Air Transport

BLUORBIT, Singapore wet-leased 737-800BCF (33551; ex-Ryanair) from Budget Lines, Thailand (SPNWS; April 21).
Air Transport

AVIANCA leased second ex-Batik Air A320-200 (8082) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
Air Transport

GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania leased ex-IKAR 737-800 (28247) from AerCap.
Air Transport

US DOT reports US scheduled pax airlines recorded $1.6b cumulative net profit in 2022 (vs $2.8b loss in 2021) on $211.2b operating revenues ($155.1b in fares/
Air Transport

GLOBAL REACH AVIATION, Billund, Denmark secured its own AOC for on-demand charters with CRJ200/CRJ900.
Air Transport

WESTJET GROUP completed acquisition of SUNWING VACATIONS and SUNWING AIRLINES (18 737s)
Air Transport

Jill Saverine to Chief People Officer of Aircastle, Stamford, CT.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce sees the widebody cargo sector as an increasingly important part of its future portfolio.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”
Airlines & Lessors

CARGOJET had C$30.5m net income on C$231.9m revenues in 1Q23 vs C$56.4m loss on C$233.6m in 1Q22.
Air Transport

WESTJET reached tentative agreement with Unifor-represented airport employees at Toronto Pearson on first CBA.
Air Transport

WESTJET began three-times-weekly Calgary-Tokyo Narita (787), its initial service to Japan.
Air Transport

US TDA announced grant funding for feasibility study (by ALTON AVIATION) to develop a new airline in TIMOR-LESTE.
Air Transport

TURKISH CARGO and DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING signed MOU to strenghten their cooperation.
Air Transport

ELECTRA AIRWAYS, Bulgaria leased ex-SWISS A321-200 (1144) with CFM56s from Aviator Capital.
Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Richard Aboulafia
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
Check 6

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates’ refurbished and retrofitted fleet will have to operate longer as delivery delays for new aircraft remain a detriment to having a large fleet available
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Luxembourg flag carrier will begin MAX operations in summer 2023 with two leased 737-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has apparently changed its future expansion plans, following the departure of its former CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
CAPA/OAG data shows Shenzhen–Shanghai, Guangdong–Shanghai, and Shanghai–Chengdu remain as Spring’s top three routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Aerospace is fast becoming a lynchpin of the Arab nation’s Vision 2030 plan, which aims to diversify the country’s economy away from hydrocarbons.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A selection of 50 new air services set to start around the world in May, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Breeze Airways hopes to make its international debut later this year.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
All ANA flights operating to and from Hiroshima between May 1 and May 31 will fly using fuel fully offset by carbon credits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
All Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) TSA checkpoints now have advanced credential authentication technology units.
Airports & Networks