Air Transport

ACI-NA Executive Vice President Matthew Cornelius said on Aug. 14 that U.S. airports are “heavily relying on debt to finance their capital needs.”

Florida-based Spirit Airlines is “open to doing less-than-daily” frequencies on routes where it makes sense from a utilization and demand standpoint.

IndiGo is offering a special Independence Day offer for all travellers.

Emirates Airline will operate additional flights to/from London Heathrow between 31 October 2023 and 30 March 2024.

Oman Air Cargo has released its results for the first half of 2023, recording a 42% increase in cargo volumes.

Eurowings plans to station one aircraft at both Nuremberg and Hannover this winter.

Kuwait-Washington will become the farthest route to be operated by Airbus A330-800neo aircraft once Kuwait Airways launches the service.

The startup is aiming to launch its tour-operating arm, Canada Jetlines Vacations, near the end of the third quarter.

The blended wing is now seen as offering a potential paradigm shift in efficiency for a broader range of aircraft.

Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto is confident the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aircraft delivery volume will continue its steady recovery.

The aircraft form part of an original order for 92 MAXs, which was first mooted in June 2017 and finalized in November 2019.

New Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Riyadh Air has made clear the scale of its ambitions by opening a recruitment process for 700 pilots.

Auditors noted that despite a profitable June quarter, SpiceJet’s accumulated losses have “resulted in a complete erosion of its net worth.”

Ethiopian Airlines will commence a thrice weekly services to/from London-Gatwick starting from November 21, 2023.

Turkish Airlines finished the second quarter of the year with 635 million USD Net Profit with strong recovery on international demand.

Flynas and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to explore partnership opportunities in sustainability to enhance efforts to create an advanced circular economy.

Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is adding flights to Peru for the first time, with Montreal-Lima becoming the farthest Airbus A321LR route in its network.

The U.S. DOT’s decision follows shortly on the heels of China including the U.S. in its revised list of approved destinations for outbound tour groups.

“Thai should be able to exit its rehabilitation plan earlier than expected, by the fourth quarter of next year," Thai Airways CEO Chai Eamsiri said.

Boeing says Brazil could soon become one of the world’s leading producers of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Gevo says its Net-Zero 1 ethanol-to-jet project has been invited to begin due diligence and term sheet negotiation phase for a $950 million loan guarantee.

The agency concludd there was some miscommunication between the captain and the first officer.

The government stated the airline’s ticket prices would be 18-20% lower than current prices in the market.

An ATSB report pointed out the "importance of training, following standard procedures and effective communications" as crucial to aviation safety.