Air Transport

AIRHUB AIRLINES, Malta acquired ex-South African Airlines A330-300 (1754) for ACMI/charters in Zero-LOPA operation.
Air Transport

MESA AIRLINES secured funding from Volofin Capital Management, UK for 12 newly delivered CF34-8C5 spares.
Air Transport

Steven Greenway to Chief Executive Officer of Blue Air, Romania (effective March 2022).
Air Transport

AIR CANADA plans in June to begin Vancouver-Austin (737-8) and Montreal-Nashville (E175).
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is mandating new limitations for most older Boeing 737s operating at airports with 5G C-Band deployment, warning that signal interference may cause malfunctions to automated systems that rely on the aircraft’s radio altimeter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada now intends to take all 12 Airbus A220-300s from an order it previously canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
An A380 will flight-test a hydrogen-burning turbine engine by the end of 2026 under a collaboration between Airbus and CFM International partners GE Aviation and Safran.
Aircraft & Propulsion

With collaboration the name of the game at the MRO Middle East event in Dubai today, Turkey’s main MRO company Turkish Technic, and Swiss-based aviation and aerospace advisor, AMROS Global, have signed a collaboration agreement for the C-Check and lease-out operations of two Airbus A330.
MRO

By Kurt Hofmann
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) launched “SAS FORWARD,” a SEK 7.5 billion ($799 million) cost-savings program that aims to keep it remain competitive into the future.
Airlines & Lessors

Tye Radcliffe
At the IATA Digital, Data and Retailing Symposium in Madrid, the same concept kept appearing in many of the sessions: customer-centricity. There was a lot of talk about making it the number one priority. While that sounds great, what does it mean in practice?
ATW Opinion

Qatar Airways unveiled a retro livery aircraft to celebrate 25 Years in operations.
Aerospace

Flydubai has signed a multi-year agreement for parts provisioning and Quick Engine Change (QEC) kits to support the all-Boeing flydubai fleet.
MRO

By Alan Peaford
As Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) embarks on the biggest adventure in its long history as the MRO partner within the kingdom’s national carrier group, it has recognised that is does so with a little help from its friends.
MRO

Pegasus Airlines is among the first of the IATA member airlines to go live with IATA’s Travel Pass for use on international routes.
Air Transport

By Vincent Chappard
Before the pandemic, there were plans for Air Algérie to spend $2 billion on new aircraft. Now, as Vincent Chappard reports, the carrier is struggling for its very survival.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Backed by a rebound in line maintenance business at Changi Airport, SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) posted a net profit of S$33.2 million ($24.5 million) for the third quarter of its 2021/2022 fiscal year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has told its pilot union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), that it may set up a new wholly-owned airline operating mainline services, should no agreement on substantial labor cost reductions be reached quickly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus has delivered the first A319neo to China Southern Airlines, which becomes the first commercial operator of the shortened A320neo family aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Greater Bay Airlines has been cleared to fly more than 100 passenger routes across the Asia-Pacific region, providing further competition for Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
How Jazeera Airways is preparing its maintenance operations for the post-pandemic recovery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
With air cargo demand on the rise and capacity scarce, new freighters are in the spotlight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

NORTHERN AVIATION SERVICES agreed to lease 737-400SF (25844; ex-British Airways) from Automatic.
Air Transport

ATLAS AIR had $493.3m net income in 2021 (vs $93.1m in 2019) on 46% higher revenues; block hours rose 13.4%.
Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION agreed to order 50 more 737 MAXs, including 32 incremental MAXs and 18 resulting from conversion of three 787s, for delivery in
Air Transport

FINNAIR lost €469m in 2021 (vs €162.8m profit in 2019) on 73% lower revenues; enplanements fell 80% vs 2019.
Air Transport