Air Transport

Japan’s major airlines are canceling most of their flights to Europe due to the war in Ukraine, yet Korean Air’s Moscow flights are operating as normal for now and the carrier’s European services continue to overfly Russia.

Finnair will restart flying to Tokyo Narita (NRT) from March 9 after suspending service following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Aircraft Industries, the Czech manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop transport aircraft, says in an open letter that its ownership by Russian holding group Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UGMK) “is likely to change a lot for us as a company, but we ourselves do not know what the consequences will be.”

Manchester City and Etihad Airways have today announced the installation of new plastic recycling pods outside the Etihad Stadium.

Sanctions may have a fast and sweeping effect on Russian air transport, which cannot rely on local production or services.

Airlines, lessors and manufacturers will all feel the pinch of sanctions against Russia.

Turkish Aerospace eyes “aggressive price policy” for international sales of indigenous Gokbey twin-engine medium rotorcraft.

GKN Aerospace has tested an advanced turbine rear structure (TRS) design which demonstrated a potential weight reduction of up to 14% compared to current commercial engine configurations.

Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.

As airspace over Russia and Ukraine is effectively closed, except for domestic flights in the former, the most immediate consequence of the war for airlines is the impact on carriers’ flight operations.

WestJet is attempting to initiate some consolidation in the Canadian market through a proposed agreement to acquire tour operator Sunwing.

The Workhorse Group may have sold off its SureFly electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi program to Moog, but the U.S. electric delivery truck maker is continuing to develop its Horsefly unmanned aircraft.

Electrifying short-range aviation in the Netherlands will be feasible by 2026, concludes a report by airport consultants NACO and national aerospace research agency Royal NLR.

Swiss International Airlines expects to take delivery of carbon-neutral aviation fuel produced using concentrated sunlight in 2023, under a strategic collaboration with Swiss startup Synhelion.

Turboprops accounted for all but one of 2021’s fatal airliner accidents, with more attention to be paid to improving safety in that market sector as a result, IATA’s 2021 safety performance report revealed.

Hungary-based LCC Wizz Air is planning to evacuate its aircraft from Ukraine and redistribute capacity elsewhere in its network.

Airports have been urged to place increased emphasis on non-aeronautical revenues to help rebuild their financial health in the aftermath of the pandemic.