Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission has approved restructuring aid for Portuguese leisure carrier SATA Air Açores, as well as a recapitalization for Latvian carrier airBaltic, to avoid possible default and insolvency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

TURKISH AIRLINES ordered four A350-900s for delivery in 2022-2023. AIRBUS has now booked 364 orders in 2022.
Air Transport

LEASEWORKS and CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS teamed to provide an integrated accounting solution for aircraft lessors.
Air Transport

VOEPASS, Brazil agreed to lease two ex-SkyJet ATR 72-500s (748/760) from Elix Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

ELECTRA AIRWAYS, Bulgaria leased A320-200 (3618) from Sky One, which purchased aircraft from FTAI Aviation.
Air Transport

VIETJETAIR plans to acquire six more A330-300s to add long-haul routes to Australia, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Air Transport

WIZZ AIR had €642.5m net loss on €1.7b revenues for year ended March 31 vs €576m loss on €739m a year ago; it ended year with 153 A320 Family aircraft
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS renewed agreement with Emirates Airline to provide its Lido Flight 4D flight planning solution for another seven years.
Air Transport

UNITED AIRLINES plans in October to begin three-times-weekly San Francisco-Brisbane, Australia (787-9).
Air Transport

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS plans in mid-August to begin Berlin Brandenburg-JFK/-LAX (787).
Air Transport

AIRDIALOG launched (Part 135) FedEx feeder operations out of Albuquerque, NM using a Cessna 208 Caravan.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines has committed to pay its pilots “at the top of the industry” says CEO Robert Isom.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
With ambitions to be North America’s first zero-emission airline, startup Connect Airlines has placed a firm order with Universal Hydrogen to convert 75 ATR 72-
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air is planning to more than double its all-Airbus fleet over the next five years, growing from 153 to 383 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines have given a mixed reaction to a vote by the European Parliament on key legislation packages governing the aviation industry’s efforts to reduce its emissions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Brazil has joined a regional harmonization effort to streamline maintenance organization certifications.
MRO

By Alan Dron
Africa’s airlines must and will consolidate in order to become economically viable, the CEO of one of the continent’s largest regional carriers is saying.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and two Singapore government-related organizations are launching a program to sell sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credits that can be purchased by travelers and other airline customers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR believes that Japan will be home to a 100-strong fleet of the type “in a few years,” CEO Stefano Bortoli said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Regional turboprop lessor Monte Aircraft Leasing has agreed to purchase up to 100 hydrogen-electric powertrains from zero-emission propulsion startup ZeroAvia for installation on new and existing Cessna Caravans and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters as well as Dornier 228s and HAL-228s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Russian government continues to support the country’s air transport industry, which has been seriously affected by the war in Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Deloitte Consulting has launched a Wichita “Smart Factory” officials call the “art of the possible,” using advanced technology to focus on the future of manufacturing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

IATA has released April 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand and contraction in capacity.
Air Transport

By David Casey
The transatlantic startup will offer connections to New York JFK and Los Angeles from the German capital.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The LCC wants additional aircraft so it can add points in Australia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to its route map.
Airlines & Lessors