Air Transport

Aeromexico will begin flying from Mexico City’s new Felipe Angeles International Airport in April, reversing a previous decision to continue operating exclusively from Mexico City Juárez.

Boeing has begun routine use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its commercial-aircraft flight operations, with Epic Fuels to supply 2 million gal. of blended fuel for its Washington state and South Carolina operations through 2022.

The airline is expanding its fleet by 60% amid rising ULCC competition in Canada.

Fallout from the dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways has reached the manufacturer’s order book, with January’s official activity summary showing cancellations for 50 A321neos and two A350-1000s.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced new CEOs for the airline and its parent holding company, as part of a senior leadership transition.

Spanish LCC Volotea believes that 2022 will see the airline significantly improving on its pre-pandemic passenger figures.

AirAsia India has been given the green light to operate its first international flight after nearly eight years after it started operations.

Morocco has re-opened to international arrivals after being closed since last November due to the pandemic.

News of the proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines has ushered in a wave of speculation about the possibility of further consolidation among U.S. carriers.

KOREAN AIR received approval from Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) to acquire ASIANA.

STRATOS, Monaco was added to S&P Global's Select Servicer List for servicing commercial aircraft portfolios.

SWOOP is growing its fleet from 10 to 16 aircraft with six new 737-8s in mid-2022 to expand its domestic network to 37 routes, adding service to

YEMENIA took delivery of ex-Air Mauritius A330-200 (883) on lease from AFG Aviation Ireland (SPNWS; Dec 24).

SAS IRELAND agreed to lease five LEAP-powered A320neos from CDB Aviation; first (10752) was delivered.

SILVER AIRWAYS successfully implemented critical strategic objectives, including raising $50m new capital and entering into new and/or amended

THAI AIRASIA received (Asia Aviation) Board approval to sell four A320s to Sky Aero Management and three A320s to Avolon for leaseback; deals are

AIR ARABIA, Sharjah is establishing FLY ARNA, Armenia for May startup out of Yerevan (to Central Asia and Russia) with two A320neos and FLY JINNAH

IATA conducted airline survey that found pressure on airline profitability diminished in 4Q21 and improvement is expected to continue in 2022; however

LAGUARDIA handled 6m pax in 2021, down 49% from 2019.

NEWARK LIBERTY handled 29m pax in 2021, down 37% from 2019.

JFK handled 31m pax in 2021, down 51% from 2019.

UNITED AIRLINES plans May 6 to resume daily San Francisco-Zurich (787-9).

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES reached tentative agreement with TWU 550-represented dispatchers on new contract.

AIR INUIT converted/placed the first large freighter door (108" x 68") Dash 8-300 (527; ex-CommutAir) into service.

DAE had $197m pretax profit on $1.2b revenues in 2021 vs $250m on $1.3b in 2020; it has 79 aircraft under management.