Air Transport

Sponsored By Shell
Could book-and-claim be the key that unlocks SAF at scale? Jan Toschka, President of Shell Aviation, speaks to us about its potential.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Emirates leads a long list of commercial aircraft orders announced at Dubai Airshow, but the fortunes of Airbus and Boeing differed.
Dubai Airshow

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP had $114m net profit on $894m revenues in Jan-Sept vs $443m loss on $710m a year ago.

Air Transport

BONZA opened its third base at Gold Coast Airport to serve 14 destinations with inaugural flight to Townsville (737-8).

Air Transport

BOEING announced unidentified orders from October for two 777Fs and four 787-9s, increasing 2023 orderbook to 971.

Air Transport

SMARTLYNX AIRLINES sold 737-8 (msn not confirmed) to Vmo Aircraft Leasing and leased it back.

Air Transport

AEROMEXICO plans July 1 to begin daily Mexico City-Raleigh-Durham, NC (E190).

Air Transport

TURKISH AIRLINES took delivery of A321neo (11658) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital for ANADOLU JET.

Air Transport

Darren Hulst, Boeing vice president, Commercial Marketing, provides an update on the company's major orders and outlook.
Dubai Airshow

Sponsored by Embraer
Embraer’s E195-E2 Profit Hunter has recently achieved another milestone – EASA steep approach certification for London City Airport (LCY).
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Turboprop leasing startup Abelo has signed on with ATR for 10 ATR 72-600s, with options for an additional 10.
Dubai Airshow

Aurelien Kauffmann was promoted to Vice President of Portfolio Management of TrueAero, TX.

Air Transport

AAPA added Vietnam Airlines as new member.

Air Transport

SCAT AIRLINES, Kazakhstan ordered seven 737-8s (delivery TBA). It currently operates three 737-8s and five 737-9s.

Air Transport

AERCAP acquired five GE90-115Bs from Sanad (Mubadala).

Air Transport

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ordered 11 787-9s and 20 737-8s with an opportunity for 15 and 21 additional jets, respectively.

Air Transport

EGYPTAIR ordered 10 A350-900s for delivery in 2025-2027 for expansion.

Air Transport

KOREAN AIR had KRW424.5b net income on KRW3,864b revenues in 3Q23 vs KRW431.4b on KRW3,668 in 3Q22.

Air Transport

AERCAP announced secondary public offering of up to 30.7m (incl. option) of its remaining shares held by GE Capital, of which it is proposing to spend $500m to repurchase ordinary shares at same price being purchased by underwriters.

Air Transport

US DOT reports US airlines carried 83.1m pax in August 2023, up 8.4% vs August 2022, but down 0.8% vs Aug 2019.

Air Transport

ABELO, Dublin ordered 10 more ATR 72-600s and optioned 10 and now has 20 on order for delivery through 2028.

Air Transport

OMAN AIR announced order/redelivery of its first 737-800BCF (35108); STAECO performed modification work.

Air Transport

BUDGETLINES, Thailand leased second 737-800BCF (33551; ex-Ryanair) from BBAM for operation for BLUORBIT.

Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
The decision not to institute the first phase of cuts appears to have been driven by pressure from the U.S. government and the European Union.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
At the last ICAO assembly, which took place in autumn 2022, ICAO’s members agreed to a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Safety, Ops & Regulation