Air Transport

AVELO AIRLINES plans in June to begin New Haven, CT-Houston/-St. Louis/-Traverse City (737).

Air Transport

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES reached tentative agreement with its TWU-represented flight attendants on new labor deal.

Air Transport

PACIFIC AIRLINES (formerly Jetstar Pacific) has temporarily suspended operations, but hopes to restart in near future.

Air Transport

FRAPORT GROUP posted record EBITDA of €1.2b on record €4b revenues for 2023. It is expecting pax volume of 61m-65m pax in 2024 vs 59.4m in 2023.

Air Transport

JETSMART agreed to sell six A320neo Family aircraft to GOAL for leaseback in 2024; first (11930) was delivered.

Air Transport

DAE

DAE secured 5-year, $420m unsecured term loan with China Construction Bank and China Construction Bank (Asia).

Air Transport

AIRBALTIC plans to begin Riga-Madeira and Vilnius-Oslo Torp in late October; Tallinn-Kittilä on December 21 (A220).

Air Transport

EASTERN AIRWAYS is expected to acquire package of 28 737s from bankrupt iAero Airways.

Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline has a 50-aircraft order in place with Boeing with deliveries set to begin next year and is considering the 737-10 for its 30 options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK-based LCC easyJet is planning to push for more ambitious action on the Single European Sky (SES) reforms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
SAS Scandinavia Airlines has received U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval for its reorganization plan and now expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in mid-2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The company is working on changing long-established priorities that valued speed over quality.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Cargo hourly utilization in February 2024 was up 11% year-over-year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Victoria Moores
The provisional agreement on Single European Sky (SES) reform is being described as a “complete failure” and heavily watered down.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Global passenger aircraft utilization in February 2024 was up 19% year-over-year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say they need regulatory support and incentives to be able to meet forthcoming European SAF mandates.
Sustainability

By Thierry Dubois
Measuring the maturity of a technology before it actually enters the complex and thorny certification pipeline may be decisive for a swift implementation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
FedEx Express has completed the expansion of its gateway facility at China’s Shenzhen Baoan International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Incheon International Airport Corp. and two other Filipino companies have won a 25-year concession to operate Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Airports & Networks

The 12th Aviation Stakeholders Convention will take place 12-14 May, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at its headquarters in Kuwait.
Aerospace

By David Casey
Securing further connectivity to Europe remains high on the agenda for the Cayman Islands Tourism Department.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Breeze Airways has emerged as a key player in Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport’s expansion.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Dominican Republic-based Arajet sees the U.S. market as “critical” to its expansion plans.
Airports & Networks