Air Transport

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 537,488 workers in February vs 753,382 in (pre-pandemic) Feb 2020.

Air Transport

GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania leased ex-Tus Airways A320-200 (2768) with CFM56s from AerCap.

Air Transport

Dave Clark to Head of Finance and Strategy of JetBlue.

Air Transport

Melinda Maher to Vice President-Treasurer and Infrastructure of JetBlue.

Air Transport

UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS leased ex-Bamboo A320neo (9132) with LEAPs from BOC Aviation.

Air Transport

CITYJET, Ireland leased ex-Hibernian CRJ1000 (19020) from HEH Aviation.

Air Transport

TRANSAVIA took delivery of third A321neo (11891) with LEAPs from ALC as part of deal for seven (SPNWS; Dec 22).

Air Transport

VOLOTEA, Spain leased ex-Air Corsica A320-200 (3325) with CFM56s from DAE Capital.

Air Transport

AIR CÔTE D'IVOIRE acquired two ex-Avianca A319s (7284/7318) from AFG Aviation Ireland (SPNWS; April 19).

Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has confirmed plans to electrify its De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers and to offer the propulsion conversion to other operators.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By David Casey
Tallinn Airport hopes to secure increased service to Germany, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff believes Air France-KLM’s 19.9% equity investment will trigger some EU competition remedies, but won't include surrendering slots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Charter and air tour operators have three years to implement safety management systems (SMS) under the final SMS regulation the FAA announced on April 22.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Former JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes will succeed retiring Airbus Americas CEO and Chairman Jeff Knittel, effective June 3.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The way the EC is arguing its case should not only worry Lufthansa, but others European players that either want to acquire a carrier or want to be acquired.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Among Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and AirAsia, some groups show improvement, while others stagnate or fluctuate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has revised its fiscal year profit guidance downwards due mainly to increased pressure on passenger revenue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is set to be the prime contractor for Japan’s hydrogen project, with an engine demonstrator currently in the assembly phase.
Emerging Technologies

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

By Graham Warwick
SAF is aviation’s go-to solution for reaching carbon net-zero targets; this airline is pursuing alternatives.
Sustainability

By David Casey
Budapest Airport’s Máté Ritter, head of airline development, sees strong potential for further growth in the Chinese market.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines is launching four times weekly passenger services to Warsaw, Poland via Athens.
Airports & Networks

Embraer delivered 25 jets in 1Q24, an increase of 67% compared to the 15 aircraft delivered in 1Q23.
Aerospace

By Aaron Karp
The city of San Francisco says the Port, which owns OAK, is infringing on the federal trademark of SFO, which is owned by the city.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Airlines for Europe, which represents around 34 European airlines, is looking to “reboot” European ATM by its member airlines proposing optimum flight paths.
Airlines & Lessors