Air Transport

The aim is to make the Dutch airline industry cleaner, quieter and stronger.

Air Astana says that it expects to issue an initial public offering (IPO) and float on the London Stock Exchange.

A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.

However, the Chinese New Year demand and potential escalation of military conflict in the Middle East could drive air cargo charges further in the coming weeks.

Lufthansa Group Airlines restarted services to Tel Aviv on Jan. 8 under special security measures after a two-month hiatus.

All Nippon Airways and ITA Airways are to codeshare on flights between Japan and Italy, as well as on routes to domestic destinations in each country.

U.S. ULCC Spirit Airlines has ended service at Denver International Airport (DEN) this week, pulling out of Frontier Airlines’ base market.

Candace McGraw, the longtime CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), has become the new Airports Council International World chair.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Dominating this week’s top air transport story is the ongoing investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident in which the exit door plug broke away from the aircraft inflight, prompting FAA to ground and order immediate inspections of most 737-9s.

As bad as it is for Boeing, it could have been a lot worse. Listen in as our editors discuss the Alaska Airlines midair blowout.

Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.

CANADA JETLINES leased ex-MYAirline A320-200 (5661) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group. It now has six.

AIRBUS booked orders in December from unidentified customers for 149 A320neo Family aircraft and 10 A220s. It secured 2,319 orders (142 A220s; 1,835 A320neo Family; 42 A330s; and 300 A350s) in 2023 vs 1,078 in 2022.

CEBU PACIFIC agreed to lease two new ATR 72-600s from Nordic Aviation Capital; deliveries were not disclosed.

NEWARK handled 3.9m pax in November, up 4.6% vs November 2022.

RYANAIR is expecting that it will be 5-10 aircraft (737-8200s) short for peak Summer 2024 season due to delivery delays

PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES added another A320-200 to its fleet (source/msn TBA); Pakistan's Privatisation Commission (PC) also approved transaction structure to sell minimum 51% stake in the airline on its 68th anniversary.

ALAFCO received shareholder approval to sell 23 aircraft to MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE for US$1.15b (SPNWS; Dec 9).

AMERIGN ASSET MANAGEMENT has acquired 5-narrowbody aircraft portfolio from Valkyrie, increasing fleet to nine.

JFK handled 4.9m pax in November, up 3.8% vs November 2022.

FARCARO, Faroe Islands purchased 757-200PCF (32379; ex-American) from AerSale.

GRIFFIN GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT issued additional $300m in senior unsecured notes, increasing bond to $700m.

ASCEND AIRWAYS, UK leased ex-KlasJet 737-800 (38175) from Air Lease Corporation.

AVIANCA plans March 31 to begin four-times-weekly Bogota-Montreal (A320).