Air Transport

Boeing’s new 20-year commercial market outlook reflects the ramifications of what the company says is about two years of lost growth.

Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report to date has covered the projects and companies that are staking ground in a market that they, themselves, are creating.

Canada’s SAF+ Consortium has produced the first few liters of synthetic kerosene at its pilot plant in Montreal.

Swedish regional BRA, OEM ATR and fuel supplier Neste partner to certify 100% SAF for ATR regional turboprops; first test flight in 2022.

Italian carrier Air Dolomiti, a Lufthansa Group subsidiary, has appointed Steffen Harbarth as its new CEO, beginning Jan. 1, 2022, as the group evaluates expanding its Embraer E195 fleet.

AirAsia X (AAX) appears to be moving closer to gaining approval from its creditors for its proposal to cut most of its debts.

To support its planned ramp-up operations, Emirates Airline has begun a worldwide campaign to recruit 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services

Qatar Airways has announced its participation on the Global Coalition for Sustainable Aviation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), becoming the first airline in the Middle East to join the global coalition.

The trans-Arabian Sea air routes from the Gulf to India and Pakistan are one of the busiest in the world. Pakistan’s market is significantly underserved but could all that change now that Air Arabia and the Pakistani conglomerate the Lakson group are teaming together to form a new low cost carrier Fly Jinnah.

Cabin interiors specialists are looking beyond COVID-19 to the interiors trends that will shape the coming years of recovery.

South Korean automaker Hyundai and UK startup Urban-Air Port plan to develop 65 urban vertiports at key locations worldwide.

The FAA has finalized a mandatory inspection program for GE CF34-8 engines to detect cracks in combustion liner outer shells that, if left to propagate, can cause the structure to buckle and, in extreme cases, trigger inflight shutdowns.

Southwest Airlines and United Airlines announced updated employee vaccination policies, as U.S. carriers experiment with carrots and sticks to incentivize greater vaccine uptake among their workers.

Boeing has about 330 737 MAXs in its inventory built before December 2020’s delivery re-start, suggesting the company is on track to meet its goal of clearing the backlog by 2023, an Aviation Week data analysis shows.

Testing of U-space services designed to enable unmanned and manned aircraft to share low-altitude airspace have begun in Hamburg.

AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 31st A220-300 (55131), the sixth out of seven planned for 2021. It has ordered 50.

Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal is reporting growth that has exceeded its expectations amid the challenging circumstances of the pandemic, its CEO said.

Greek carrier Sky Express has entered into an interline agreement with American Airlines designed to boost inbound tourism from the US.

Aerolíneas Argentinas is boosting its operations in Chile with the launch of a new route to the country’s capital Santiago.

Lufthansa Group LCC subsidiary Eurowings will establish a new base at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) from March 27, 2022, with plans to eventually offer flights from ARN to as many as 20 destinations.

Finnair has decided to extend the life of its existing narrowbodies, rather than continue with negotiations toward a new aircraft order.

British Airways (BA) has carried out a “perfect flight” from London Heathrow to Glasgow Airport to demonstrate progress in the fight against climate change.

US DOT reports US airlines carried 73.4m pax in July, down 15% vs July 2019; international traffic fell 40% vs July 2019.

FLYDUBAI leased third new 737-8 (60995) from SMBC Aviation Capital as part of deal for seven for delivery through end 2021.

Air New Zealand and Airbus have agreed to undertake a research initiative aimed at finding out how hydrogen-powered aircraft would work in the airline’s operations.