Air Transport

AIRASIA GROUP officially changed its name to CAPITAL A.

RYANAIR posted €96m net loss for third quarter ended Dec 31 (vs €88m profit in same quarter 2019) on 23% lower revenues. It has received 41 737-8200s

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS took delivery of ex-Norwegian 787-9 (63345) on lease from BOC Aviation.

HOP!, France leased second ex-KLM Cityhopper E190 (326) from Falko Regional Aircraft.

MAS AIR CARGO, Mexico leased A330-200P2F (868; ex-Etihad) from Altavair (SPNWS; January 21).

SHREE AIRLINES, Nepal leased second ex-Austrian Dash 8-400 (4281) from EIC Aircraft Leasing (SPNWS; Dec 31).

ULTRA AIR, Colombia agreed to lease three A320-200s from ALAFCO (4438/4399; ex-IndiGo)/Avolon (3044; ex-Interjet).

The UK’s FlyZero research project has revealed its concept for a 75-seat regional airliner powered by liquid hydrogen as it finalizes its study on how to prepare the country’s aerospace industry to participate in the development of future zero-emissions commercial aircraft.

The surge in omicron coronavirus variant cases damaged Ryanair Holdings’ yields in December and January, but the Ireland-based airline group managed to reduce its fiscal 2022 third-quarter (Q3) net loss to €96 million ($107 million) from €321 million a year earlier.

Southwest Airlines conceded it will not fully restore pre-pandemic capacity levels in 2022 as planned citing ongoing staffing issues.

Etihad Cargo has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for Live Animals.

Morocco will resume international passenger flights from February 7, 2022.

International cargo movements from the Middle East and Africa outstripped most of the global markets with double digit growth of 10.6% and 11.3 respectively.

Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways has only been flying for three months. Its sale would be a rare step in European airline consolidation.

Some carriers are beginning to reinstate U.S. and European routes.

Airworthiness directives (ADs) mandating 5G-related flight restrictions that go beyond low-visibility operations highlight the complexity of protecting aircraft from potential interference while regulators quantify the risks and work on permanent fixes.

The COVID-19 pandemic still is raging, but its history and industrial effects already are being written.

Air traffic management (ATM) organization Eurocontrol and Airports Council International Europe (ACI-Europe) have signed an MOU to increase cooperation as Europe’s air transport sector inches slowly back toward normality.

Completion comes after the Indian government selected Tata Group as the successful bidder for the national carrier in October 2021.

Incremental growth in the London market will be the focus of JetBlue Airways’ nascent transatlantic operation this year, with additional European destinations coming on board no earlier than 2023.

Further low-cost competition is coming to London's secondary airport this summer as Wizz Air increases its presence.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is increasing its summer 2022 program with additional aircraft capacity and its comeback to the U.S. West Coast.

Currently an all-Boeing 737-700/800 NG operator, AnadoluJet CEO Samil Karakas is looking for new-generation aircraft which are cheaper to operate.