Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
VietJet Air has signed a $400 million contract with Rolls-Royce for Trent 700 engines to power the LCC’s new Airbus A330-300s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The latest quarterly results from China’s big three state-owned airlines show the recovery of their balance sheets has slowed after sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks across the country.
Airlines & Lessors

Leduc won Aviation Week’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 but had to wait a year to accept it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Startup Breeze looks to shake up low-cost market with roomier cabins.
Airlines & Lessors

The Mars helicopter, Pipistrel Velis Electro, Marillyn Hewson and 24 top aerospace and aviation students were among this year’s honorees.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
CAE said it is buying AirCentre to expand its reach beyond pilot training and establish CAE as a technology leader in the growing marketplace for industry-leading, digitally enabled flight and crew-operations solutions.
Maintenance & Training

SKYWEST had $9.7m net income in 3Q21 (vs $33.7m in 3Q20) on 63% higher revenues and ended quarter with 486 aircraft in service (199 E175s; 40 CRJ900s
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP had €192m net loss in 3Q21 (vs €367m profit in 3Q19) on 41% lower revenues vs 3Q19; it has €10.4b of liquidity. AIR FRANCE GROUP
Air Transport

SKYWORKS HOLDINGS says in 3Q21 it arranged sales of one 777-200ER and two 767-400ERs (leased to UNITED AIRLINES) and two 737-700s from Copa to German
Air Transport

FTAI AVIATION reports in 3Q21 it executed sale/leaseback transaction with ALITALIA (with a novation to ITA) for 16 A320 Family aircraft and entered
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
A federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit from Southwest pilots seeking to block the airline from implementing an employee vaccine mandate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Fuel supplier Q8Aviation has delivered initial supplies of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to London Gatwick Airport, with the initial flight to use it—an easyJet service on Oct. 27.
Airports & Networks

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
How low-Earth-orbit satellites will impact inflight entertainment.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe has launched a new sister-company to tackle what it describes as the regulatory, commercial and financing challenges facing airlines when purchasing and operating future non-fossil fuel-powered aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The air travel industry is a long way from normal, as defined by demand and traffic levels in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A virtual customer service app developed to provide socially distanced support during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into an integral tool that helps United Airlines quickly re-book passengers during irregular operations (IROPS).
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Geneva Airport (GVA) plans to open its delayed new East Wing on Dec. 14, the airport said Oct. 28.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran expects to deliver 900 LEAP engines in 2021, up from a previous target of more than 800, as the aerospace company said the recovery was “gaining strength month after month.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Reports of people pointing lasers at aircraft as of mid-October had exceeded the total number of reports received last year, reaching the highest number of laser-strike incidents since 2016, according to the FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The Alitalia successor will place its code on all Air Malta flights between Malta and Italy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has downgraded its financial outlook for fiscal 2021, as improvements in the second half of the year will not be enough to offset a weaker first half.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Philippine Airlines (PAL) owner Lucio Tan is injecting $505 million in fresh capital and debt financing into the airline as the flag carrier lays out plans to become profitable in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines has decided to increase the crew wages of its cockpit personnel by 25% and the pay of its remaining domestic staff by 20%, based on current wages, effective Oct. 1, 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Express Airline’s profit streak ended in the 2021 third quarter (Q3) as two safety incidents dragged down the airline’s operating numbers, compounded by the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in key cities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, an operator of air and sea links to the archipelago off the coast of southwest England, has forged an agreement to bring zero-emission hydrogen flights to the islands.
Aircraft & Propulsion