Air Transport

Japan’s inbound tourism has continued to surge this summer, contributing to international capacity gains and further network additions by Japanese carriers.

Comac delivered Air China’s and China Southern Airlines’ first C919s in a combined ceremony, marking the airliner's expansion to all three state-owned carriers.

Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.

The Malaysian government is looking to tighten its oversight of Malaysia Airlines in the wake of significant operational disruptions.

Air Canada is adding flights to secondary cities in Italy and Portugal, alongside the addition of Czech capital Prague.

Norse says it will operate only Boeing 787-9s as it presents quarterly results showing higher activity and lower costs but a dip in revenue per passenger.

Airlink is proceeding with its plans to launch direct Cape Town-Gaborone flights from 01 April 2025.

The Emirates Group is marking the contributions of Emirati women, and the work they do to advance excellence across aviation and travel in the UAE.

Flydubai is today celebrating Emirati Women’s Day with record growth in female representation.

Honeywell reports that its avionics segment is resolving supply chain-related issues more quickly than its aerospace and mechanical divisions.

Air France-KLM has completed its acquisition of a 19.9% stake in SAS in a deal that could one day see the group take majority control of the carrier.

Three of Frontier Airlines' routes will be from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), including two connecting the Delta Air Lines hub with two East Coast United Airlines hubs.

Pilot-to-pilot and pilot-to-ATC communications are among the areas in which AI is enriching and accelerating student training.

FUYO purchased A321neo (10729; leased to VIVA AEROBUS) with GTFs from Aircastle; ALM will manage aircraft.

AIRLINK, South Africa agreed to lease ex-Alitalia E175 (343) from Falko Regional Aircraft.

AEROMEXICO plans December 19 to restart Cancun-Miami (737-8).

KOALA AIRLINES, Australia is seeking to add 737-8s to its AOC to launch domestic LCC services with 737-8s.

ALHIND AIR, India plans startup by end of 2024 of domestic services out of Kochi with three ATR 72s (TBA).

SWIFTAIR, Spain took delivery of its fifth DHL-owned 737-800BDSF (30073; ex-Blue Panorama) for CMI operations.

STARLUX AIRLINES plans December 2 to begin four-times-weekly Taichung-Okinawa, Japan (A321).

MANASIK AVIATION, Saudi Arabia acquired ex-Kam Air A340-300 (668) with CFM56s. It also operates an A330-200.

NG EAGLE, Nigeria agreed to acquire ex-Dana Air 737-300 (27721); aircraft was originally delivered to Southwest.

SAS reached agreement with Norwegian cabin crew unions on new collective bargaining agreements, ending 4-day strike. It says it can now put its full focus on finalizing its restructuring to build and grow a profitable airline.

AIRBALTIC plans in 4Q24 to take delivery of its second CAE-built A220 simulator to provide additional 5,500-6,000 hours of training per year.

The incident at the Delta TechOps wheel and brake shop at Atlanta International Airport involved wheel components that were being disassembled for maintenance.