Air Transport

LCC Bonza has halted flights and entered voluntary administration, as the relative newcomer to the Australian domestic market considers its survival options.

On 26 April, World Pilots’ Day, Emirates announced significant changes to recruitment, including higher salaries and new roles.

IATA has called for urgent action to deepen the understanding on the formation and climate impact of aviation contrails.

Latvian carrier airBaltic is looking to reposition Riga as a north-south hub, tapping connecting traffic flows from the Balkans.

TAP Portugal is using buffer time and closer cooperation, particularly with airports, to protect against operational disruption and unpredictable events.

Boeing never built the 7J7, but its legacy continues to be felt to this day. Listen in to hear how technology once studied for that program could re-emerge on the company’s next new airplane almost 40 years later.

KM Malta’s strategy will be to target high-value business and tourism flows with higher frequencies on core routes.

Routes 360 members share their latest insights and notable developments this week.

AirBaltic’s application to fly to, from and within the U.S. could help the Latvian airline address seasonal fleet overcapacity.

Craig Simon, the Port of Oakland's interim aviation director, tells Aviation Week in an interview that the port is confident the name change will be a success.

The final FAA bill’s contents reflect some of the most headline-grabbing themes from the most recent five-year FAA reauthorization, which expired Oct. 1, 2023.

HAMAD INTL AIRPORT, Doha handled quarterly record 13.2m pax in 1Q24.

MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES leased ex-Suparna 787-9 (60322) with GEnx-1Bs from AerCap.

AIR ARABIA MAROC leased ex-Peach A320-200 (7080) with CFM56s from BOC Aviation.

TAROM, Romania received EC approval for €95.3m in State aid to finance restructuring plan, which includes fleet renewal.

AIR CHINA agreed to order up to 100 C919s (extended-ranged version) for delivery in 2024-2031.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION officially objected to proposed acquisition of AIR EUROPA by IAG over competition concerns.

AIRASIA GROUP agreed to reacquire its airline businesses from CAPITAL A in transaction valued at RM6.8b.

AIR CHINA had RMB1.7b net loss on RMB40.1b revenues in 1Q24 vs RMB2.9b loss on RMB25.1b in 1Q23.

ROYAL JORDANIAN had JD8.7m net loss on JD733.3m revenues in 2023 vs JD78.9m loss on JD612.8m in 2022.

AIR ASTANA plans June 15 to begin twice-weekly Astana-Seoul (A321LR).

SAS is joining the SkyTeam alliance (effective Sept 1); members serving SAS hubs include Air France, KLM, Delta and MEA.

The specially configured X-59 has been designed to collect community response data on the public acceptability of reduced sonic booms.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at some alternative U.S. airlines, namely, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit Airlines.

SAS CEO Anko Van der Werff’s comments came just as SAS finalized its SkyTeam join date for Sept. 1, 2024.