Air Transport

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

For those few uninitiated workers who trip into aerospace, disenchantment builds fast, AIA and PwC report finds.

If there is one aerospace company that has benefited from the current commercial aftermarket super cycle, it is Heico.

For the first time since COVID lockdowns halted many passenger operations worldwide, monthly emissions have exceeded their pre-pandemic counterpart.

An environmental coalition is seeking intervention from the European Court of Justice after the EC refused to revisit aviation’s inclusion in the EU taxonomy.

Federally mediated negotiations between Air Canada and its pilots have reached a critical juncture without agreement.

JAL will be keeping an eye on the type’s entry-into-service with Iberia this November to see if it is suitable for the Japanese market.