Air Transport

By David Casey
The carrier is now able to add points in the U.S. to its long-haul network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
TAP Air Portugal is making headway with its turnaround, phasing out five older aircraft and cutting its workforce by 16%, as it awaits a European Commission (EC) ruling on its restructuring plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing booked $1 billion in online parts sales from Jan. 1 through June 15, the fastest it has reached the mark during a calendar year, as expanded offerings overcame a slump in commercial orders linked to the global airline downturn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Porter Airlines has upgraded and upgauged the cabins in each of its 29 De Havilland Dash 8-400s ahead of its restart next week, installing new, slimmer seats that enabled the airline to add a row in each.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The EU’s suggestion to remove the U.S. from its safe list, as COVID-19 infections among Americans rise, is yet another blow to airlines that have been hoping for a long-haul recovery to match their summer short-haul boost.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have signed an MOU aimed at boosting aviation skills and capabilities in Addis Ababa over the coming three years.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alitalia’s successor plans to launch four long-haul routes to the U.S. later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A slower than anticipated recovery from the pandemic has seen the company operating Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) significantly scale back the number of passengers it expects to handle in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle is expecting a trend of increasing forward bookings to continue throughout the rest of 2021 and through 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

FLYR, Norway took delivery of ex-Norwegian 737-800 (40866) on lease from Banc of America Leasing.
Air Transport

FLY LEONE, Italy leased one Beechcraft 1900D from ACIA Aero Leasing for startup of regional operations out of Pescara.
Air Transport

BOC AVIATION signed two unsecured syndicated credit facilities totalling US$935m; 16 financial institutions participated.
Air Transport

GEODIS, France leased EFW-converted A330-300F (713; ex-AirAsia X) from Stratos; TITAN AIRWAYS will operate (CMI).
Air Transport

JET2.COM, UK ordered 36 232-seat A321neos (engines TBA) for delivery in 2023-2028, and optioned another 24.
Air Transport

JOY AIR, China leased ex-Norwegian 737-800 (42276) from Seraph Aviation Group.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) appears to be delaying plans to expand the new narrowbody jet service that it introduced on Australian domestic trunk routes earlier in 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Airbus has scooped up UK leisure carrier Jet2 as a new customer after the Boeing 737 and 757 operator agreed to acquire 36 Airbus A321s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maksim Pyadushkin
The government-owned carrier made its first low-cost flight from Tashkent to Moscow on Aug. 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
For one large commuter airline in the U.S., the lessons it is learning as the launch operator of a new conventionally powered aircraft could prove invaluable as it embraces electric aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Robert Mehrabian will resume his role as Teledyne's chairman, president and chief executive officer after current officeholder Al Pichelli retires on Oct. 15.
Connected Aerospace

By Guy Norris
CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.
Sustainability

By Michael Bruno
Collins Aerospace, already one of the largest commercial aerospace suppliers—let alone as part of Raytheon Technologies—is buying high-profile flight tracking data provider FlightAware.
Connected Aerospace

EVE

EVE (Embraer) is working with strategic partners and government entities to develop a UAM network in Rio de Janeiro.
Air Transport

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA is adding nine 737-800s to fleet in October 2021-February 2022 in preparation for expected increase in domestic travel, and plans to
Air Transport