Air Transport

The U.S. Transportation Department has moved to block SkyWest from ending flights to 29 small communities in the U.S. until a replacement airline is in place.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) plans to bring its idled Terminal 2 (T2) into operation March 24 to serve the industry’s summer flight schedule.

South African airline Comair has canceled all flights for a fourth consecutive day after its air operator’s certificate (AOC) was suspended indefinitely by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on March 13.

Mubadala subsidiary Sanad is to collaborate with Thales to extend industrial services for airport security, air traffic and avionics systems.

ACI EUROPE and IATA have called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped.

South Africa’s domestic airline sector is being thrown into disarray with the indefinite grounding of Comair and Kulula airlines over safety issues.

Qatar Airways Cargo carried 190 of the world’s fastest racehorses and finest show jumping and dressage horses on its freighters over the past few weeks.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) welcomes the appointment of South Africa’s new air services councils and calls on them to move swiftly to clear the 12 months backlog of licence applications.

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has unveiled three zero-carbon airliner concepts developed under the UK government’s FlyZero project which aims to support the accelerated introduction of hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Airlines are doubling their recruitment and training effort to address a national pilot shortage in the U.S.

A group of lawmakers from the U.S. House and Senate are urging the Biden administration to block the proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, warning the tie-up would “monopolize the ultra-low-cost segment of the industry.”

The Russian government indicates it might “nationalize” aircraft operated by Russian airlines and owned by lessors outside the country.

South Africa’s airlines are gearing up for a pack of new routes to be awarded, after the country’s government finally reconstituted two licensing bodies.

FLYBONDI CARGAS was introduced as new Argentine domestic cargo airline using 737-800s in alliance with FLY CARGO.

Richard W. Smith to President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Express (effective Jan 1, 2023); Donald F. Colleran is retiring.

DHL EXPRESS entered into Crew and Maintenance (CM) agreement with Singapore Airlines to deploy five 777Fs out of Changi Airport starting in 2H22 (2)

The drawdown of the omicron coronavirus variant was supposed to usher in a return to profitability for airlines in 2022, but the recent surge in global jet fuel prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dashed those hopes for the time being.

UK-based LCC easyJet has chosen air services provider dnata to manage its inflight retail services, including the delivery of a tailor-made onboard retail program that the airline hopes will grow ancillary income.

The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.

Air Europa is no longer for sale as international traffic is generating sufficient liquidity, the airline’s owner says, enabling the Spanish carrier to continue without a strategic investor.

Venezuelan flag-carrier Conviasa is set to become the first international airline to serve Felipe Ángeles International (NLU), the new airport in Mexico City being constructed on the site of the Santa Lucía Air Force Base.