Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Exceeding both its own and analyst expectations for the first quarter of 2024, Frontier Airlines sees its cost advantage widening.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
“The manufacturing of [PW1000G] parts is a little bit of a bottleneck,” MTU CFO Peter Kameritsch said on a recent earnings call.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airline reactions to newly finalized federal rules governing their disclosure of fees and timing of refunds are mixed.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Speaking to Aviation Daily, Ryanair hits out at Italy for being “misled” by OTAs and for ignoring a ruling that deemed Ryanair’s sales policies “reasonable.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
The European business aviation sector is experiencing greater utilization of private aircraft than before the pandemic struck four years ago.
EBACE

Air India and Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways have signed a codeshare agreement connecting their networks.
Airports & Networks

Network Airline Management (NAM) has extended its long-term partnership with Air Atlanta Icelandic by adding two further B747-400F production freighter aircraft to its fleet.
Air Transport

Rolls-Royce and Turkish Airlines signed a joint statement at a ceremony held at the Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul this week.
MRO

Etihad Airways has launched reciprocal interline partnerships with five new airline partners.
Air Transport

TAAG - Angola Airlines is attending the seventh edition of the Angola International Tourism Exchange, promoting domestic and regional destinations.
Aerospace

By Alan Dron
Air Cairo is planning a significant increase in its African network, as it aims to more than triple the size of its fleet over the next decade.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Howmet's John Plant, often seen as a shrewd prognosticator of large aircraft manufacturing rates, has slashed his company’s expectations for 737 shipments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has dismissed ATL General Manager Balram Bheodari, appointing an interim head of the world’s busiest passenger airport.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Daniel Williams
While overall passenger aircraft recovery in the region is nearly complete, not all operators are equal; each has very different recovery stories.
Airlines & Lessors

Con Korfiatis to Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air.

Air Transport

ASL AVIATION, Ireland placed deposit-backed order for 30 Cessna Caravan autonomous flight systems from Reliable Robotics, securing early delivery.

Air Transport

MALDIVIAN sold new ATR 42-600 (1601) to Abelo, and leased it back; aircraft is due to enter service by end of May.

Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES plans in 2H24 to suspend several long-haul routes (JFK-Athens/-Barcelona, Chicago-Paris CDG, Philadelphia-Venice and DFW-Dublin/-Rome), it says earlier than planned due to delayed deliveries of 787s from Boeing.

Air Transport

TEXEL AIR, Bahrain leased 737-800BCF (29374; ex-Air China) from AerCap.

Air Transport

PIVOT AIRLINES, Canada leased its first CRJ200 (7923; ex-Delta) from Alberta Aviation Capital, joining Dash 8-100.

Air Transport

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE had $20.9m net income on $119.1m revenues in 1Q24 vs $4.4m on $89.5m in 1Q23. It has 337 engines (vs 341 a year ago), 14 aircraft (vs 13), a marine vessel and leased parts and equipment worth $2.27b.

Air Transport

BBN AIRLINES NORDIC (Bluebird Nordic) voluntarily surrendered its Icelandic AOC and terminated all operations.

Air Transport

GLOBAL AIRLINES ferried its first A380 (120; ex-China Southern) from Mojave to Glasgow Prestwick in partnership with Hi Fly in preparation for startup following interior refurbishment and development of maintenance structure at airport.

Air Transport