Air Transport

UNITED sold two new 737-8s (67550/67551) to ORIX Aviation for leaseback as part of package for multiple aircraft.
Air Transport

AIR INDIA agreed to order 250 Airbus (140 A320neo; 70 A321neo; 34 A350-1000s; six A350-900s) and 220 Boeing (190 737 MAXs.
Air Transport

MESA AIRLINES added converted 737-800BDSF (28326; ex-SAS) to its DHL fleet, joining three 737-400SFs.
Air Transport

AVIANCA leased ex-Frontier A320-200 (4272) with CFM56s from Avolon.
Air Transport

CANADA JETLINES secured C$1.5m loan from Roosheila Group for aircraft acquisition and working capital purposes.
Air Transport

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 3.7m pax in January, down 23.1% vs January 2019; movements rose to 29,710.
Air Transport

LONDON HEATHROW handled 5.5m pax in January, its busiest start of year since 2020; movements rose to 34,961.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Eswatini Air plans to launch services within the next few weeks, having received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the country’s regulator.
Airlines & Lessors

ATW named SINGAPORE AIRLINES as 2023 Airline of the Year, to be awarded June 2 in Istanbul.
Air Transport

NORSE ATLANTIC plans to begin London Gatwick-Orlando on May 25 and -Fort Lauderdale on May 26 (787).
Air Transport

REX

REX, Australia agreed to lease two more 737-800s (TBA) for delivery in June/July 2023 to increase fleet to nine.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
This comes as the airline posted its first quarterly net profit since before the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

SUPER AIR JET, Indonesia leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (5155) with V2500s from Macquarie AirFinance.
Air Transport

AVIANCA leased ex-Batik Air A320-200 (6991) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
Air Transport

TRANSAVIA FRANCE leased ex-Belavia 737-800 (35137) from SMBC Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Ethiopian Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo are increasing freighter capacity to China in response to demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings and Spanish LCC Volotea have signed a memorandum of understanding for a sales partnership on over 140 routes
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa's IT system has been brought down after fiber optic cables were severed during construction work, halting its flights in and out of its largest hub.
Airlines & Lessors

IATA has highlighted the important contributions from the aviation industry following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Changes are afoot at Algeria’s national flag-carrier as it seeks deals for significant numbers of new aircraft.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren, David Casey
IndiGo's Rajat Kumar tells Routes Asia delegates that the LCC wants to bolster its international network before taking delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
While Finnair looks to recover in China, Chinese carriers have a competitive advantage over the airline because they continue to overfly Russia.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
After receiving 11 million visitors in 2022, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is aiming to attract 25 million tourists this year.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Propulsive efficiency gains could diminish for bigger turbofans unless nacelle drag can be reduced. Flight tests show promise from a short inlet design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Mactan-Cebu International is eyeing a spike in capacity following the reopening of many key markets to the Philippine airport.
Airports & Networks