Air Transport

Pieter Elbers, the CEO of KLM, will not serve a third term at the helm of the Dutch airline, meaning he will leave his post by May 2023, the Air France-KLM group said Jan. 13.

UK-based Hans Airways has taken one of the final steps in its preparations for launching operations with the acquisition of its first aircraft.

Two Canadian airlines that have been attempting to become airborne for years, Jetlines and Lynx, appear to be finally making their debut in 2022.

TUI Chief Flight Operations Officer Oliver Lackmann told Aviation Daily that “a new normal of travel has emerged.”

WIZZ AIR priced €500m bond offering of 1.00% notes due in 2026 within framework of Euro Medium Term Note Program.

QANTAS and JETSTAR are adjusting flying levels to better match travel demand in light of sudden growth in COVID-19 cases and now expects domestic

AIRCASTLE posted $62.4m net loss (primarily due to net non-cash aircraft impairment charges of $45m) on $191.5m revenues for third quarter ended

DELTA AIR LINES had $408m net loss in 4Q21 (vs $1.4b profit in 4Q19) on 17% lower revenues and $280m net income for 2021 (vs $4.8b in 2019) on 36%

Finnair has cut its already reduced February flying program by 20% in an attempt to manage the operational challenges caused by high levels of staff absence.

Qantas has significantly cut back its capacity plans as Australia grapples with soaring COVID-19 case numbers caused by the omicron variant.

Environmental regulations for aviation, such as mandates to use sustainable aviation fuel mandates and hydrogen technology certification, should be backed by an international framework set out by ICAO, a French parliamentary report says.

The flag-carrier has raised around S$21 billion ($16 billion) since the pandemic started in early 2020.

IATA has reported the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in November 2021.

Airlines, MROs and OEMs share lessons learned from parking aircraft during the pandemic.

Asia-Pacific international recovery significantly lags other regions.

Determining annual winners and losers based on commercial aircraft order or delivery totals is only slightly less subjective than picking a favorite airplane design, and arguably just as productive.

HANS AIRWAYS, UK signed LOI to lease ex-Air Europa A330-200 (950) for startup of services to India out of Manchester in 2-class, 299-seat

JETTIME, Denmark re-leased 737-800 (30296) from Aircastle; aircraft had been stored at Lasham since June 2020.

AIR SENEGAL leased new A220-300 (55089) from Carlyle Aviation Partners (SPNWS; December 31).

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA leased second/third ex-SilkAir 737-800s (44224/44233) from Avolon; another (44226) is expected.

SILVER AIRWAYS took delivery of new ATR 42-600 (1606) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital.

URAL AIRLINES leased LEAP-powered A321neo (10667) from SMBC Aviation Capital; two more are due in January.

FLYBONDI is anticipating several cancellations in January due to new wave of COVID-19 infections in Argentina.

GEORGIAN AIRWAYS CARGO leased 737-800BCF (28595; ex-Air Italy) from BBAM; it also operates 737-800SF (28231).