Air Transport

Air bp, one of the sponsors at this year’s airshow, has expanded its joint venture, Air bp-Jio, in India with a new fuel facility at Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar.

EgyptAir Holdings chairman and CEO, Yehia Zakaria and Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer seal the latest deal aimed at expanding the airline’s fleet.

Ethiopian Airlines has placed orders for 20 Boeing 737 Max 8s and 11 787-9s, alongside an interior retrofit programme for its existing fleet of 787s.

CTT Systems, which offers humidifiers and dehumidifiers for the control of humidity in an aircraft, is finding a fertile market in the region for its products for airliners and business aircraft.

Jens Flottau, managing editor for commercial aviation at Aviation Week, updates on the largest orders which have - and have not - taken place so far at Dubai.

Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.

Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines is to nearly double its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after announcing an order for seven 737-8s on day two of Dubai Airshow.

Tune in as Aviation Week Network speaks with BOC Aviation's retiring CEO Robert Martin and his successor, incoming chief executive Steven Townend.

Julian Jäger of Vienna Airport discusses its recent route successes and future priorities.

EgyptAir ordered 10 Airbus A350-900s on the second day of the Dubai Airshow to complement a lease deal for Boeing 737-8s announced Nov. 13.

Emirates is investing $950 million to build a new engineering facility that will expand MRO capacity for its growing fleet.

Our Air Transport editors pick out the best quotes they’ve heard from industry leaders, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes President & CEO Stan Deal.

Launch of the stretched A220 earlier than 2026 would free production slots for the higher-margin A321 and A321XLR variants—but a few hurdles stand in the way.

Boeing tets pilot Mike Bryan discusses the Boeing 777-9 manoeuvres at the flying display at Dubai Airshow 2023.

ARCOSJET, Dubai ordered 10 Lilium (eVTOL) Jets for expected delivery in 2026-2027.

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES and RIYADH AIR signed cooperation agreement in anticipation of Riyadh Air's startup in '25.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES expects FAA will certify the 737-7 by April 2024 and plans to place first into service in 4Q23.

FLY PRO, Moldova has acquired ex-EgyptAir A300B4-600F (561). It also operates 747-200F (22545).

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA took delivery of new 737-8 (65047) on lease from CALC under deal for four (SPNWS; July 22, '22).

JAPAN AIRLINES removed its final 777-200ER (32891) from service following final flight (Okinawa-Tokyo Haneda).

Edmund Makona to Chief Executive Officer of Air Zimbabwe.

AMELIA INTERNATIONAL, France agreed to lease three A320-200s from AerCap for delivery in mid-2024.

BOC AVIATION received US$208m cash payment under insurance settlement with Russian insurance company, NSK, for eight aircraft (formerly leased to POBEDA) detained in Russia. It plans to continue to pursue recovery of full value.

Daniel Cunningham to Senior Vice President of Sales of DAE Capital, UAE.

GALLOPAIR plans 3Q24 startup in Brunei with ARJ21s and C919s; it plans to be operating 30 aircraft in seven years.