Air Transport

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

The last Delta Air Lines-branded Bombardier CRJ200 flight took place on the morning of Dec. 1 between Elko, Nevada, and Salt Lake City.

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The low-cost carrier has brought line maintenance back in-house at seven UK airports and is evaluating further opportunities.

South African Airways says it will turn in its strongest financial performance in 12 years when it presents its annual results in the near future.

New routes to Erbil and Yerevan have been scheduled by German LCC Eurowings.

United says its capacity at IAH will be up 10% for the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere winter season compared to the prior year.

A selection of 60 new routes starting in December, including long-haul services being launched by United Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.

The CEO of grounded Indian carrier Go First has stepped down, as the prospects of the airline’s revival appear to be fading.

IndiGo has commenced operations to and from Gondia, Maharashtra, from December 1.

Pegasus Airlines has started work on its Silicon Valley-based technology innovation lab.

Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines have signed an agreement to coordinate and boost air cargo transportation.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include London Heathrow Airport’s largest shareholder Ferrovial is selling its 25% stake in the airport and two airlines conducted flights on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Ibom Air has started to take delivery of a batch of 10 Airbus A220-300s, as the airline prepares to significantly expand its operations.

Assumptions about how quickly a Southwest flight would take off when cleared to go in front of an arriving FedEx flight are a key factor in a close call.

The Washington Airports Task Force (WATF) is adamantly opposed to any additional flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) whatsoever.

Europe’s airline executives are watching the evolving travel trends closely for clues on how demand will play out in 2024.

Porter Airlines has exercised half its remaining options for Embraer E195-E2s, increasing its firm orders for the E-Jet variant from 50 to 75.

STRATOS launched enhanced ABS reporting portal with Aerlytix that enables bondholders to access live info per individual aircraft on lease rates, maintenance status/projections and estimated end of lease compensation payments.

LATAM AIRLINES CHILE leased ex-Viva Air A320-200 (8595) with CFM56s from CALC.

AIR FRANCE-KLM and APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT completed quasi-equity financing of €1.5b (SPNWS; Oct 27).

UNITED announced $2.6b renovation/expansion of Terminal B at Houston IAH with 40 gates to handle 40% more pax.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES plans May 15 to begin daily Honolulu-Salt Lake City, UT (A321neo).

ATLAS AIR took delivery of third of four 777-200LRFs for operation for MSC on DFW-Hong Kong; fourth is due by end 2023.

SMARTWINGS plans May 31 to begin twice-weekly Prague-Athens, Greece (737).