Air Transport

AERDRAGON entered into facility agreement with PK AirFinance to finance two A320-200s on lease to Sichuan Airlines.
Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES has further delayed start of DFW-Tel Aviv to May 7 (787).
Air Transport

EQUAIR, Ecuador launched commercial operations (Quito-Guayaquil/-Galapagos). It has two 737-700s.
Air Transport

Scott M. Laurence to Vice President-Network Planning of Delta Air Lines.
Air Transport

AMELIA INTERNATIONAL, Slovenia leased ex-ASL ATR 72-200 (461) from TrueNoord to launch cargo operations.
Air Transport

ALTA added Aviation Services Management (ASM) as an affiliate member.
Air Transport

AAPA members carried 1.6m pax in Nov 2021 vs 30.3m in Nov 2019; capacity was only 16.6% of pre-pandemic levels.
Air Transport

IBA

IBA says overall global aviation carbon emisions fell 2.1% in 2021 vs 2020.
Air Transport

EVE and FALKO REGIONAL AIRCRAFT announced partnership to develop Global Operator Network with a potential order for 200 eVTOL aircraft. Eve will
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
European LCC easyJet plans to support the development of hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion by the UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, providing its perspective on how the zero-emissions technology could integrate with future airline operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Dan Cavanagh to Chief Risk Officer of Jackson Square Aviation, San Francisco; Paul Dwyer is retiring.
Air Transport

Conor Stafford to Head of Airline Leasing and Sales (Europe and Africa) of BOC Aviation.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
South African Airways’ (SAA) interim board has pledged to take whatever action is necessary to rid the airline of corrupt staff from what it described as its “shameful past” and to work toward recovering misappropriated funds.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is saying its 2021 air cargo performance was the best in the carrier’s 62-year history, following a pivot to cargo-centric operations while the island remained mostly shut to passenger movement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s December Commercial Airplane activity pointed to positive new-order momentum while deliveries on two key programs, the 737 MAX and 737, continue to struggle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
One of the key figures behind JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines is moving to Delta Air Lines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Delta Air Lines has been forced by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to temporarily suspend its two routes to Shanghai after falling foul of the regulator’s COVID-19 rule.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
EquAir has become the first Latin American startup to launch commercial operations in 2022 after receiving its air operator’s certificate from the Ecuadorian Civil Aviation General Directorate earlier in January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
As Eve Urban Air Mobility prepares to go public as an independent entity, it is leaning heavily on its parent company Embraer and that includes access to its customer base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Boom has been awarded a three-year U.S. Air Force contract to expand studies of its Mach 1.7 Overture aircraft beyond that of an executive transport to include surveillance, reconnaissance, special forces deployment and other military transport roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus is keeping a close eye on the COVID-19 situation in China’s Tianjin, home to the airframer’s only final assembly line in Asia, after authorities ordered a partial lockdown of the city in response to the detection of 40 cases linked to the omicron variant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The January 2022 edition of AFRAA Sky-Connect will host Barry Kashambo - ICAO regional director - Eastern and Southern African Office.
Aerospace

The Emirates A380 with the blue Expo 2020 “mobility” livery has landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, carrying the football team of Real Madrid.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Zero-emissions propulsion developer ZeroAvia has selected Paine Field as the location for a flight research center to support development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.
Sustainability

Harrell Leisure And Discounted Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.
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