Air Transport

Turkish Airlines closed 2023 carrying 83.4 million passengers with a 23.5% increase in domestic capacity and 16% increase in international capacity compared to 2022.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways is adding Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to its route network, enabling increased capacity to Luanda, Angola.
Airports & Networks

IATA has released the Reassessing Single Use Plastics Products in the Airline Sector report.
Emerging Technologies

CPaT Global has been awarded a new contract with Arik Air to provide its pilots with its B737-800 and Bombardier DHC-8/Q400 Aircraft Systems and General Subjects.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
Embraer has flown its E190F passenger-to-freighter conversion (P2F) for the first time.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
The city of San Francisco has threatened legal action if Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) rebrands to include "San Francisco Bay" in its title.
Airports & Networks

WESTJET plans June 3 to begin daily Winnipeg-Ottawa/-Montreal (737).

Air Transport

SKYLINE EXPRESS (dba Air Q), Ukraine leased ex-Mavi Gök Airlines 737-900ER (36086) from FTAI Aviation.

Air Transport

AIR CAIRO leased ex-Alaska A320-200 (4999) with CFM56s from World Star Aviation.

Air Transport

CHISHOLM ENTERPRISES agreed to lease 737-800BCF (29644; ex-Go2Sky) from BBAM for TEXEL AIR AUSTRALASIA.

Air Transport

VIETJET plans April 29 to begin four-times-weekly Ho Chi Minh City-Xian, China (A320).

Air Transport

THAI acquired new A350-900 (246) from Airbus; aircraft was ordered by Hong Kong Airlines but never delivered.

Air Transport

4 AIRWAYS, Malta secured its AOC for startup of wet-lease/ACMI operations with ex-Albawings 737-400 (25178).

Air Transport

US DOT reports US airline fuel cost was $2.83/gallon in February vs $2.70 in Jan 2024; y-o-y consumption rose 3.2%.

Air Transport

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL closed sale of $1.5b in 5- and 10-year senior unsecured notes, its largest in company history.

Air Transport

VUELING, Spain leased ex-Wizz Air A320-200 (6360) with V2500s from SMBC Aviation Capital.

Air Transport

US-BANGLA AIRLINES leased ex-Cebu Pacific A330-300 (1527) with Trent 700s from Avolon.

Air Transport

SPIRIT AIRLINES is deferring all A320neo Family aircraft on order for delivery in 2Q25-2026 to 2030-2031 to improve its liquidity position by $340m (deliveries in 2027-2029 not affected). It has 36 A320neos and 62 A320neos total on order.

Air Transport

LYNX AIR, Canada officially cancelled its outstanding order for 29 737-8s. It suspended operations on February 26.

Air Transport

PEGASUS AIRLINES began three-times-weekly Ankara-Lisbon, Portugal (737).

Air Transport

SKY AIRLINE, Chile agreed to lease two LEAP-powered A321neos from Aviation Capital Group; first (11689) delivered.

Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The idea of a “warehouse in the sky” is not new.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman were sworn in as new members of the NTSB on April 8, bringing the safety board to its full complement of five members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
All U.S. Big Four airlines except Southwest are reducing emissions per ASK at a similar rate; Southwest displays low emissions, particularly moving into 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The Pegasus Guidelines give financiers a methodology to report the sustainability credentials of their aviation investments.
Airlines & Lessors