Air Transport

MESA AIR GROUP was identifed by XTI Aerospace as previously undisclosed customer for 100 TriFan 600s as minority investor in company; deal is valued at $1b if fully exercised. Mesa CEO described the aircraft as a reimangined King Air.

Air Transport

TURKISH AIRLINES says it is negotiating a possible order with Boeing for 150 737 MAXs and 75 787s.

Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES says it would seriously consider another arrangement with JETBLUE if injunction was lifted.

Air Transport

PEACH AVIATION, Japan took delivery of two new A320neos (12037/12064) on lease from Fuyo; ALM manages aircraft.

Air Transport

KOREAN AIR plans July 1 to begin daily Seoul Incheon-Macau (A321neo).

Air Transport

SPIRIT AIRLINES sold fourth/fifth A320neos (11859/11900) to Fuyo for leaseback, completing deal for five; ALM manages.

Air Transport

ETIHAD AIRWAYS and CHINA EASTERN signed joint venture agreement for services between UAE and China.

Air Transport

SUMMIT AIR, Canada purchased two ATR 72-200Fs (222/449) from Zimex Aviation in deal arranged by Airstream.

Air Transport

INVESTEC BANK purchased 737-800 (39397; leased to TRANSAVIA FRANCE) from Fuyo; ALM arranged.

Air Transport

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.
Air Transport

By Antoine Fafard
IATA’s recent Global Outlook for Air Transport reveals an improved airline profitability forecast for the current year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways has been selected to provide a subsidized Essential Air Service to Presque Isle, Maine, in what will be a first for the carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are seeing strong inbound flows to Japan, which help to make up for the weaker outbound market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Despite strong air travel demand, workforce shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and limited maintenance capacity may constrain lessors’ business expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff says his airline should be allowed to join the SkyTeam transatlantic joint venture, despite potential regulatory roadblocks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
SriLankan Airlines will wait until after its restructuring to place major orders for fleet replacement, CEO Richard Nuttall says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has begun a new pilot cadet recruitment campaign for candidates to be trained as Airbus A220, A320, A320neo or Boeing 737 first officers.
Maintenance & Training

By Chen Chuanren
Europe was the location for 68.9% of all incidents, primarily related to the Russia-Ukraine War, with 15.4% taking place in the Middle East.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Gulf Air is set to decide on a new widebody aircraft order soon as it targets a 10% increase in passenger numbers this year.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines and KM Malta Airlines have signed a code-sharing agreement to operate joint flights, effective as of June 15 2024.
Air Transport

Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new partnership between the two airlines.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The CEO of IAG went to Brussels to assure the European Commission that IAG's purchase of Spanish airline Air Europa will not harm competition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
China's new mechanism is aimed to improve systematic slot allocation transparency and efficiency.
Airports & Networks