Air Transport

A series of errors contributed to the October 2019 overrun of a PenAir Saab 2000 at Alaska’s Unalaska Airport that killed one passenger.

U.S.-based satellite communications provider Viasat on Nov. 8 announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Inmarsat in a transaction valued at $7.3 billion that would create an unrivaled, multiband space and terrestrial network serving aviation, maritime and other markets.

International Airlines Group (IAG) is not too concerned about JetBlue’s launch of transatlantic service to London, after concluding that capacity could remain lower in the market during 2022.

The U.S. lifted a pandemic travel ban on foreign arrivals Nov. 8, paving the way for a meaningful restart of international air travel that will restore a large chunk of missing revenues for legacy airlines.

UK-India startup Hans Airways has made substantial progress toward its air operator’s certificate (AOC), but its launch is being held up by a frequency cap on UK-India flights.

LCC Norwegian has signed letters of intent (LOIs) to lease up to 13 more Boeing 737-800NGs, while new local rival Flyr has announced a NOK250 million ($29 million) capital increase.

Japan has launched two projects to develop technologies for next-generation commercial aircraft.

The Florida-based ULCC said it has had particular problems hiring enough workers at Fort Lauderdale (FLL), its home base.

Xiamen Air has signed an engine purchase and support agreement with CFM International worth $1.8 billion at the 4th China International Import Expo.

The family of Energia-branded concepts—with all-electric, hybrid-electric or hydrogen-fueled propulsion for low emissions and noise—are aimed to enter into service between 2030 and 2040.

The Sydney Airport board has accepted a takeover bid from a consortium of investors after the prospective buyers raised their offer from previous unsuccessful attempts.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A380 took to the skies for the first time in more than 18 months.

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have signed an MoU to establish a codeshare partnership between both airlines.

The MRO has returned to profitability but results were again propped up by the wage subsidies provided by Singapore that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.

Wright believes that by 2026 both hydrogen and aluminum fuel cells can meet its requirement for around 10 megawatt hours of energy storage on the BAe 146 to enable 1-hr. flights on routes of 400 nm or shorter.

Another Norwegian startup prepares for Europe-US service launch.

Dutch flagship KLM was more ready than most for a traffic recovery.

The rapid expansion of cargo operations in the Arabian Gulf is continuing with the start of freighter services by Bahrain-based MENA Cargo.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an initiative to accelerate the commercialization of decarbonizing technologies by leveraging collective demand from companies prepared to commit to purchases by 2030.

International Airlines Group (IAG) believes it has turned a corner in its recovery and plans to restore over 100% of its pre-pandemic capacity on North Atlantic routes by next summer.

The 40-min. flight was operated by an Airbus A320neo powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines from Madrid Barajas Airport to the northern city of Bilbao.

Kirby sat down with Aviation Week to discuss United Airline's current business and plans for the carrier's fleet.

Heat-exchanger technology developed by Reaction Engines for its Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine could help transform ammonia into a green aviation fuel.

International Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines are among those reporting a surge in demand on transatlantic routes ahead of the Nov. 8 U.S. reopening.

“The recent grounding of 19 Qatar Airways A350 [aircraft] has left us with no alternative but to temporarily bring some of our A380 fleet back on key winter routes,” Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said.