Air Transport

By Karen Walker
ATW's Editor-in-Chief writes about flying in a MAX on American Airlines' media demonstration flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FLYR is name for new airline being launched in early 2021 by Norwegian aviation executives (led by Erik Braathen) to compete with Norwegian Air
Air Transport

FEDEX EXPRESS wet-leased 777F (39682) from Etihad Airways to provide extra capacity for peak holiday season.
Air Transport

AIRSEVEN, Denmark acquired two ex-Blue Air 737-400s (24644/27007) for charter startup; COPENHAGEN AIRTAXI will operate.
Air Transport

AMERICAN now expects its 4Q20 average daily cash burn to come in at high end of previously forecasted range of $25m-$30m; it now projects to end 2020
Air Transport

US DOT reports 22 US scheduled pax airlines recorded $11.8b cumulative net loss in 3Q20 (vs $4.5b profit in 3Q19) on $14b operating revenues ($8.2b in
Air Transport

SINGAPORE AIRLINES and VISTARA signed commercial cooperation framework agreement for capacity planning, sales, marketing, joint fare products
Air Transport

RYANAIR is investing $200m to open new base at Venice Treviso on March 30 with two 737s operating on 60 routes.
Air Transport

GOL

GOL says it generated net cash of R$3m per day in November 2020; capacity has grown to a peak of 450 flights per day (84.5% average load factor) to
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
While engineers at airframers and engine manufacturers, particularly in Europe, are busy advancing hydrogen technology for use in commercial aircraft propulsion, airports have begun studying a transition from conventional fuel.
Airports & Networks

LINK PNG took delivery of a second Dash 8-400 (4184; ex-LGW) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital; aircraft was originally scheduled to deliver in
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and India’s Vistara have signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement which will see coordinated moves in areas of capacity planning, sales, marketing, joint fare products, customer services and operations once flights restart between the two countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has outlined a ten-year “Airport City” vision, with plans to improve cargo and passenger handling facilities, increase investment into nearby Zhuhai airport, and construction of lifestyle infrastructure.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline has taken delivery of one Airbus A380 from the Airbus facility at Hamburg Finkenwerder and plans to add a further two of the type before the end of the month.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Ryanair is to open a base at Venice Treviso (TSF) ahead of the northern hemisphere summer season as part of the airline’s ongoing expansion in Italy.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Avianca’s decision to exit the domestic market in Peru and cut much of its international flying from Lima’s Jorge Chávez International (LIM) is opening up huge opportunities for LCCs, according to SKY Airline’s executive president Holger Paulmann.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The organizers of the Paris Air Show, the world’s largest, have canceled the 2021 edition because of continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

IATA has released October data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand continued to improve but at a slower pace than the previous month and remains below previous year levels, although African airlines saw an increase in demand.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Another start-up airline is set to join Vietnam’s highly lucrative yet competitive air transport sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
As the industry gets ready for a recovery in demand, legacy airlines and low-cost carriers alike are rethinking their product strategies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
IATA predicts over $38 billion in industry losses next year—more than after the global financial crisis but a third of the 2020 deficit.
Civil Aviation

Cliff Collier
Pricing based on costs that have risen since aircraft were sold will spell trouble throughout the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Like all Libyan carriers, Afriqiyah Airways is in a seemingly endless fight for survival. But chairman, Mustafa Maatug, tells Martin Rivers he’s full of hope for the future.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
The vaccines against COVID-19 are raising hopes and Wall Street is abuzz over a “light switch bull case” investment thesis where commercial air traffic surges back and business returns to normal sooner than 2023-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.
Aerospace