Air Transport

AIR INDIA EXPRESS completed merger with AIX CONNECT (formerly AirAsia India), integrating its 22 A320s into fleet.

ROYAL JORDANIAN began twice-weekly Amman-Berlin Brandenburg (A319).

Peter Glade to Chief Commercial Officer of TUI Airline, Germany (effective November 1).

LOT POLISH AIRLINES leased ex-Bonza 737-8 (62533) from Altitude Aircraft Leasing.

RIVE PRIVATE INVESTMENT secured financing from volofin for portfolio of 107 engines/APUs managed by LXA Leasing.

AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES agreed to lease three A320neos/three A321neos with LEAPs from AerCap for delivery in 2026.

CEBU PACIFIC finalized order for 70 GTF-powered A321neos, increasing its backlog with Airbus to 94 A320neo Family aircraft (to join fleet of 61 ceo/neos) and seven A330neos. It signed LOI for up to 152 at Farnborough (SPNWS; July 5).

A 2022 CFM Leap-1A in-flight engine shutdown traced to non-conforming parts has prompted the FAA to plan mandatory replacements of the affected components.

Retirements of commercial jets and turboprop aircraft.

The agreement will give carriers some control of the data their aircraft share with manufacturers.

A venture lab launched in partnership with Alaska Airlines in 2023 has unveiled its first startup.

Uruguay’s government and fledgling Environment Ministry have endorsed plans by Avalon Energy Group to build its first SAF production plant in Latin America.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East not only affects flights in the region, but also the most important detour for flights between Europe and Asia.

Since 2018, only 48% of commercial air transport accidents have had a final report published, according to Gabriel Acosta, head of operational safety at IATA.

European airports and airlines are criticizing plans by France’s new government to raise up to $1.1 billion from the aviation sector.

The CEO of Lufthansa Group has disclosed more details about Lufthansa Technik’s plans to build a new facility in southwest Europe.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plans to lease three Airbus A320neos and three A321neos from AerCap, with delivery expected in 2026.

German aerospace center DLR and Deutsche Aircraft have conducted the first measurements of emissions from a turboprop aircraft powered by 100% synthetic fuel.

Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order for 70 Airbus A321neos, confirming a large part of a memorandum of understanding announced in July.

IATA and other players in the aviation sector are seeing more diverse consequences of the increasingly frequent occurrences of GNSS jamming and spoofing.

Etihad Cargo is celebrating a decade of freighter services in Hanoi, Vietnam, offering 400 tonnes of capacity per week on its Boeing 777F flights.

Pegasus Airlines has launched its ‘ground-breaking’ new multilingual project.

Riyadh has become Emirates’ first GCC destination to welcome the refurbished Emirates Boeing 777.

IATA and Airbus, Embraer and Rolls-Royce have established five key principles for access to, and the use of, Aircraft Operational Data during the 2024 IATA World Safety and Operations Conference.

As it grows internationally, and moves to capture pilgrimage traffic, Saudi Arabian low-cost player Flyadeal is adapting its model.