Air Transport

Caribbean Airlines will launch service between Barbados (BGI) and New York John F Kennedy (JFK) from April 1, subject to regulatory approvals.

AerCap is taking over General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), its primary competitor in the aircraft leasing market.

Eurowings’ CEO says the LCC is targeting additional bases throughout Europe when demand recovers.

Cathay Pacific is engaged in talks with the Hong Kong government to remove onerous crew quarantine requirements that have severely disrupted the carrier’s operations.

The Jetstar LCC group is moving aircraft from its units in Japan and Singapore to Australia in order to adjust to varying recovery rates in its markets.

A day after Singapore Airlines announced that it will trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application, China announced its own version of a digital health certificate.

Air Cairo and SunExpress have signed a sales cooperation agreement which will allow up to 30 flights per week to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada from 14 airports in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

NASA electrifies propulsion; turbo air-cooled fuel cell; hydrogen power-train testbed; and funding boosts Volocopter.

Frozen in time, Canada’s airlines hope their fortunes can change after the oblivion of 2020.

US DOT says US scheduled passenger airlines employed 713,949 workers in January, down 5.2% from 753,404 in Jan 2020.

SPIRIT AIRLINES plans to begin LaGuardia-San Juan, PR on April 17, -Nashville on May 5, and -LAX on June 12 (A320).

IATA warns that health information about passengers must be available in digital form in time for a restart of international air travel, otherwise the return to service will be “operationally unsustainable.”

Frontier Airlines announced plans to raise $100 million through a listing on the Nasdaq, joining Sun Country Airlines as the second U.S. ULCC to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021.

Online retail giant Amazon has exercised options to acquire a 19.5% equity stake in air cargo leasing specialist Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).

NORWEGIAN received court approval (in Ireland) to terminate leases of 25 737-800s from Bank of Utah (8), Citibank (6), Credit Agricole (9) and PK

ALLEGIANT AIR says over the last month it has seen a moderate increase in travel demand and expects 1Q21 capacity to be up 2-4.5% vs 1Q19 (February

SWISSPORT has 3-year International Airlines Group contract to provide ground services at new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.

GOL reports 28% capacity drop to average of 355 daily flights in February from 493 in January; its net cash consumption totaled R$3m/day in February.

FRONTIER AIRLINES filed again for IPO on NASDAQ; it withdrew its original IPO plan in mid-2020 due to COVID-19 crisis.

ATSG launched brand realignment to unify its businesses: ABX Air, ATI, Omni Air International, CAM, Airborne Global Solutions, Airborne Training

The drawn-out final chapter in the story of former Uruguayan flag-carrier Pluna is still being written, but how it will end is becoming more certain.

GECAS parent General Electric (GE) and AerCap are in talks to combine the two leasing businesses.

The Commercial Court in London has found in favor of De Havilland Canada in a claim for $43 million in damages over a terminated order for turboprops from Indian airline SpiceJet.

Europe’s airspace has become much more focused on domestic services while many short- and medium-haul route frequencies have dropped dramatically, network manager Eurocontrol said in its latest data snapshot released March 9.

The revival of collapsed Indian airline Jet Airways has been dealt a setback by a government decision that the airline cannot automatically reclaim its previous slots.