Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Boeing Global Services (BGS) is continuing to outpace the market as it pursues a target of achieving $50 billion in revenues by 2025, according to the division's new CEO, Ted Colbert, speaking at the Dubai Air Show yesterday
Maintenance & Training

By David Casey
Aeromexico has announced its third new route in the past week with plans to launch a seasonal service between the Mexican vacation destination of Cancun and São Paulo in Brazil.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Emirates and South Africa’s Airlink have expanded an interline agreement signed last year into a unilateral codeshare deal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s struggles handing over 787s during much of the COVID-19-induced long-haul traffic collapse may have an unintended upside—a forced pause in deliveries during a temporary stretch of low demand when many customers do not want the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
C&L Aviation Group has redelivered its first Saab 340Bplus passenger-to-cargo conversion, with another five of the type scheduled for completion by the end of 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Behind the $600 million in letters of interest signed by electric-aircraft startup Airflow is a shift in its strategy for market entry away from a focus on express logistics toward replacing fleets of older aircraft now used for regional passenger and cargo flights.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The domestic passenger total in July was up by 60.9% compared to June as COVID-19 cases declined.
Airlines & Lessors

Jazeera Airways has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Air Transport

Embraer has announced ambitious new ESG targets, including a commitment to carbon neutral operations by 2040.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The airport’s active fleet of driverless tractors is set to increase to three in the coming months.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
The precipitous and dramatic change in the political situation in Afghanistan over the Aug. 14-15 weekend, with the government handing over control to Taliban militants, forced a rapid suspension of commercial airline service in and out of the country and over its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Former longtime congressional staff director Jennifer Homendy took the oath of office as the new chairperson of the U.S. NTSB on Aug. 13, succeeding Robert Sumwalt as leader of the independent safety agency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 394,298 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in June, down 3.3% vs June 2020.
Air Transport

KOREAN AIR had KW130b net income in 2Q21 (vs KW162.4b in 2Q20) on 16% higher revenues; it posted fifth consecutive quarterly operating profit, citing
Air Transport

HELVETIC AIRWAYS took delivery of its 12 E2-Jet (059; its fourth E195-E2), completing fleet renewal program.
Air Transport

ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA reports, at nearly 478,000 pax, its July traffic reached 97% of pre-COVID levels.
Air Transport

WESTJET ENCORE completed new 5-year collective agreement with its CUPE-represented cabin crew members.
Air Transport

ALASKA AIRLINES exercised options on 12 737-9s for delivery in 2023-2024, and has now ordered 93 (five delivered).
Air Transport

HEAVYLIFT AUSTRALIA leased a third ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72-500 from Avation after renewing leases for first two.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC sold third A220-300 (55126) to Aviation Capital Group and leased it back. It now has 28 A220s.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Alaska Airlines exercised 12 more options on Boeing 737-9s, turning them into deliveries slated for 2023 and 2024, the carrier said Aug. 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The 20-strong orderbook comprises two A321P2Fs that have already been converted and redelivered to UK-based Titan Airways, plus 18 new commitments, including two A321P2Fs for Lufthansa Cargo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
As the Bank of Thailand revised the country’s economic growth downwards from 1.8% to 0.7%, the Kingdom’s two major carriers Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia continued to struggle during the first half of 2021.
Airlines & Lessors