Air Transport

AIR CANADA had C$640m net loss in 3Q21 (vs C$636m net income in 3Q19) on 62% lower revenues vs 3Q19 and ended quarter with unrestricted liquidity of
Air Transport

VOLARIS plans March 21 to begin daily Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA)-Tijuana/-Cancun (A320).
Air Transport

AIR CANADA says in 3Q21 it ordered two more A220-300s for delivery in 2024; it has now ordered 47 (24 delivered). It also accelerated delivery of four
Air Transport

FEDEX placed first ATR 72-600F into service with ASL AIRLINES IRELAND.
Air Transport

A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK, Copenhagen ordered two 777Fs for delivery in 2024 for operation by STAR AIR. It has also agreed to lease three 767-300Fs from
Air Transport

NORWEGIAN returned 737-800 (39435; leased from Macquarie AirFinance) to service; it was stored at Oslo during restructuring.
Air Transport

GLOBALX announced its first A321P2F (1438; ex-AtlasGlobal) being leased from Greenwich Highland Aviation entered conversion at HAECO AMERICAS, Lake
Air Transport

SWOOP plans to begin Winnipeg-Cancun on December 3 and -Orlando Sanford on December 11 (737-800).
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines managed to top its 2019 third-quarter (Q3) revenues in the most recent quarter, despite the impact of the delta coronavirus variant.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada has opted to purchase two Airbus A220s from an order the company previously canceled now that it has a more informed view of its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Denmark-based logistics company AP Moller–Maersk is buying two Boeing 777F dedicated freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A multi-part salvage operation has recovered the flight and cockpit voice recorder, engines, and major fuselage sections of the TransAir Boeing 737-200 freighter that ditched offshore near Honolulu in July, the NTSB said Nov. 2.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
DG Fuels is moving ahead with plans to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Louisiana after receiving funds to meet its cash requirements up to the expected closing on financing for construction, expected by mid-2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
British Airways (BA) has moved to further bolster its balance sheet with agreement on a new credit facility with a UK government agency.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air has joined the trend of airlines developing new revenue streams by launching private charter services using its mainline aircraft.
zz ATW On Location

By Chen Chuanren
The move is part of a restructuring process to tackle the embattled flag-carrier’s debt.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) is seeing signs of financial improvement based partly on a strengthening domestic recovery, although it is still predicting a heavy loss for its full fiscal year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The easing of many domestic border restrictions in Australia will give a welcome boost to the local airline industry as carriers ramp up their interstate networks again.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has signed a contract with UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling on a pioneering initiative where its first retired A380 aircraft will be upcycled and recycled.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Ahead of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, Gulf carriers are still powerful industry forces but follow different paths and press to adjust their fleet plans.
Dubai Airshow

Richard Kucera
Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The airline said help in the form of new staff members is on the way. Some 1,800 flight attendants on leave started to return Nov. 1, and the airline said it will hire 4,000 total staffers by year end.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish LCC Ryanair is anticipating a deeper €100-200 million ($116-231 million) loss for fiscal 2022 because of low yields, despite narrowing its interim net loss from €411 million to €48 million.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
When the delta coronavirus variant slowed the recovery of business travel for U.S. airlines, leisure passengers opting to buy premium travel experiences helped to backfill that demand.
Airlines & Lessors

NORDWIND AIRLINES, Russia leased second ex-Jet Airways A330-200 (1391) with CF6-80E1s from GECAS (AerCap).
Air Transport