Air Transport

STARLUX, Taiwan took delivery of its first (2003) of eight A330-900s on lease from ALC; it has also agreed to lease one A350-900 from ALC and acquire

AIR LEASE CORPORATION had $408m net income on $2.1b revenues in 2021 vs $501m on $2b in 2020; it earned $142m in 4Q21 on 22% higher revenues. It ended

NAVBLUE (Airbus) was selected by Lithuania's Heston Airlines (three A320s/three A330s) to provide suite of operating management solutions.

CHORUS AVIATION had C$20.5m net loss on $1b revenues in 2021 vs $41.5m net income on $949m in 2020.

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP had $140m net income on $1b revenues in 2021 vs $104m on $901m in 2020.

A second Swedish start-up airline has announced plans to reconnect one of the country’s regions with the capital, Stockholm.

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are recognizing a changing need among their passengers for inflight data connectivity, according to a provider of satellite broadband to carriers.

AirAsia X has revealed more details about its plans to raise additional funds and progressively return more of its grounded fleet to service.

Eurowings says the aim of the move is to eliminate the complexity for employees within Europe, specifically their grievance of double taxation, and to allow for further growth.

The CEO of EgyptAir has praised the efficiency of the London flight captain in dealing with the repercussions of Storm ‘Eunice’ during landing at Heathrow Airport.

The twin-aisle aircraft, reg B-58301, is the first of eight A330neo arriving on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Lease Corporation (ALC), building on its recent large order for more than 100 Airbus narrowbodies, is now ordering 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

Aviation businesses that make it through the global shock of the last few years will come out seeing some things differently.

Germany green-hydrogen investment platform Hy2gen has completed a €200 million ($226.4 million) fundraising round.

Efforts to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Asia are gathering pace.

The aircraft is the first of four A330-200s expected to be in service with Condor on a transitional basis for around two years as deliveries of the airline’s A330neos begin later in 2022.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is setting out a more extensive flight program for the summer, in response to rising demand, with 230 direct routes to 120 destinations.

Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a dramatically reversed result for the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4) loss, posting a net profit despite the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant.

IATA has released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted.

Marcelle Nethersole leads us round the news headlines from the past week across the TATV region of Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

Executives at the show described 2022 as a “year of transition,” a turning point before the industry accelerates in 2023 and beyond.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.

The owner of Kuwait-based airport services provider National Aviation Services (NAS) plans to buy 13.2% of Menzies Aviation, in the latest step in its attempt to take over the Scottish ground handling company.

Air Busan has partnered with CAE since 2013 and its pilots train exclusively at CAE’s training center in South Korea.

LCC Cebu Pacific is keen to bring forward deliveries of its new Airbus A330neos if the market recovery and conditions allows the Philippines-based airline to do so.