Air Transport

ALASKA AIRLINES leased first new 737-9 (43337) on lease from Air Lease Corporation as part of deal for 13.
Air Transport

AZUL CONECTA, Brazil ordered five Cessna Grand Caravan EXs, and option five, for pax transport; first two have delivered.
Air Transport

NORTH STAR AIR, Canada purchased ATR 72-500F (978; ex-Virgin Australia) from Avation, Singapore.
Air Transport

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS signed memorandum of cooperation with Kenya Airways with a longer-term view to co-starting a Pan-African Airline Group that in
Air Transport

LCI

LCI jointly acquired ex-Singapore A330-200 (1427) with MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT to re-enter fixed wing market.
Air Transport

Joanna Soh to Vice President of Marketing-Asia, based in Singapore, of Deucalion Aviation.
Air Transport

AZORRA, FL closed $500m warehouse credit facility with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) to fund aircraft acquisitions.
Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS had QAR14.9b net loss for year ended March 31 (vs QAR7b loss a year ago) on 42% lower revenues; it says with international travel not
Air Transport

EMIRATES plans December 10 to restart daily Dubai-London Gatwick (777).
Air Transport

AAPA members carried 1.4m pax in August 2021 vs 34m in August 2019; capacity was only 13.7% of pre-pandemic levels.
Air Transport

FINNAIR agreed to sell four in-service A350-900s to GECAS (3) and Gilead Aviation (1), and lease them back.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is set to begin widespread deployment of software that integrates data from several existing systems and calculates optimal pushback times to minimize delays between the gate and departure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The government of Sardinia has said that subsidized air services from the Mediterranean island to both Rome and Milan will continue after current operator Alitalia ceases to exist on Oct. 15.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The grounding of Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 and A330 fleets during the pandemic was the major factor for doubling the airline group’s net loss for the financial year ending March 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
While the body representing the world’s airports has issued advice to its members on more sustainable operations, a European environmental organization has at the same time slammed the continent’s major airports for their pollution levels.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The partnership, which will require approvals from the U.S. and Indian governments, is expected to begin in October ahead of two new nonstop U.S.-India routes that American Airlines is opening.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Where several of its rival electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) developers have chosen to be vertically integrated, Vertical Aerospace is relying on Tier 1 suppliers funding their own technology development work in return for gaining access to a new aviation market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
The airline has signed an MOU with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative.
Airlines & Lessors

Emirates, the Premier Partner and Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, has revealed an A380 livery dedicated to further carrying the global event's messages worldwide.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced that its flagship A380 aircraft will soon be deployed to an expanded list of destinations starting in October and November.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
HNA Group is expected to receive as much as CNY38 billion ($5.9 billion) in additional funding after investors agreed in a creditor meeting to double the number of shares and increase its capital base.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
At this week's Zhuhai Airshow it was announced that GAMECO will be the first in China to provide 767-300BCF conversions and the only MRO provider to have both the 767-300BCF and 737-800BCF in its portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The airline wants to have a zero-emissions replacement option for its Q300s and is studying the potential of hydrogen power with Airbus.
Airlines & Lessors

SIRIUS, Abu Dhabi says one of its joint ventures has closed its first finance facility with Deutsche Bank to refinance five aircraft, including three
Air Transport

Chris Prokopeas to Vice President-Marketing of Mente Group, Dallas.
Air Transport