Air Transport

New domestic Embraer ERJ-145 operator United Nigeria Airlines launched on Feb. 12, with the aim of becoming the most efficient airline in Nigeria.

For Surf Air Mobility, the planned acquisition of hybrid-electric startup Ampaire is the key step toward its goal of accelerating and expanding the use of sustainable propulsion in commercial aviation, beginning with regional aircraft.

IZHAVIA, Russia leased ex-Vistara 737-800 (39069) from BBAM; aircraft was originally operated by Jet Airways.

Lorenzo Stoll to new Head of Swiss WorldCargo.

CHORUS AVIATION had C$41.5m net income on C$949m revenues in 2020 vs $133.2m on $1.4b in 2019; it has $201m liquidity.

UNITED AIRLINES plans in 2H21 to begin Boston-London Heathrow (767-300ER).

VOLARIS lost MXP4.3b in 2020 (vs MXP2.6b profit in 2019) on 36% lower revenues and ended year with 86 aircraft (six A319s, 64 A320s and 16 A321s); it

The government of Singapore is setting aside funds to help the country’s airlines carry out type conversions for their pilots.

Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has signed a cooperation agreement with Venezuelan carrier Aerolíneas Estelar aimed at re-establishing nonstop routes between the U.S. and Venezuela.

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are launching the first phase of their partnership with the start of 33 new routes and codeshares on nearly 80 more from New York and Boston.

VistaJet founder and chairman Thomas Flohr is witnessing an ongoing trend as airline passengers switch to private jets with global airline connectivity limited because of the pandemic.

Chinese airlines carried only 3.57 million passengers during the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday.

Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the West-African region.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is taking a three-pronged approach to the recovery of the air transport industry: widespread vaccination in both developed and developing countries, new border protocols that utilize the latest technology and keeping sight of sustainability.

Already restructuring before the pandemic hit, see how Avianca is adjusting its MRO practices and strategies.

Single-aisle production is planned to rise by the end of the year as Airbus awaits the inflection point toward market recovery.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

AIRLINES REPORTING CORP (ARC) reports net sales from ARC-accredited travel agencies totaled $1.3b in January 2021, up 21% from December 2020.

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Jet fuel prices have steadily raced higher in recent weeks, tracking gains in the price of crude oil.

The FAA is leveraging its wide-ranging flight data tracking and analysis contract with Aireon to monitor Boeing 737 MAX operations as part of the model’s return to service, using a pair of products to get real-time flight alerts.

JETBLUE and AMERICAN launched first phase of their Northeast Alliance with ~80 routes sharing both airline codes; JetBlue also announced 15 new routes

YIELDSTREET, NY has launched an Aviation Fund to provide aviation investors with low-cost exposure to its commitments for approximately 40 leased

French product development group Conseil & Technique (C&T) has briefed Airbus on a design concept that can be used to modify an existing airliner such as the A320 to electric propulsion.