Air Transport

Despite Vietnam experiencing a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, Vietjet Air remained in profit for the first half of 2021.

Aviation technology provider SITA is preparing to expand the deployment of new systems intended to streamline the validation and acceptance of the health certificates that will be vital for international travel to properly resume.

The Atlanta-based regional carrier plans to resume service before the end of September.

Estonian carrier Nordica has launched scheduled services under its own air operator’s certificate and IATA code for the first time.

Startup Air Premia is plotting flights from Seoul Incheon to LAX.

Airports all over China are taking sweeping measures to prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 outbreak, which has been traced back to cleaning staff working on an Air China flight that arrived at Nanjing Lukou Airport (NKG) from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) on July 10.

A Yak-40LL testbed modified with a nose-mounted propeller driven by a 500 kW low-loss superconducting electric motor has been demonstrated in flight for the first time.

With an e-commerce boom that shows no signs of easing, air cargo operators are getting ready for growth.

Brazilian airline Azul has signed a MOU for the acquisition of 220 Lilium Jets; the companies plan to partner on a regional high-speed transportation system in Brazil.

Utah-based SkyWest reported a Q2 net income of $62 million, topping most analyst estimates.

Bombardier Aviation and members of Unifor’s Local 112 and 673, on strike since July 27, have reached a tentative labor agreement with the company.

The airline’s first routes include international service between Montreal and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and domestic service between Montreal and Vancouver.

Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the successor to Italian flag-carrier Alitalia, has taken another step closer to its launch with the company’s shareholders approving a capital increase of €700 million ($831 million) July 29.

There is skepticism in the aerospace supply chain about Airbus’ plans to massively expand single-aisle production over the coming years.

GOL expects a solid uptick in business demand in the 2022 first quarter (Q1) and plans to tailor its network to capitalize on the rebound.

International Airlines Group (IAG) continues to await a revival in the crucial transatlantic market to help restore its fortunes.

WIZZ AIR plans August 14 to resume twice-weekly Budapest-Saint Petersburg (A320).

New guidance from the FAA and EASA targets any operator with aircraft that have lavatory fire extinguishing bottles.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES has pulled A380 (251) out of storage at Alice Springs for maintenance and return to service.

SKYWEST had $62m net income in 2Q21 (vs $88m profit in 2Q19) on 11.7% lower revenues; it has $956m in cash/marketable securities. It reached agreement

ANA HOLDINGS had ¥51.2b net loss for first quarter ended June 30 (vs ¥11.4b profit in 2019) on 60.3% lower revenues.

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP had €1.5b net loss for 2Q21 (vs €98m profit in 2Q19) on 61% lower revenues; it has €9.4b liquidity. It says it is seeing initial

INTL AIRLINES GROUP had €2.1b net loss in 2Q21 (vs €812m loss in 2Q19) on 67.1% lower revenues; it has €10.2b liquidity. It says 2Q21 pax capacity was

AIR TRANSAT resumed operations on July 30 after six months on inactivity due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and plans to serve 16 cities at peak this

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has managed to significantly reduce its losses in its latest quarterly results, keeping it on track to return to profit for the current fiscal year.