Air Transport

FRONTIER AIRLINES agreed to sell 15 new A320neos with GTFs to BOC Aviation for leaseback from 2025/2026.

CONSTANTA AIRLINES, Ukraine leased ex-Gryphon Air Cargo 737-300SF (29326) from World Star Aviation.

CALC had HK$185.6m net income on HK$2.5b revenues in 1H24 vs HK$306.9m on HK$2.3b in 1H23. It ended quarter with 199 aircraft (172 owned/27 managed) with 129 (102 Airbus/27 COMAC) on order; 68% of owned fleet is in China.

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Europe’s airlines have been looking ahead with trepidation to the entry-into-service of the new Entry Exit border checks system, wary of logistical challenges.

In a statement, Delta distanced COO Mike Spanos’ departure from the airline's July operational disruption set into motion by the global IT outage.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors and IATA's Regional Vice President - Americas Peter Cerda discuss key issues facing the Caribbean air transport industry.

Lufthansa Technik says interest in its AeroShark surface film is rising globally as older widebodies operate longer than planned.

American Airlines sees solid demand to the Caribbean during the winter season as the carrier grows its footprint between the two regions.

Australia’s ACCC has highlighted a risk of higher airfares due to the recent collapse or contraction of two airlines in the country’s domestic market.

FlyGabon will launch its first flights on Aug. 31, initially concentrating on the domestic market but with ambitions to add South Africa flights this year.

Juneyao Air will make Melbourne and Sydney its first destinations in Australia from December.

BOC Aviation has placed three Boeing 747-8 freighters with new customer Atlas Air and signed sale-and-leaseback deals for 15 new Airbus A320neos with Frontier.

CSA Czech Airlines will leave SkyTeam in late October after more than two decades.

The codeshare only applies to Virgin Australia customers and is not reciprocal for Air New Zealand customers.

The FAA’s recent directive requiring inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft is expected to potentially impact more than 18 million seats across 64,000 flights worldwide.

Navigating South Africa’s airline scene has never been more complex. The market has changed massively in the past four years, with many of the old-established carriers no longer in existence and newcomers keen to take their places.

AirAsia parent Capital A has raised nearly half a billion dollars to finance aircraft leasing and continue its efforts to bring aircraft out of storage.

Bolstering its position in Brazil is a major focus for LATAM Airlines Group, reflected in its decision to invest $2 billion in the country.

MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

The impending arrival of an Embraer 170 forms part of attempts to revive Air Burkina, the national carrier of Burkina Faso.

The airlines await final approvals for their pending merger following the expiration of a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review period.

Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up SAF. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, talks with a co-author of the plan.

All the important data related to Rimini Federico Fellini Airport in recent years.