Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Two teams with experience developing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft launched startups focused on taking a different approach to advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus and LCC Wizz Air have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study hydrogen-powered aircraft operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Lengthening certification timelines shows the regulatory landscape is changing, but industry will adjust to the new expectations, a top Honeywell executive says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

CMA CGM AIR CARGO, France ordered third/fourth 777Fs to increase its fleet to 12 Airbus/Boeing freighters by 2026; it took delivery of the first two
Air Transport

AIR INCHEON, South Korea leased AEI-converted 737-800SF (32361; ex-SunExpress) from Macquarie AirFinance.
Air Transport

EZ AIR, Bonaire has acquired a third ex-Silver Airways Saab 340B+ from Jetstream Aviation Capital as part of multi-aircraft deal. It also agreed to
Air Transport

ALLEGIANT AIR leased ex-Alaska/Virgin America A320-200 (6787) with CFM56s from Air Lease Corporation.
Air Transport

SATA AIR AÇORES has European Commission approval to receive €453.25m in restructuring aid from Portugal.
Air Transport

IATA predicts air traffic in Poland will return to pre-COVID levels in 2024; it says new Solidarity Airport should be built in 2027 for 40m annual pax
Air Transport

BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT handled 1.93m pax in May 2022 vs 3.2m processe at Tegel and Schönefeld in May 2019; it handled 1.8m in April.
Air Transport

CEMAIR, South Africa leased two ex-SAS CRJ900LR (15398/15400) from TrueNoord (SPNWS; May 27).
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Staffing shortages will likely constrain U.S. airline capacity well into 2023, a team of Moody’s analysts predicted, but that may not be a bad thing for carriers in need of higher fares to offset their own rising costs.
Airlines & Lessors

HEATHROW plans June 14 to reopen T4, closed in 2020 due to COVID.
Air Transport

SOMON AIR began weekly Dushanbe-Munich (737-900ER); it plans to add second weekly flight in July.
Air Transport

JAPAN AIRLINES agreed to purchase 5.3m gallons of corn-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Gevo in 2027-2032.
Air Transport

SWEDISH GOVT proposed that the Riksdag authorize conversion, in whole or in part, its SEK4b loans in SAS to equity.
Air Transport

CATHAY PACIFIC welcomed the Hong Kong SAR Government’s agreement to extend the drawdown period of its HK$7.8b loan facility for 12 months until June 8
Air Transport

A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK has acquired SENATOR INTL (freight forwarder).
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies, the Super Tier 1 aerospace supplier and large defense prime contractor, will move its corporate headquarters this year to Arlington, Virginia, home of the Pentagon and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines and aerospace manufacturers are all too aware that meeting the industry’s 2050 net zero target represents a huge long-term challenge, financially, technologically and operationally.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Avionics and software specialist Flyht says aspiring A320 operator Coral Jet is the launch customer of its third-generation avionics platform, while a previous version is about to enter service on China Express ARJ21s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines contending with staffing and operational issues as demand has come roaring back this summer are responding strongly to criticism of the industry over the handling of a recent spate of flight delays and cancellations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Hong Kong government has pushed back the expiry date of a financial safety net it has provided for Cathay Pacific due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
French newcomer CMA CGM Air Cargo has secured its own air operator’s certificate (AOC) and taken delivery of its first Boeing 777F, with plans to grow its fleet to 12 aircraft by 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Swedish government has granted Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) request to convert around SEK20 billion ($2 billion) of debt provided by the state during the pandemic into equity, but Stockholm is refusing to contribute to the airline’s much-needed capital increase.
Airlines & Lessors