Air Transport

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans June 15 to begin twice-weekly Abu Dhabi-Nice, France/-Santorini, Greece (TBA).

CONGO AIRWAYS wet-leased 737-800 (37741) from KlasJet for four months for service out of N'djili Airport.

CHINA AIRLINES retained AMS Aircraft Services to remarket five 747-400Fs, which were manufactured in 2001-2003.

AIR FRANCE sold two A350-900s (serial numbers not disclosed) to Jackson Square Aviation and leased them back.

LATAM agreed to lease eight A321neos from ALC; first (11675) delivered, second in '24, and five A321XLRs in 2025-'26

SAS received bankruptcy court approval for its investment agreement with winning bidder consortium in its exit financing solicitation process, consisting of Castlelake, Air France-KLM and Lind Invest, together with the Danish state.

Ethiopian is expecting to finalize a further order for at least 10 400+ seat widebody aircraft over the next few weeks.

The flight took place from Emirates’ base at Dubai International Airport.

"We are going to revamp [LEVEL], developing the AOC to operate long-haul flights the way we announced when we launched the company,” IAG CEO Luis Gallego said.

Foreign suppliers stopped supporting the program in 2022 after Western countries imposed sanctions against Moscow in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Boeing has been granted long-awaited type inspection authorization for the 737-10, marking a major milestone in the company's progress since the 737 MAX returned from a global grounding.

For the week commencing Dec. 4, airlines serving Keflavik airport have cut 2.1% of the seats they expected to operate.

The FAA now plans to issue a draft rule codifying new requirements for manufacturers to disclose safety-critical information during certification in 2024.

The decision marks a step forward in the airline’s efforts to exit its financing solicitation process.

New routes to Melbourne and Perth are being launched by Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia.

Executives emphasized continued growth in the region, highlighting Dubai’s evolution from being solely a connection hub to also serving as a destination point.

ULCC Ryanair has threatened to reduce capacity in Portugal amid a dispute over airport fee increases.

The carrier expects to have 80 pilots and 160 flight attendants stationed at the Cincinannati airport by May 2025.

Malaysia’s stock market regulator has removed AirAsia X from a list of companies deemed to be in shaky financial condition.

Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume flights to Bangkok starting 21 November 2023 operating the route five times per week.

SalamAir is preparing to launch operations in five key Indian destinations; Hyderabad, Calicut, Jaipur, Trivandrum, and Lucknow.

TAAG Angola Airlines is increasing more frequencies within Africa.

Qatar Airways Cargo drives forward with the launch of its latest product Drive.

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

ADL says it has fine-tuned the mod package for the 737-800 to gain additional fuel burn savings after validating its technology during initial 737-700 trials.