Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines has won ‘Best African Airline’ at the 2021 Business Traveller Awards.

Inmarsat is celebrating the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most successful passenger inflight broadband service to date.

IATA has released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels.

Program is likely to total 14 deliveries in 2021 with no sign of when handovers will resume.

Satellite communications network developer OneWeb unveiled a joint development agreement with engineering company GDC Advanced Technology to certify new aviation terminals for OneWeb’s future low earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), the longtime Democratic leader of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, has announced he will not seek re-election in 2022, capping off a 36-year legislative career that saw him emerge as a leader in Congress on aviation issues.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is moving to tighten COVID-19 testing requirements for all international arrivals, part of an effort to curb transmission of the omicron coronavirus variant that emerged recently in South Africa and has since been reported in multiple countries, including the U.S.

Almost six years after the first PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) entered service, Pratt & Whitney has announced a performance improvement package targeted at higher thrust and lower fuel burn without impacting durability.

Ground handling giant Swissport has added six Chilean airports to its portfolio as part of a comprehensive growth strategy across Latin America, which includes a multitude of new locations in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.

Oneworld alliance members plan to purchase more than 350 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable fuels company Aemetis for their operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

ITA Airways has firmed up an order for 28 Airbus aircraft, made up of seven A220s, 11 A320neos and 10 A330neos, confirming an MOU it signed with the manufacturer in September.

OYA INTL AIRLINE, Libya is expected to lease ex-Onur Air A330-200 (345) from Airbus Financial Services for startup.

VIVA AEROBUS, Mexico leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (4535) with V2500s from Goshawk Aviation.

QATAR AIRWAYS plans January 17 to begin twice-weekly Doha-Tashkent, Uzbekistan (A320).

FRONTIER plans in February to launch 18 new routes, including two new destinations: Aguadilla, PR and Fort Lauderdale, FL.

UNITED AIRLINES completed first passenger flight using 100% SAF in partnership with Boeing, CFM International, Virent and World Energy; it flew 737-8

AMADEO AIR FOUR PLUS says it has returned to shareholders a large portion of the net proceeds from sale of two aircraft, while retaining £30m for

SAS plans in early 2022 to launch two new short-haul subsidiary airlines named SAS Connect and SAS Link (aircraft TBA).

UNILODE was selected by MENA Cargo Airlines to supply/manage/repair ULDs.

ITA AIRWAYS, Italy confirmed previously announced order for 28 Airbus aircraft: seven A220s; 11 A320neos; and 10 A330neos (SPNWS; October 8); it also

NORWEGIAN agreed to lease two 737-8s (TBA) from unidentified company for nine years; deal includes power-by-the-hour provision, where it will only pay

SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS, Palm Beach, FL agreed to order 20 all-electric REGENT seagliders, including 15 12-pax Viceroys and five 100-pax Monarchs

ALLEGIANT agreed to form commercial alliance with VIVA AEROBUS (pending government approvals) for operations between the US and Mexico starting in

LCI agreed to acquire NOVA CAPITAL AVIATION (IRELAND), expanding portfolio to >140 twin-engine rotary/fixed-wing aircraft.

SPICEJET, India is to acquire two used 777s from Boeing as compensation for MAX groundings; Boeing would not comment.