Air Transport

AERCAP completed 438 transactions (311 lease agreements, 65 purchases and 62 sales) in 2021 vs 179 (97 lease agreements, 36 purchases and 46 sales) in
Air Transport

TEXEL AIR (Chisholm Enterprises), Bahrain celebrated acquisition of its first 737-800BCF (29985; ex-Korean Air); it also has one 737-700F and two 737
Air Transport

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS was approved by US DOT for transatlantic flight operations to/from US. It plans to start commercial operations (with 787-9s) in
Air Transport

GEORGIAN AIRLINES leased 737-800BCF (28595; ex-Air Italy) from BBAM.
Air Transport

TRANS ISLAND AIRWAYS, Bahamas leased ex-WiderØe Dash 8-300 (238) in transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation.
Air Transport

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines had 414,597 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in Nov, down 8.3% vs Nov '19.
Air Transport

BOC AVIATION signed lease agreements for 21 aircraft in 4Q21 (vs 12 in 4Q20) and 74 in 2021 (vs 102 in 2020). It ended year with owned/managed
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE took delivery of its 12th A350-900; financing was arranged/provided by Societe Generale under Balthazar-backed sustainability-linked debt
Air Transport

Pieter Elbers will not enter into a third term as President & Chief Executive Officer of KLM.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways is now operating regular flights to and from Munich with a cargo version of its Boeing 777.
Air Transport

The national airline of the Maldives (Maldivian), Island Aviation Services, and ATR have signed a contract for the purchase of the airline’s first ATR aircraft.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight Europe has set up shop in Augsburg, Germany, and is being led by Mark Henning, who joined the Chinese group from Airbus Helicopters earlier this month.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese air transport sector has injected some 600,000 extra flights into the market to support the heightened demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With the latest COVID-19 variant causing widespread flight cancellations, slot rules once again are in the spotlight.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Just days from AT&T and Verizon Wireless beginning the already twice-delayed initial 5G rollout, many questions remain unanswered.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Several leading lessors, including market leader AerCap, have voiced confidence in their business prospects for 2022 despite the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The U.S. Transportation Department has given Scandinavian startup Norse Atlantic Airways the green light to launch scheduled commercial operations between Europe and the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi marked its one-year anniversary on January 15.
Airports & Networks

Air Seychelles fleet of seven aircraft has been ranked as the third youngest fleet in Africa by ch- aviation.
Aerospace

Scott Thompson
Accelerating net-zero carbon emissions is in the best interest of the aviation industry, businesses and consumers.
Sustainability