Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian plans to lease its first twin-aisle aircraft—an Airbus A330-200—from TrueNoord.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Croatia Airlines has outlined the first routes planned to receive Airbus A220 service.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Australian airline Rex has entered voluntary administration, and the carrier’s narrowbody jet unit appears likely to be a casualty of its restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Aeromexico will launch four new U.S. routes this winter, increasing its network to 35 nonstop transborder sectors and boosting capacity to 133,000 two-way weekly seats.
Airlines & Lessors

IndiGo is adding 10 daily direct flights to increase domestic connectivity from Hyderabad and Ahmedabad in September 2024.
Airports & Networks

IATA has released data for June 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Metafuels and the Paul Scherrer Institute have been awarded $5 million by the Swiss government to demonstrate the production of e-fuel for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s CEO says it would be open to buying back the plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it sold to Spirit AeroSystems in 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is pulling back from a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing aircraft delivery delays and SAF supply as obstacles to achieving the goal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) says its $600 million terminal lobby expansion program will be completed in 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
Long considered an industry change-driver, the carrier is reworking the model that has set it apart for more than 50 years.
Airlines & Lessors

TRANSAVIA FRANCE took delivery of new LEAP-powered A320neo (12197) on lease from AerCap.

Air Transport

HISKY plans October 14 to begin thrice-weekly Bucharest-Paris CDG (A320).

Air Transport

LOT POLISH AIRLINES plans February 24 to begin five-times-weekly Warsaw-Lisbon (737-8).

Air Transport

EASYJET plans in November to begin seasonal Geneva-Cairo/-Marsa Alam, Egypt (A320).

Air Transport

JET2.COM, UK leased ex-Pegasus 737-800 (62687) from BOC Aviation.

Air Transport

ENTER AIR, Poland leased second ex-SpiceJet 737-8 (64508) from Avolon.

Air Transport

REGIONAL ONE purchased Dash 8-400 (4155), two Dash 8-400 airframes (4136/4139) and three PW150As from NAC.

Air Transport

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP relisted on NYSE with pricing of a public secondary offering by some shareholders to sell 19,000,000 ADSs; each of the ADSs represents 2,000 common shares of LATAM, at a price of $24 per ADS.

Air Transport

AJET plans October 7 to begin Istanbul Sabiha Gocken-Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (A321neo).

Air Transport

HAINAN AIRLINES plans September 1 to begin Beijing Capital-Tokyo Haneda (737NG).

Air Transport

MALAYSIA AIRLINES plans in 1Q25 to begin Kota Kinabalu-Tokyo Haneda (737) and Kuala Lumpur-Brisbane on (A330).

Air Transport

AAPA members carried 28.9m pax in June, up 21% vs June 2023; capacity (ASKs) rose 24%. Cargo increased 16.4%.

Air Transport

CROATIA AIRLINES took delivery of first (55290) of six A220-300s on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

EUROPE launched investigation if €321.2m German measure to restructure CONDOR is in line with EU State aid rules.

Air Transport