Air Transport

United Airlines’ July order to replace more than 200 50-seat regional jets with Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft cast a spotlight on the trend of airlines upgauging to larger single-aisle aircraft.

Eastern Airlines will launch a dedicated freighter business with a fleet of Boeing 777s modified using the company’s internally developed cargo conversion program tailored for volume-driven express operators.

The Namibian government has paid $109.5 million to the lessor of two Airbus A330-200s following the collapse of its national carrier.

SCHIPHOL GROUP reduced its original traffic forecast of 27m-37m pax for 2021 to 21m-28m and now estimates pax volumes to return to pre-pandemic levels

Former GE Aviation chief David Joyce is joining Boeing’s board of directors, while Navy Adm. (ret.) Ed Giambastiani Jr. will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Aug. 31.

IATA reports global pax traffic was down 53.1% in July 2021 (vs July 2019) on 45.2% lower capacity; cargo increased 8.6%.

Air New Zealand is considering significantly expanding the number of its employees that are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

A Japanese industrial team led by Mitsubishi Power is to develop a commercial-scale supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel.

Emirates is bringing forward the delivery of the final three Airbus A380s it has on order, with the last of the aircraft set to join the fleet in November.

Extremely slow vaccination rates are hindering Africa’s recovery from the pandemic, the continent’s main airline representative body said Sept. 1.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary said that the recovery in terms of passenger demand is strong, but ticket pricing remains low.

The planned network additions come after Russia ended a ban on flights to Egyptian resorts which was imposed after Metrojet Flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg broke up over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.

Oneworld alliance partners Iberia and Alaska Airlines are seeking permission to codeshare on almost 80 routes operated by the Seattle-based carrier from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO).

Aircraft modifications focus on leisure, pleasure, hygiene and emissions.

Emirates will receive three more A380 aircraft from Airbus this year with its last unit on order scheduled to join its fleet in November, bringing forward the original delivery timeline from June 2022.

Ethiopian Airlines Group today announced it has unveiled a new digital option dubbed My Sheba Space that enables economy class travellers to purchase one or more empty seats on board to get extra space.

While benefitting from a strong brand and loyal customer base, van der Werff said SAS had been “inward-looking” as it dealt with recent challenges.

The carrier, based in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Netherlands aerospace center Royal NLR is conducting a series of flights with an electric aircraft under an initiative to help airports gain knowledge on the feasibility, potential and handling of electric-powered aircraft.

A consortium relationship with a Japanese manufacturer could be a win-win for Boeing and Japan’s aviation industry.

GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.

Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines announced plans to increase their employee hiring targets, part of an effort to address staffing shortages amid a strong U.S. domestic summer travel season.