Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines announced an agreement to lease 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as it looks to grow its fleet while bringing down fares in the domestic air travel market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European air cargo execs are calling for greater regional harmonization and streamlining measures to support their sector as it transports COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Norwegian Air Shuttle has been granted a 30-day extension to its restructuring process following a High Court hearing in Dublin, Ireland.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Despite months of airline industry campaigning for governments to lift borders, eliminate quarantines and enable international air travel to begin restoring to at least some level of normalcy, the opposite is happening.
Air Transport

EASA has approved return to service of the 737 MAX (with full independence of Boeing or FAA), mandating package of software upgrades, electrical
Air Transport

HAWAIIAN had $162.6m net loss in 4Q20 (vs $49.7m profit in 4Q19) on 79% lower revenues; and $410.9m net loss for 2020 (vs $224m profit in 2019) on 70
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has launched a new sustainability scheme that allows corporate customers to determine an annual contribution to the group’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program.
Airlines & Lessors

FLAIR AIRLINES, Canada plans to lease 13 new 737-8s from 777 Partners, which recently entered into agreement with Boeing for 24 737-8s along with
Air Transport

GOL

GOL, Brazil sold new 737-8 (60232) to CDB Aviation and leased it back.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Burkina Faso’s national carrier is in discussions with Airbus over a purchase of Airbus A220s, according to the country’s transport ministry.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Aeromexico and LATAM Airlines Group are seeking to further expand the breadth of their codeshare partnership to cover services operated by the Mexican flag-carrier to the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Hopes for Chinese carriers to return a profit in the first quarter have been dealt a blow after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued an order for flights tickets to be refunded or rescheduled for free.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
EASA has become the latest regulator to lift the flight ban of the Boeing 737 MAX, issuing a corresponding airworthiness directive (AD) on Jan. 27.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in European skies, 22 months after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The government of Philippine province Cavite has canceled the $10 billion Sangley Point International Airport project that involved a consortium of China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) and Manila-based MacroAsia Corp.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
After a choppy start to 2021, Hawaiian Airlines expects to reach 75% to 85% of its 2019 capacity in the summertime, with its North American network driving the majority of that growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Three of the region’s widebody operators are negotiating to cut their debt loads and dispose of some of their aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Alaska Air Group plans to deploy 80% of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer, reflecting new optimism that an inflection point in travel demand will occur sometime during the first half of 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Aviation disaster response nonprofit Airlink has signed partnership agreements with Avianca Cargo and Cathay Pacific Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Nigerian carrier Air Peace is resurrecting its international network, with services to Dubai scheduled to start Feb. 5.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) is proposing member states implement tighter travel restrictions as newer, more infectious coronavirus strains take hold.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

LAX

LAX confirmed it handled 28.8m pax in 2020, down 67.3% from 88.1m in 2019; aircraft movements dropped 45.1% and aircraft fell 7% (SPNWS; January 22).
Air Transport

AEROFLOT GROUP carried 30.2m pax in 2020, down 50.3% vs 2019; it ended year with 364 aircraft in fleet.
Air Transport

AVELO AIRLINES is being established by Houston Air Holdings for startup (TBA) of US-based LCC services with 737-800s.
Air Transport

IDEAWORKSCOMPANY estimates airline ancillary revenues at $58.2b in 2020 vs $109.5b in 2019 and $22.6b in 2010.
Air Transport