reduce congestion and improve its on-time performance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is making progress toward gaining key approvals from U.S. and European regulators for its proposed acquisition of rival Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Some industry observers believe Hong Kong's extremely cautious approach to easing travel and border restrictions will result in long-term competitive damage, but Cathay Pacific says it has significant fundamental advantages that will come back into play when restrictions ease.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
MTU Aero Engines says it has identified a Flying Fuel Cell (FFC) and Water Enhanced Turbofan (WET) as “favored” concepts for revolutionary reductions in emissions from aircraft propulsion systems.
ILA Berlin

By Thierry Dubois
As Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research and technology project is nearing the end, Airbus and industry partners are expected to complete the construction of their multifunction fuselage demonstrator, aiming at lower cost and weight and fast-paced manufacturing.
ILA Berlin

The jet fuel price ended last week up 0.3% at $177.08/bbl, compared to $176.6/bbl the prior week.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
A coalition consisting of Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) and its Economic Development Board’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), along with SITA and Startical, has signed a memorandum of understanding to commence a proof-of-concept trial of space-based VHF communication for air traffic control (ATC) purposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Civil Air Services Navigation Association (CANSO) has launched an environmental accreditation program “GreenATM” for air navigation service providers (ANSPs) as airspace industry players increasingly focus on sustainability targets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AMERICAN AIRLINES is cancelling four regional routes (Chicago-Dubuque/-Toledo and Philadelphia-Islip/-Ithaca) in September due to pilot shortage at
Air Transport

ALLEGIANT AIR leased ex-Alaska/Virgin America A320-200 (6939) with CFM56s from Air Lease Corporation.
Air Transport

MALTA MEDAIR leased ex-Kuwait Airways A320-200 (4357) with CFM56s from ALAFCO for wet-lease to MEDSKY, Libya.
Air Transport

NESMA AIRLINES, Egypt leased ex-Gulf Air A320-200 (5171) with CFM56s from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
Air Transport

JETTIME, Denmark leased ex-TUI 737-800 (35100) from BBAM.
Air Transport

Matieu Plamondon to Vice President-Cargo, Airport Operations & Facilities of Canadian North, Ottawa.
Air Transport

SKY EXPRESS, Greece sold second A320neo (10302) with LEAPs to Griffin Global Asset Management and leased it back.
Air Transport