Air Transport

Lee Kinnebrew to Vice President-Flight Operations of Southwest Airlines.
Air Transport

Christa Lucas to Vice President-Governmental Affairs of Southwest Airlines.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandic LCC PLAY plans to lower the impact of rising fuel prices by increasing the number of seats in its Airbus A321neo fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Howmet Aerospace sees potential for growth as airframe and engine manufacturers shift their titanium supply chain sourcing away from Russia but will not alter its business strategy to chase market share, its top executive said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Revived UK regional carrier Flybe has confirmed it will open a second base at Belfast City Airport (BHD) alongside its new home Birmingham (BHX).
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The airline is increasing frequencies to Sydney as well as bringing back flights to Brisbane and Auckland.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
New Zealand’s upcoming move to allow entry for Australian residents will mark the final step in reopening a cross-border market that is crucial to the major airlines in both countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

For the first time around, Israel is now open to all travellers residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Airports & Networks

Emirates SkyCargo will be reactivating its cargo hub in Dubai South, Emirates SkyCentral DWC, for dedicated freighter aircraft operations from 26 March 2022.
Air Transport

Oman Air and SalamAir have announced greater cooperation to align both airlines’ networks for passenger growth in and out of Oman.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines is forecasting that demand for its air cargo services will benefit from increased congestion at sea ports and persistent labor shortages that continue to disrupt the supply chain.
Airlines & Lessors

Rob Spingarn and Scott Mikus
Many suppliers have found alternate sources of the metal, and OEMs have built up buffer inventory.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
New Jersey authorities are seeking proposals from companies interested in developing a 400-acre parcel at Atlantic City International Airport for aviation facilities.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Air Lease Corp. is maintaining “good communication” with its Russian customers and is confident that its leased aircraft will be returned, where necessary, and relationships with the carriers will leave room for future deals if the geopolitical environment permits such opportunities.
Airlines & Lessors

WORLD2FLY, Spain plans in May to take delivery of second A350-900 (559) on lease from ALC (SPNWS; June 11).
Air Transport

US DOT reports US airlines carried 46.3m pax in January, down 34% vs Jan 2020; international enplanements fell 44.4%.
Air Transport

BH AIR, Bulgaria leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (2908) with V2500s from DAE Capital.
Air Transport

SMARTLYNX ESTONIA leased two ex-flynas A320-200s (3308/4061) with CFM56s from AerCap.
Air Transport

GOL

GOL leased new 737-8 (65053) from Carlyle Aviation Partners; aircraft was built in 2019 and stored for Kunming Airlines.
Air Transport

AIR CANADA plans to restart Vancouver-Brisbane on July 1 and -Auckland on November 10 (787).
Air Transport

GREATER BAY AIRLINES, Hong Kong leased ex-Norwegian 737-800 (42279) from ICBC Leasing.
Air Transport

EMPIRE AIRLINES began ATR 72-600F (1680) operations on behalf of FEDEX EXPRESS, which ordered 30/optioned 20.
Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES now expects 1Q22 total revenue to be down approximately 17% (vs 1Q19), better than previous guidance of down approximately 20-22%
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA CARGO launched A321F operations (Frankfurt-Dublin-Manchester); a second aircraft is to join fleet in mid-2022.
Air Transport

CALC had HK$627.3m net income on HK$3.3b revenues in 2021 vs HK$267.9m on HK$3.5b in 2020. It has 152 aircraft.
Air Transport