Air Transport

IATA reports global pax traffic was down 62.7% in May (vs May 2019) on 53.7% lower capacity; cargo traffic rose 9.4%.
Air Transport

AERCAP completed 78 aircraft transactions (51 lease agreements/15 purchases/12 sales) in 2Q21 vs 21 (10 lease agreements/two purchases/nine sales) in
Air Transport

AVOLON executed 48 lease transactions in 2Q21 vs 16 in 2Q20 and ended quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet of 837 aircraft on lease with 149
Air Transport

Toshiyuki Takada to a Senior Consultant-Japan, based in Tokyo, of Blueberry Aviation.
Air Transport

Hani Kuzbari and Mounir Kuzbari will succeed Safwan Kuzbari as Co-Chief Executive Officers of Novus Aviation Capital, Dubai.
Air Transport

VOLOTEA, Spain leased ex-Thai AirAsia A320-200 (3576) with CFM56s Thunderbolt II, which is managed by ALC.
Air Transport

FLYCAA, Congo leased ex-GoAir A320-200 (3900) with CFM56s from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
Air Transport

ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM took delivery of 737-800BCF (35623; ex-Ryanair) following conversion by GAMECO.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Prague-based Smartwings is part of the Smartwings Group and the largest carrier in the Czech Republic.
Air Transport

By David Casey
As Canada begins to gradually relax some of its border restrictions, the country’s flag-carrier has outlined plans to increase long-haul flying.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Spanish carrier has signed a codeshare with Aegean Airlines and expects capacity over the next six months to increase by more than a third compared with 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The companies are launching a pilot program aimed at generating data to support the relaxation of UK quarantine restrictions on passengers fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
IATA Director General Willie Walsh sees a risk that the rebound of demand for air travel could be significantly faster than the increase in capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
South African airline operator Comair has suspended all scheduled LCC Kulula.com and British Airways franchise flights until July 30.
Airlines & Lessors

Oman Air has announced its collaboration with the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), becoming official airline partner for the Middle East as part of ICCA’s Regional Travel Partnership Programme.
Air Transport

The revival of the airline business across the Middle East in the post-pandemic era will depend on carriers being able to fly cost-effectively. One manufacturer, Embraer, has a solution.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Some problems are similar to the 787 and 737 MAX issues highlighted by regulators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Esken, the parent company of defunct UK regional carrier Stobart Air, has negotiated a £125 million ($173 million) seven-year loan with Carlyle Global Infrastructure (CGI), convertible to a 30% stake in London Southend Airport (LSA).
Airports & Networks

Robert Antoniuk to Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer of WestJet, Canada.
Air Transport

Diederik Pen to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WestJet, Canada.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Qatar Airways plans to expand the functionality of the IATA Travel Pass mobile app by linking the vaccination status of personnel to the electronic document.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
As commercial aftermarket business ramps up to support steadily increasing flight activity, log jams are inevitable.
Maintenance & Training

FIJI AIRWAYS took delivery of 737-8 (64310) on lease from GECAS as part of sale/leaseback deal for five (SPNWS; June 4).
Air Transport

AIR CANADA plans in August to resume international service of 17 routes to 11 destinations from Toronto and Montreal.
Air Transport