Air Transport

Saudia Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has operated the world’s longest net positive flight powered by CarbonClick.

Fly Dhaka is in the “final stages” of securing an air operator’s certificate (AOC) and is preparing to launch domestic operations.

Advanced air mobility aircraft manufacturers are calling for clearer guidance from the FAA over certification requirements after the regulator signaled a change in rules governing approval for winged electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles.

The New York-based carrier badly needs to find a new niche—could it be Airbus A220-300 point-to-point operations?

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

AMERIFLIGHT, Dallas agreed to lease 15 Saab 340B(F)s from Jetstream Aviation Capital for delivery starting in 4Q22.

VOLOTEA AIRLINES, Spain leased ex-Pegasus A320-200 (5950) with CFM56s from ORIX Aviation.

AEGEAN purchased second ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 (1073) from AVAP for OLYMPIC AIR as part of deal for three.

AER LINGUS is expected to acquire four new A320neos (10712/10786/10791/10837) originally due for Russian airlines.

FLY DHAKA, Bangladesh has retained AirAsia Consulting to provide consulting services for startup with A320-200s.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans June 15 to begin seasonal twice-weekly Abu Dhabi-Nice (787)

SKYWEST suffered landing gear/structure damage to CRJ200 (7871) from runway excursion at Houston IAH; no injuries.

TIBET AIRLINES is writing off A319-100 (5157) after aborted takeoff at Chongqing-Jiangbei; 36 injuries/122 occupants.

ITA AIRWAYS took delivery of new A350-900 (308) from ALAFCO; it is the 40th operator of the type (first in Italy).

Ronan Kelleher to Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer-Aviation, based in Dublin, of Castlelake.

COPA had US$19.8m net income on $572m revenues in 1Q22 vs $89.4m on $672m in (pre-pandemic) 1Q19; it has $1.2b cash.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans to invest >$2b over next five years in new customer services including Viasat onboard WiFi connectivity using Anuvu hardware

Campbell Wilson to Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Air India.

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT recorded its busiest quarter since 2020 with 13.6m pax in 1Q22 (vs 11.8m in 4Q21).

Boeing is awaiting FAA feedback on its latest plan to get 787 deliveries re-started, and company executives are confident that its list and proposed remedies will satisfy the regulator’s requirements.

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed the bench test of the first prototype of its PD-8 turbofan engine.

Airfares surged in April by 18.6%, according to official inflation data released May 11, as tight labor markets and rising fuel prices force carriers to raise ticket prices at the fastest rate in years.

The Japanese airline is restoring Airbus A380 flights to Hawaii, as well as reinstating service to London.

Seventeen years after first working together, Air France CEO Anne Rigail and incoming KLM CEO Marjan Rintel will collaborate again on key fleet decisions for the group.

Air India has selected Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson to take over the reins as the newly privatized Indian carrier’s CEO and MD.