Air Transport

Named Sunan Ruili Airlines, the airline has also moved its headquarters from Kunming to Wuxi and opened a second hub at the latter city’s Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX).

Emirates announced that it will be expanding its operations in and out of South Africa, boosting its schedule to 28 weekly flights from the end of October and bringing back its flagship aircraft.

Hawaiian, which provides the only regularly scheduled air link between the two island chains, paused flights for 17 months at the request of the American Samoa government.

China’s largest LCC Spring Airline has returned to profitability for the first half (H1) of 2021, joining China Express Airlines as one of the few listed airlines to post profits.

BA head of sustainability Carrie Harris briefs ATW on BA’s Better World initiative, in front of special-liveried A320neo.

European flight-training provider Bartolini Air has taken delivery of the first new CAP10C NG as launch customer of the re-introduced aerobatic airplane, which it uses for upset-recovery training.

Mandate calling for required test can create unintended consequences that cause thrust reversers to malfunction.

Company developing conversion package and will do the modifications in its own facility.

Many technology options and business models vying for early dominance in an emerging market.

The carrier will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a plan to reduce widebody aircraft and long-haul routes.

Canadian low-cost operator WestJet sees promise in the transatlantic market as it takes a prudent approach to rebuilding its European network.

BA is reviewing the items that it gives passengers onboard, cutting plastics wherever possible, as part of its sustainability push under the BA Better World initiative.

Delta Air Lines has adopted a novel approach to employee vaccination that seeks to penalize workers who resist getting the shot, while not going as far as other carriers that have imposed blanket mandates.

Aspiring Dominican ULCC startup Flycana aims to launch in the 2022 first quarter with five Boeing 737 MAX 8s featuring a new livery and brand.

DELTA AIR LINES signed MOU with Chevron and Google to track sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) test batch emissions data using cloud-based technology

AIRASIA says it will have completed two batches of lease restructuring by end 3Q21 with full exercise completed by end 2021.

AIRASIA GROUP had RM720m net loss in 2Q21 (vs RM1.2b loss in 2Q20); aviation revenue rose 176%. It says it continues to evaluate funding, potential

US DOT says aUS scheduled pax airlines employed 715,312 full-time/part-time workers in July, down 3.7% vs July 2019.

BANGKOK AIRWAYS says it is currently using only eight of its 39 aircraft; it is operating only domestic service.

Toronto’s downtown Billy Bishop airport (YTZ) saw its first commercial operations in nearly 18 months Sept. 8 as Porter Airlines and Air Canada restarted service, while a new startup is confident it will be serving the airport by year-end.

Accelerating vaccine rollouts should lead to more travel lanes and travel bubbles for vaccinated passengers, the group’s president for airlines said.

Ursula Hurley to Chief Financial Officer of JetBlue Airways, New York.

Vito Cerone to Senior Vice President-International of Cargojet, Canada.

PORTER AIRLINES resumed service (Toronto-Montreal/-Ottawa/-Thunder Bay) on September 8; other destinations are planned in September, including Halifax

Air Canada Rouge’s return to the skies coincides with Canada reopening its borders on Sept. 7 to fully vaccinated foreign citizens for non-essential travel.