Air Transport

LUFTHANSA CARGO took delivery of its fourth A321P2F (5133); it is serving 18 destinations with A321P2Fs this winter.

Air Transport

ITA AIRWAYS, Italy took delivery of new A220-300 (55248) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

PORTER AIRLINES plans May 16 to begin daily Ottawa-Winnipeg (E195-E2).

Air Transport

SAS

SAS sold LEAP-powered A320neo (11796) to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback as part of multi-aircraft deal.

Air Transport

AVOLON priced private offering of $400m in senior unsecured notes due 2028; proceeds will be used to repay debt.

Air Transport

IATA now projects net airline industry profit of $23.3b in 2023 (2.6% net profit margin) and $25.7b in 2024 (2.7%); total revenues are expected to increase 7.6% y-o-y to record $964b ($717b pax revenues, up 12%) in 2024, when enplanements will reach record 4.7b pax (82.6% load factor) and cargo volumes will hit 61m tonnes vs 58m in 2023.

Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced the start of production of its initial batch of type-conforming Lilium Jets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Delta Air Lines has begun experimenting with using artificial intelligence (AI) for its pricing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Global airline industry net profits are expected to reach $23.3 billion in 2023 and $25.7 billion in 2024, a slight strengthening over earlier forecasts
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Volaris CEO Enrique Beltranena said the agreement “contemplates compensation for each GTF engine removed from our fleet.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ACI added a new level—Level 5—to its accreditation program.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Understandably, the airline industry likes to highlight its efforts to become more sustainable.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
This is a long-called-for step by Congress that the agency has tried and failed to take due to numerous complications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Under the free route airspace concept, flight crews choose their preferred routes—in terms of distance flown, wind or weather—in a relaxed framework.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Chile’s Sky Airline is seeking a foreign air carrier permit so it can serve the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
According to airport operator Vinci, capacity at Osaka Kansai's international terminal has grown from 23 million to 40 million yearly passengers.
Airports & Networks

Emerging security challenges and threats to the aviation industry in the Middle East will be discussed at Intersec 2024.
Aerospace

World governments have met for Transport Day at COP28 in Dubai.
Aerospace

Oman Air has revealed its latest range of luxury on-board amenity kits in collaboration with high fragrance House, Amouage.
Interiors & Connectivity

IATA has announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2023, which will then largely stabilise in 2024.
Air Transport

ADS Group has released data showing year to date aircraft orders and deliveries are significantly ahead of 2022.
Air Transport

In 2023, SAF volumes reached over 600 million liters (0.5Mt), double the 300 million liters (0.25 Mt) produced in 2022.
Emerging Technologies

Boeing has appointed Henok Teferra Shawl as the new managing director for Boeing Africa to strengthen the company's operations and relationships across Africa.
Maintenance & Training

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.
Air Transport

John Ackerman, Executive Vice President Global Strategy and Development, delves into DFW's imminent expansion and post-pandemic positioning.
Airports & Networks