Air Transport

The government of India has set a new target date to remove restrictions on scheduled international passenger services.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) Holdings has revealed more details of its planned new widebody operation, which will be branded as AirJapan.

Southwest Airlines wants to add more gates to Houston Hobby Airport (HOU), from which it launched international flights in 2015 after building a new terminal.

The lease reflects the booming numbers of vacation bookings for the summer as pent-up travel demand is realized, ACMI provider Avion Express says.

Longer flight routes to avoid Russian airspace, as well as a higher price for jet fuel, will drive up costs.

Austin C. Willis to Chief Executive Officer of Willis Lease Finance (effective April 1); Charles F. Willis will become Executive Chairman.

AIRBALTIC has suspended all operations to/from Russia until further notice.

JETCRAFT COMMERCIAL, UK agreed to purchase 14 CRJ1000s from HOP! for delivery through end of 2022.

QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO was selected by Cainiao Network to provide/operate 777F on weekly Hong Kong-Sao Paulo.

FLYDUBAI had AED841m net income for 2021 (vs AED198.2m in 2019) on 12% lower revenues, and ended year with 59 aircraft, including 34 737-800s, 22 737

EUROWINGS agreed to wet-lease (ACMI) 11 A320-200s from Avion Express starting with IATA summer season 2022.

ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS, Ireland acquired its 14th 737-800 for conversion to freighter by BOEING at STAECO, China.

AIR TRANSAT plans in April to gradually restart flights to a total of 25 European destinations, including Amsterdam, and says at the height of the

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES took delivery of another new Dash 8-400 (4626) from De Havilland Canada.

CARGOJET, Canada had C$167.4m net income in 2021 (vs C$87.8m loss in 2020) on 13.4% higher revenues.

Over the course of two days, Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report received word of three different agreements designed to attract and establish AAM in specific areas.

PORTER AIRLINES sold five Dash 8-400s (4130/4134/4138/4140/4193) to Aergo Capital for leaseback.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans twice-weekly Abu Dhabi-Nice, France (787).

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES signed MOU to order five 777-8Fs. It currently operates nine 777Fs and three 737-800BCFs.

A quick resolution to the falling-out appears unlikely as claims and counterclaims are filed in London’s High Court of Justice.

Icelandic LCC PLAY has appointed Icelandair and WOW Air veteran Guðni Ingólfsson as aviation operations MD, replacing company co-founder Arnar Már Magnússon, who will return to his work as cockpit crew.

Russian carrier Aeroflot is suspending all international flights starting March 8, while Eastern European ULCC Wizz Air has confirmed that four of its aircraft remain stranded in Ukraine.

Embraer has launched passenger-to-freighter conversions for the E190F and E195F, aiming to meet growing e-commerce demand and catering to the sector’s need for fast deliveries and decentralized operations, the manufacturer said March 7.

Federal air transport agency Rosaviatsiya has recommended that local carriers with aircraft leased from foreign lessors and registered abroad suspend all international passenger and cargo services.

Hangzhou, China-based logistics company Cainiao is increasing its freight capacity to the Americas in response to growing e-commerce demand.