Air Transport

With leasing demand still going strong—as illustrated by Turkish Airlines’ latest deal with DAE for 10 Boeing 737-8s—two new leasing ventures have emerged.

A weak or failed Spirit is just as much a threat to price-conscious consumers’ ability to fly and enjoy low fares as a merger with JetBlue Airways would be.

The TP-R90, a recuperative turboprop designed for light aircraft, ran on gaseous hydrogen; Turbotech and Safran will switch to liquid hydrogen later this year.

South Africa's government gave up a stake in the flag carrier in 2021 after it added debt and went into bankruptcy, but the airline has been in rebuild mode.

The coalition aims to grow Hong Kong as a regional sustainable aviation fuel hub for both Hong Kong and China.

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said the airline would be happy to take over MAX delivery slots from United if the U.S. carrier wants to delay or cancel them.

The architecture may help keep the engine’s power to the minimum specification, as opposed to oversizing the engine to cope with marginal phases of working.

Malaysia Airlines, part of the Malaysia Aviation Group, will be taking delivery of the first four of 20 Airbus A330-900s in the second half of 2024.

American Airlines has received tentative approval to launch nonstop service between New York JFK and Haneda Airport, while Hawaiian is stopping night flights to the Tokyo airport.

The Aviation Environmental Labeling Scheme is being developed to give passengers standardized information about the environmental impact of their EU flights.

Embraer’s E-Jets have racked up sizeable customer bases, but it is still unusual for the type to be used in the ACMI role.

Oman Air is ending flights to four destinations in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The U.S. is ordering the Aeromexico-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture be wound down after recent "anticompetitive" actions by the Mexican government.

EASA and IATA have announced the conclusions of a workshop jointly hosted at EASA’s headquarters to combat incidents of GNSS spoofing and jamming.

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalise on.

European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.

AVOLON predicts lessor orderbooks will be in high demand in 2024 as supply shortage of aircraft continues; aircraft values and lease rates are expected to continue to rise.

Mike Betson to President of Air Transport International (ATSG), OH; James O'Grady retired.

Joel Goldberg to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (effective February 26).

XTREME AVIATION, FL acquired ex-DHL 737-400SF (25163) for lease to AEROSUCRE, Colombia.

SAS sold new LEAP-powered A320neo (11832) to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback, the ninth of a 10-aircraft deal.

GOL voluntarily filed Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court with US$950m in DIP financing; operations continue as normal.

Vertical Aerospace CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick took action this week to reassure viability of his company by committing up to $50 million in additional capital.

After announcing intent to appeal an antitrust ruling blocking their merger, JetBlue has informed Spirit that the merger may be terminable on and after Jan. 28.

Amsterdam Schiphol would need to reduce its emissions by at least 30% to be in line with Paris Agreement goals, a new report commissioned by the airport shows.