Air Transport

Air Seychelles has won four accolades at this year’s World Travel Awards.

Just a few years ago, many passengers viewed in-flight internet as a rare treat. Now a fast, reliable service is just the foundation of an airline’s

Mexican ULCC Volaris continues to believe opportunities are ripe for expansion into Central and South America given the lack of a robust presence by low-cost operators in those regions.

The FAA has proposed a new regulation that would provide an extra hour of rest to flight attendants in between shifts.

A Saudi industrial and investment conglomerate has taken a $350 million stake in Brazil-based Nella Airlines Group.

E-commerce and packages specialist DHL Express has moved to increase its footprint in the Gulf by launching construction of a new logistics hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA).

PEGASUS AIRLINES, Turkey ordered six more A321neos and has now ordered 64 (seven delivered), plus 42 A320neos (40).

GE and AERCAP obtained all required regulatory clearances for their GECAS transaction, which is expected to close Nov 1.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES says its operational problems on Oct 8-13, which prompted >2,000 canceled flights, cost $75m.

AERCAP announced pricing of $21b aggregate principal amount of senior notes to fund a portion of its GECAS acquisition.

The FAA plans to implement new training and several revised processes that ensure issues flagged by its maintenance inspectors are both accurately identified and properly addressed through safety systems.

In response to growing demand, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plans to offer more than 150 routes to 90 destinations during the 2021-22 winter season, which opens Oct. 31.

VOLARIS had MP1.5b net income in 3Q21 (vs MP713m in 3Q19) on 35% higher revenues vs 3Q19 and ended quarter with MP12.7b cash. It has 94 aircraft (six

QANTAS GROUP is bringing forward restart of more international flights from different states/territories as borders open. It is accelerating return of

The planned codeshare on U.S. routes follows an agreement signed earlier in October.

A growing number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are looking to reopen their borders to international travel, as rising vaccination levels give governments more confidence in easing restrictions.

Qantas is accelerating restart plans for several more international routes, allowing the carrier to reactivate widebody aircraft and recall employees ahead of its previous forecasts.

The major part of the project was the renewal of the Baltic coast airport's single runway.

Boeing forecasts that Africa’s airlines will require 1,030 new aircraft by 2040 valued at $160 billion and aftermarket services such as manufacturing and repair worth $235 billion, enabling growth for air travel and economies across the continent.

Embraer delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets.

IATA has added a ‘quote and book’ function to IATA Net Rates. This enables airlines to offer freight forwarders dynamic pricing for booking their shipments.

Morocco has halted flights to and from the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands ‘indefinitely’ after the three nations have seen an increase in the cases of Covid-19.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched Air Congo as a joint venture company with Ethiopian Airlines.

Conferences and events for professionals in the aviation community.

Long-term retirement totals expected to stay the same, but revised timing could create supply chain issues.