Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has extended two of its Istanbul-Johannesburg flights to include King Shaka International Airport in Durban.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from 22 June 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline executives head to Doha to discuss the significant challenges the industry faces as it attempts to make the most of the long-awaited recovery in travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
A German startup plans to demonstrate the weight-saving structural integration of a battery system into a wing as the first step toward developing a nine-passenger all-electric regional airliner with a range of 270 nm.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
Air India plans to open multiple hubs across India over the coming years to help capture the surging demand in the country’s domestic market and drive an ambitious international expansion strategy under new owner Tata Group.
Airports & Networks

This webinar took place on Friday, Jun 17 2022. Alaska Airlines is on a growth track. The Seattle-based airline has joined the oneworld global
Air Transport

William Swelbar
Pilot labor is unabashedly leveraging a very real pilot demand/supply imbalance for its benefit.
Airlines & Lessors

ICELANDAIR signed LOI to purchase four 737 MAXs (built in 2018) for delivery in 2H22 to increase its MAX fleet to 18.
Air Transport

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES says it plans to operate dedicated fleet of 14 aircraft for 2022 Hajj season, making 268 international flights to/from 15
Air Transport

AVION EXPRESS MALTA leased ex-Wizz Air A320-200 (4246) with V2500s from BBAM.
Air Transport

ASL AIRLINES IRELAND leased 737-800SF (30291; ex-Air Europa) from Aviation Capital Group for AMAZON PRIME AIR.
Air Transport

GLOBALX leased ex-Alaska A320-200 (2993) from DAE Capital, and now operates seven A320 Family aircraft.
Air Transport

EASYJET was awarded 18 daily slots at Lisbon abandoned by TAP Air Portugal to mitigate possible undue competition distortions created by restructuring
Air Transport

PSA AIRLINES leased ex-Cityjet CRJ900 (15428) from Nordic Aviation Capital for AMERICAN EAGLE.
Air Transport

JETSMART agreed to sell seven A320neos and two A321neos to Griffin Global Asset Management for leaseback.
Air Transport

AFRIJET, Gabon sold ATR 72-600 (1646) to Elix Aviation, and leased it back.
Air Transport

AOPA reports hiring in January-May has already surpassed 2021 as the best year on record for pilot hiring since 2000.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed a bill that would allow free baggage allowances for domestic and international air travelers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace says confidence is growing around its hybrid, hydrogen-electric aerospace propulsion solution the company is pursuing as part of its UK government-backed H2Gear research and technology project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Flight attendants at three wholly-owned regional units of American Airlines secured agreements that provide higher pay and summertime bonuses, adding to rising industry costs amid a historically tight airline labor market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s first ULCC Viva captured headlines recently with the announcement that it plans to form a mega Latin American airline group along with rival Avianca and Brazilian carrier GOL.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
United Airlines has made another investment in a startup developing a new pathway to producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing is modifying a 777-200ER into a testbed for 30 new technologies in the latest campaign of the company’s 10-year-long ecoDemonstrator evaluation program.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
The Indigo Partners-backed startup will initially operate two aircraft but hopes to scale up to nine during 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France is ready for a busy summer season, having taken the decision to recruit more staff earlier this year in the hope of strong demand.
Airlines & Lessors