Air Transport

VIETNAM AIRLINES says it is evaluating A220s and E190/195s as replacements for its retiring ATR 72 turboprops.
Air Transport

EASYJET extended lease of A320-200 (4033) from Avation for additional 44 months to October 2026.
Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES is now projecting 2Q22 revenues to be 11-13% higher than 2Q19 vs 6-8% as previously thought.
Air Transport

AZORRA, Fort Lauderdale acquired 37-aircraft portfolio, comprising 29 E-Jets and eight ATRs/Dash 8s on lease to 13 different airlines, formerly owned
Air Transport

SOUTHWEST reached tentative agreement on new contract with its AMFA-represented aircraft appearance technicians.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Singaporean state investment company Temasek has committed an initial $5 billion to launch GenZero, an investment platform dedicated to accelerating decarbonization globally.
Sustainability

By Ben Goldstein
JetBlue Airways sweetened the terms of its bid to acquire Spirit Airlines, part of an effort to win over Spirit’s shareholders ahead of a fast approaching vote on whether to merge with Frontier Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
It used to be that maintenance demand was easily predictable based on factors such as global fleet flight hours and cycles. This recovery is not exactly following that path.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
London Heathrow Airport plans to return the last of its four terminals to operational use on June 14, while Helsinki Airport will combine its two
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Dutch carrier KLM is restoring operations at its Amsterdam Schiphol home base, after cascading operational problems forced it to halt inbound European flights to the airport on the afternoon of June 4.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Aircraft concepts using hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are in a neck-and-neck race at the midpoint of a German research project to develop designs for climate-neutral commercial airliners that could be operational by 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Brazil continues to be a major player in advanced air mobility and now has a new partnership to address the overall AAM ecosystem.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines is evaluating two regional jets as part of fleet renewal plans to replace its retiring ATR 72 turboprops.
Airlines & Lessors

The top five carriers in 2021 hold the same operational revenue rankings as they did in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

Quarterly RPK results for the four major US airlines reveal how their 2022 1Q traffic roughly doubled compared with the 2021 1Q, demonstrating a major
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Delta Air Lines’ new $4 billion terminal at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) partially opened June 4, marking another milestone in the revamping of
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
In two separate deals, U.S. lessor Azorra has bought 37 aircraft formerly owned by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), while Abu Dhabi-based Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings has acquired seven mid-life narrowbodies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The expanded codeshare came as American launched a new service June 4 from New York JFK to Doha’s Hamad International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

DHL Express is investing in solar power projects across all its regional facilities, with the first solar photovoltaic (PV) installation completed in its Amman facility, which will reduce energy consumption by 100%.
Air Transport

Angola’s TAAG has signed an ACMI agreement with HiFly reinforcing its operation with an Airbus A330 for three months.
Air Transport

Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways has demonstrated the future of sustainable aviation by flying an environmentally sustainable B787-800 Dreamliner flight from Nairobi to Amsterdam.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates and Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership.
Airports & Networks

South African airline Comair had all its aircraft grounded on Sunday by South Africa's civil aviation regulator over unresolved safety issues.
Air Transport

By David Casey
The forecast from ACI Asia-Pacific comes despite a slower recovery in the region so far.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
BA, like many airlines, used passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights during the COVID-19 pandemic but had moved away from that strategy.
Airlines & Lessors