Air Transport

For the 2023 third quarter, three of Europe’s major airline groups have all shown record-high financial results exceeding the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Egyptian hybrid carrier Air Cairo is planning yet another major jump in capacity, aiming to almost double its fleet compared to previously announced plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Citing challenging headwinds, ATSG has lowered its 2023 earnings guidance, reduced capital spending plans for 2024, and announced a change in leadership.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A preliminary investigation into the Aug. 28 incident by UK air navigation service provider NATS had traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country Airlines is bracing for cost headwinds in the fourth quarter due to a high number of its aircraft undergoing heavy airframe maintenance checks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
IndiGo will bring in more leased aircraft to offset an expected rise in Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Backed by recent major orders for the type, Airbus has decided monthly output of its most important widebody will increase to 10 aircraft per month in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FRAPORT expects annual traffic at Frankfurt Airport is expected to remain in the mid-range of >80-90% of the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (70.6m pax).

Air Transport

Steven Townend to Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation, Singapore (effective January 2024).

Air Transport

FLYNAS, Saudi Arabia sold fifth A320neo (11761) to Avolon for leaseback, completing SLB deal agreed in May 2022.

Air Transport

SAS

SAS extended agreement with tour operator Apollo for 2024; deal is valued at SEK1.4b and covers flights from 15 locations in Scandinavia to 20 Mediterranean destinations in Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain and Turkey.

Air Transport

FRONTIER plans in March 2024 to open a crew base in Cleveland, where it has increased capacity by 53% since '22.

Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The slow rebound in travel from Mainland China is inhibiting the full recovery of many Asia-Pacific airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jeremy Kariuki
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, Embraer will host the 6th China Regional Aviation Forum (RAF 2023) in Qingdao, China on Nov. 7-8.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Thierry Dubois
Encouraged by the results of earlier experiments, Eurocontrol is planning further studies and tests on how to prevent contrail formation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Martin Langaas, Director Traffic Development & Cargo at Avinor, and Gaute Riise, Vice President Traffic Development, speak to Routes.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Air Arabia has made JVs a strategic foundation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Aircraft leasing veteran Robert Martin is to step down from his role as CEO of BOC Aviation after 25 years.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
United Airlines had hoped to take over a slot pair that it claimed was being underutilized by Hawaiian Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
WestJet will launch four new routes between Canada and the U.S. for the 2024 northern hemisphere summer season.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Oman's second-largest city draws tourists trying to catch milder weather brought by early summer monsoons.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Eight UK airports will receive new easyJet routes during the summer of 2024 season.
Airports & Networks

Saudia Cargo has won Best E-Commerce Carrier of the Year – Middle East at the 10th Payload Asia Awards.
Air Transport

Air cargo eked out modest growth (1.9%) globally in September despite falling trade volumes and high jet fuel prices.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
On ONERA’S flight simulator, the human operator’s cognitive workload is inferred from heart rate monitoring.
Emerging Technologies