Air Transport

LONDON HEATHROW handled 2.2m pax in August, down 71% vs Aug 2019.

Sunwing served Cuba starting in 2005, but the Toronto-based airline dropped flights to the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the industry starts to look beyond the immediate crisis to the beginnings of a “new normal,” the players with the clout to do so will be mapping out acquisition opportunities.

The first batch of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 narrowbody aircraft destined for China Eastern Airlines is expected to enter final assembly, according to regulators from the East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

American Airlines is to buy a minority stake in Brazil’s GOL as it seeks to better compete against Delta Air Lines and its regional partner LATAM.

Design, technology and customer experience combine for a first-rate travel experience from the moment people arrive at Seoul Incheon International

When Alexandre de Juniac became the seventh IATA director general & CEO in 2016, he did so with a promise to focus on sustainability, leading the

Cargo saw renewed prominence in 2020, with many airlines focusing on that business as the need for critical supplies surged. Few switched as fast or

Fast-growing Viva Aerobus has become the second-largest Mexican operator in the Mexico-US transborder market. This agile airline is owned by a company

Environmental awareness has never been greater. The pressure is on airlines like never before to meet and increase their commitments to reduce

New York-based JetBlue continues to be one of the world’s most innovative and trend-setting airlines. Through the past 18 months, JetBlue has

British Airways (BA) has arranged a deal with Air BP to purchase its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a basis that assumes some corporate customers

The UK has become a focus for efforts to revitalize short-haul regional air transport by tapping into the cost and emissions reductions promised by

Ryanair is thinking big.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Lufthansa Consulting and Kenya Airways staged a workshop on 14th September 2021 on African airlines consolidation to discuss the reasons for few partnerships and limited airline consolidation, the challenges and benefits of consolidation and measures for action by industry stakeholders to address the situation.

The future of the Qatar Airways fleet will consist of aircraft with the lowest emissions, according to CEO, Akbar Al Baker, during a recent webinar. Keith Mwanalushi assesses the carrier’s fleet strategy as it emerges from a turbulent year.

Beta Technologies has selected Canada’s CAE to develop the pilot and maintenance training program for the Alia electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

A slew of sustainability initiatives continues to be rolled out by the aviation industry as the opening of United Nation’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow at the end of October draws closer.

AMERICAN AIRLINES has delayed start of Seattle-Bangalore and DFW-Tel Aviv to early January 2022 (787).

EMIRATES plans October 1 to start using an A380 on one of its two daily Dubai-Istanbul flights.

RYANAIR teamed with Airline Flight Academy to open €50m Aviation Training Centre near Dublin Airport with three full-flight simulators (one 737 MAX

FLYEGYPT leased new 737-8 (61858) from SMBC Aviation Capital and ex-Air China 737-800 (32692) from GECAS.

BOEING announced new orders from August from 777 PARTNERS for eight more 737 MAXs (now 32; eight delivered) and from three unidentified customers for

BOEING delivered 22 aircraft (14 737 MAX; two P-8s; four 767s; two 777Fs) in August vs 13 (two P-8As; four 767s; three 777Fs; four 787s) in August

AVELO AIRLINES took delivery of third ex-Southwest 737-700 (36626) on lease from Castlelake.