Air Transport

Newly crowned British monarch King Charles III broke ground on May 9 on the new UK research facility.

Saudia Group – Saudi Airlines, flyadeal, and Saudia Private Aviation – have announced its operational plan for Hajj season 2023.

Jazeera Airways will launch direct flights to the Sphinx International Airport in Egypt starting from 16 May 2023.

Saudia has marked its historic order of 49 787 Dreamliners with Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States.

Emirates SkyCargo has added two Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet.

Our Air Transport editors have been speaking to aviation experts, including airline CEOs: Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves.

United, Delta clash over how much demand to Japan has recovered as the airlines submit competing filings to the U.S. Transportation Department.

ATSG had $20.1m net income on $501m revenues in 1Q23 vs $49.8m on $486m in 1Q22.

LUXAIR agreed to order two more 737-8s and now has four on order. It is also leasing two others from mid-2023.

IAG had €87m loss on €5.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs €787m loss on €3.4b in 1Q22.

AIR FRANCE-KLM had €344m net loss on €6.3b revenues in 1Q23 vs €552m loss on €4.4b in 1Q22.

EASTERN AIR HOLDINGS has agreed to acquire HILLWOOD AIRWAYS, TX, which operates four 737-700 VIP aircraft.

PLUS ULTRA, Spain leased ex-THY A330-200 (901) from TrueAero Asset Management; second (882) is due in 3Q23.

FLYVBIRD signed partnership agreement with TECNAM to launch on-demand tech airline with 9-pax P2012 Traveller aircraft.

ALTA reports regional traffic in March surpassed pre-pandemic numbers for March 2019, the third time in last five months.

SKY ALPS, Italy purchased four ex-Flybe Dash 8-400s (4157/4242/4248/4255) from Nordic Aviation Capital.

PORTER AIRLINES plans July 26 to begin daily Ottawa-Vancouver (E195-E2).

PEGASUS AIRLINES plans June 2 to begin four-times-weekly Istanbul-Amman, Jordan (A320).

AIR SERBIA surpassed 1m pax for year on May 8 vs July 8 in 2022. It expects to carry >3.5m pax in 2023.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans June 18 to begin three-times-weekly Abu Dhabi-Lisbon, Portugal (787).

Derek Kerr, Vice Chair, President of American Eagle and Strategic Advisor, is retiring from American Airlines (effective September 30).

A proposed rulemaking seeks to mandate passenger compensation for “controllable” flight delays and cancellations.

Charter operator JSX said May 8 that it has completed installing the SpaceX Starlink inflight connectivity system across its fleet of 40 Embraer regional jets.

The wave of sanctions that Russia’s invasion triggered had immediate consequences for the country’s airline industry.

Emirates SkyCargo has leased two Boeing 747-400F freighters as it starts moving toward its goal of doubling capacity over the next decade.