Air Transport

SALAMAIR plans July 5 to begin Salalah-Bahrain (A320/A321).

Diogo Elias to Vice President of Corporate Development of Avianca Cargo, Colombia.

US DOT reports US airline fuel cost was $2.66/gallon in April vs $2.91 in March 2023; y-o-y consumption was down 3.9%.

IATA now projects cumulative net airline industry profits of $9.8b in 2023.

PORTER AIRLINES sold a fifth E195-E2 (0860 to Falko Regional Aircraft for leaseback, completing deal for five.

Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of Rwandair, assumed Chair of the Board of Governors of IATA, succeeding Pegasus Airlines' Mehmet T. Nane.

Safran is in talks to acquire parts of Raytheon Technologies’ flight controls and actuation business lines, the French supplier confirmed June 5.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is studying its options for the eventual replacement of its Boeing 767 fleet and the remainder of its 737s.

Kazakhstan is preparing for safety audits by the U.S. FAA, EASA, and ICAO following a four-year safety oversight push.

Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is known for his strongly worded statements.

Dallas-based carrier Ameriflight plans to launch large-scale drone operations in the U.S., but says drones will not replace current crewed flying operations.

Bratislava-based AirExplore, which was founded 13 years ago, operates 10 Boeing 737-800s, including eight passenger aircraft and two freighters.

Hear what industry experts, including IATA DG Willie Walsh and ACI World DG Luis Felipe de Oliveira, are saying at the IATA AGM in Istanbul, Turkey, this week.

KLM and other carriers are facing the Dutch government in court this month in an appeal over noise level management policies that could see summer flights cut.

The world’s airlines are forecast to post a $9.8 billion net profit for 2023, more than double what had been anticipated just six months earlier.

Under a new, young CEO, Cathay Pacific is reconnecting with the world and its customers.

How does India’s air travel development compare with China’s?

Iberia sees the Airbus A321XLRs that are due to arrive in its fleet from the around the start of 2025 as tools to drive growth in its North American network.

Air Canada believes connectivity at its hubs serves as an effective shield against low-cost upstarts.

Virgin Atlantic revealed plans to open a route from London Heathrow to São Paulo, Brazil—marking its South American debut—as well as a new route to India.

SalamAir has introduced non-stop flights connecting Salalah and Bahrain during the Khareef season.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Dubai is to be the host city for next year's IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit.

Signalling expansion in the country, Bengaluru will become the Virgin Atlantic’s third destination and fourth daily service to India.

Lufthansa Systems has entered a new partnership with Airlink and its entry into a new market: Southern Africa.