Air Transport

AVOLON completed 54 lease transactions in 1Q22 (vs 31 in 1Q21), delivered six new aircraft (vs 8), and transitioned 11 to follow-on lessees (vs three)
Air Transport

Ann-Sofie Hörlin to Head of Sustainability of SAS, Sweden.
Air Transport

BOC AVIATION signed 22 lease agreements in 1Q22 (vs 13 in 1Q21) and has owned/managed/committed fleet of 530 aircraft vs 549 a year ago; it ended
Air Transport

US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $2.60/gallon in February vs $1.60 in Feb 2021; consumption rose 50.6%.
Air Transport

JET2.COM, UK leased ex-flydubai 737-800 (40260) from Stratos; aircraft is part of JOL Air 2019-1 securitized portfolio.
Air Transport

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES agreed to sell two Dash 8-400s (4626/4628) to TrueNoord and lease them back for eight years.
Air Transport

Steven Udvar-Hazy​ was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Aviation Capital Group, CA.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Airline CEOs at the CAPA Centre for Aviation Leader Summit agree the industry is facing an extremely uncertain outlook.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate have introduced a bill that would create a federal no-fly list for airline passengers who assault flight attendants and crewmembers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network staff
Russian airlines are looking for ways to stay airborne despite Western sanctions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka believes that the “future of aviation in Africa lies in consolidation.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea has joined the list of Asia-Pacific countries that have taken major steps to relax international travel restrictions related to COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Aided by a Chapter 11 debt restructuring and increase in cargo operations, Philippine Airlines (PAL) owners PAL Holdings are profitable again as the carrier looks to ramp up capacity following the country’s reopening.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol expects its network traffic to recover to 89% of 2019 levels by August and rise to 92% by year-end 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Commerce Department sanctioned three Russian airlines—Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair—on April 7, denying businesses or governments from doing any business with the carriers for at least 180 days.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark does not expect the airline to receive its first 777-9 before 2025, representing a further two-year delay over current plans that creates a major capacity gap in the airline’s future network plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Board of Directors of flynas have approved raising the volume of its orders to 250 aircraft – making the airline the largest LCC in the MENA region.
Air Transport

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched new routes to Budapest, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Vienna, Katowice, Catania and Bari.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is too generous to airlines and free carbon allowances to the aviation industry should be curbed, Brussels-based campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) said in an April 6 report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Competition between Boston and London is set to further intensify from July when JetBlue Airways begins the first of two daily routes between the
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The Colombia-Argentina market looks set for the entrance of a third carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong has eased some border rules but not enough for a major recovery for Cathay Pacific.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Buoyed by sales at HAI Heli-Expo, Leonardo Helicopters CEO Gian Piero Cutillo says the commercial helicopter market has turned a corner.
Aircraft & Propulsion