Air Transport

Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific is “pulling all levers” in order to grow capacity as it grapples with Airbus A320neo-family aircraft groundings.

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Subhas Menon has called for governments to implement the necessary support initiatives for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply to help meet the needs of the aviation industry.

Malaysia’s government has approved the expansion and upgrade of Penang International Airport (PEN), transport minister Loke Siew Fook has revealed.

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) managing director Izham bin Ismail has hinted at “handsome results” for fiscal 2023, representing a turnaround coming out of the pandemic.

Etihad Cargo has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for cargo handling services at 12 major international airports.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has expanded its domestic services to South-Western Ethiopia with a thrice weekly passenger service to Dembi Dollo.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) will inaugurate two new, non-stop services in the UK; to London Stansted and Manchester.

TAAG Angola Airlines and Network Airline Management have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract.

All the data relating to the China’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the first quarter of the year.

News from exhibitors and delegates attending Routes Asia 2024 in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Four destinations and five airlines are among the finalists at the Routes Asia 2024 Awards, which celebrate excellence in airport and destination marketing.

ULCCs Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus have asked the U.S. Transportation Department to restart a review of their proposed transborder joint venture.

Latin American airlines face headwinds from financial challenges and politics.

The LEO constellation is driving down satellite internet costs.

ITA AIRWAYS, Italy leased new GTF-powered A321neo (11781) from Air Lease Corporation.

AIR INDIA took delivery of ex-Etihad 777-300ER (39688) on lease from Altavair (SPNWS; March 31).

PRAGUE CITY AIR, Czech Republic purchased 49.9% stake in SMARTWINGS from Rainbow Wisdom Investment.

EASTERN AIRLINES agreed to acquire ex-VIM 777-200ER (28532) with Trent 800s for Preighter operations; it currently has 11 767s and nine 777s. It also announced it is moving headquarters from Miami to Kansas City.

DELTA AIR LINES plans December 4 to begin thrice-weekly Los Angeles-Brisbane, Australia (A350-900).

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans May 31 to begin Addis Ababa-Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso-Freetown, Sierra Leone (737).

AIR PEACE agreed to wet-lease (ACMI) a 787-8 from Norse Atlantic for four-times-weekly London Gatwick-Lagos.

LUFTHANSA agreed to wet-lease five CRJ1000s from CityJet of operation out of Frankfurt during summer 2024 season.

Luke Farajallah to Chief Executive Officer of Loganair, Scotland.

CARGOJET had C$37.3m net income on C$920m revenues in 2023 vs C$190.6m on C$991m in 2022; it has 41 aircraft.

Slight divergence is seen, but no figures are remarkably low for the full-service national airlines of Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, and Uzbekistan.