Air Transport

MAVERICK AVIATION PARTNERSHIP (managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners) agreed to acquire AMCK Aviation’s aircraft portfolio, comprising 125 primarily
Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION increased previously announced order (LOI) with Airbus from 111 to 116 aircraft for 2023-2028: 25 A220-300s, 59 A321neos (vs 55)
Air Transport

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP ordered 40 A320neo Family aircraft (five are A321XLRs) and signed MOU for 20 A220s. It has now ordered 125 A320neo Family
Air Transport

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi today announced its outstanding operational results for 2021.
Aerospace

By Alan Dron
Uncertainty surrounds the future of Cabo Verde Airlines after the African archipelago’s government decided to renationalise the carrier.
Air Transport

Oman Air recently participated in ICAO’s Regional Security Culture Webinar under the theme ‘Year of Security Culture.’
Aerospace

Boeing has ordered 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its global customers.
Air Transport

The budget carrier IndiGo will launch a codeshare with Air France-KLM from February 2022.
Air Transport

Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China.
Air Transport

IATA has clarified that the aircraft cabin remains a very low risk environment for contracting COVID-19.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Air France and KLM will offer passengers access to 25 new Indian destinations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways is effectively to become a standalone company after a major reorganization proposal that will see most of its subsidiaries passed to a state-owned holding entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
As construction of a new airport for Sudan´s capital Khartoum continues, one of its expected airline operators is looking to benefit from the project’s geographical position in Northeastern Africa.
Airports & Networks

Airbus said today that it will be defending its position against a claim by Qatar Airways filed in the English courts.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Etihad Airways and ADQ have proposed a transaction that will support the ongoing transformation of the airline and the future growth of the civil aviation sector in Abu Dhabi.
Air Transport

By David Casey
The Hungarian ULCC is mounting a challenge to easyJet and British Airways’ new short-haul subsidiary.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The newest COVID-19 wave is not altering commercial customers’ maintenance plans, though any sustained rise in travel restrictions could hamper its
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The FAA will soon release draft final rules that details return-to-service requirements for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, adopting Boeing-recommended nacelle modifications and new Pratt-developed fan blade inspection protocols.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Lawmakers from two key U.S. House committees sent a joint letter to the heads of the country’s four largest airlines urging them to foot the bill for crewmembers to participate in self-defense training led by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair is bracing for a significantly larger fiscal 2022 net loss, citing new omicron variant-related travel restrictions and weaker bookings, and warned it has already cut January 2022 capacity by a third.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has approved €2.55 billion ($2.88 billion) of financial aid the Portuguese government is offering to help TAP Portugal and its parent group return to viability, but the carrier must concede up to 18 slots at Lisbon airport per day to a competitor.
Airlines & Lessors

ALLEGIANT AIR acquired ex-Alaska A320-200 (6704) with CFM56s from Air Lease Corporation.
Air Transport

RYANAIR lowered its full year guidance from previous net loss of €100m-€200m to €250m-€450m loss as the Omicron COVID variant and recent government
Air Transport

US DOT reports US airlines carried 65.6m pax in October, down 16% vs October 2019; intl traffic fell 38% vs Oct 2019.
Air Transport