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Air Transport

SKYWEST had $112m net income for 2021 (vs $340m in 2019) on 9% lower revenues; it ended year with $860m cash and 509 aircraft (211 E175s; 44 CRJ900s
Air Transport

TEXTRON AVIATION rolled out first production Cessna SkyCourier for delivery to FEDEX, which has ordered 50, in 1H22.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
A perfect storm is brewing that could threaten small community air service across the U.S. for years to come.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
U.S. regional operator SkyWest is cutting planned block hours for 2022 as continuing staffing challenges, including unexpected higher levels of captain attrition, are creating a drag on its operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
French regional carrier Amelia Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with California-based Universal Hydrogen to convert three of its aircraft to hydrogen fuel cell powerplants.
Airlines & Lessors

CANADA JETLINES took delivery of ex-Pegasus A320-200 (4175) with CFM56s from Jackson Square Aviation.
Air Transport

Ryujiro Tokuma to Head of Global Transportation Services Headquarters of Orix Aviation, Dublin.
Air Transport

AEROFLOT completed cabin retrofit of two 777s to 427-pax configuration: 28 Business, 24 Comfort and 375 Economy.
Air Transport

FLYDUBAI plans March 2 to begin twice-weekly Dubai-Al Ula, Saudi Arabia (737).
Air Transport

ORIX AVIATION opened office in Dubai and is closing office in Hong Kong.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation celebrated the rollout of the first production unit of its Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine large utility turboprop at the company’s Wichita manufacturing site.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TRANSAVIA (Air France-KLM) plans March 31 to begin three-times-weekly Amsterdam-Riga (737).
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
El Al has signed an MOU with Arkia Airlines under which the Israeli flag-carrier will acquire the country’s second-largest airline.
Airlines & Lessors

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES signed MOU to purchase ARKIA ISRAELI AIRLINES in exchange for 10-14% of its own equity.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
The EU’s transport ministers have issued a declaration that they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on aviation sustainability to be adopted at the ICAO Assembly in September.
Sustainability

By Kurt Hofmann, Lindsay Bjerregaard
Executive Board Chairman Johannes Bussmann is planning to depart the company; COO Soeren Stark is slated to take over as Chairman on July 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Flydubai is the latest airline to add flights to Al Ula, a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia that is seeking to transform itself into an international tourist destination.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
JAL is reacting to continued COVID-19 restrictions in place in Japan as the country attempts to contain the spread of the omicron variant.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair’s remaining 13 Boeing 757-200/300s will be replaced in the second half of this decade and the all-Boeing operator is preparing to enter discussions with OEMs on its future aircraft options.
Airlines & Lessors

Emirates will make a full return of passenger services to and from Casablanca from 8 February.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways celebrating 10 years of operating direct flights between Doha and Tbilisi, Georgia and Baku, Azerbaijan.
Airports & Networks

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno
Amid ugly write downs and program woes, Boeing launches a new freighter, cashes in on an Airbus dispute and places a half-billion-dollar bet on the future.
Air Transport

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
What’s in and what’s out for aircraft cabins.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Henry Canaday
Brazilian aviation’s quick recovery is driving MRO growth in commercial and business markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace