Air Transport

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has started two weekly freighter flights connecting Xiamen with São Paulo and Santiago via Addis Ababa.

Emirates is setting up an airbridge with the International Humanitarian City to transport urgent relief supplies and medical items to support on-ground aid efforts following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

EgyptAir has received delivery of its first converted narrow-body freighter aircraft, the Boeing 737-800SF, after been converted in the US.

India's Hyderabad will be a new destination in Nok Air’s network.

An update on the global operations of the Airbus A380.

Thailand's international seat capacity for Q1 2023 is up 18% on the previous three months.

AISATS has been chosen to design, build, finance and operate an integrated multi-modal cargo hub at India's new Noida International Airport near Delhi.

COMPASS CARGO AIRLINES, Bulgaria took delivery of 737-800SF (34800; ex-SpiceJet) on lease from Aircastle, its first converted 737-800SF

OMAN AIR took delivery of new 737-8 (43799) on lease from Avolon.

Samantha Willenbacher to Senior Vice President-Key Accounts of Bristow Group, Houston.

Stuart Stavley to Chief Operating Officer-Offshore Energy Services of Bristow Group, Houston.

Mike Skinner stepped down from AMS and founded Arundel Aviation, UK.

Alan Corbett to Chief Operating Officer-Government Services of Bristow Group, Houston.

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES signed long-term agreement with Xael Charters to provide public charters/charter flights to four cities in Cuba.

MESA AIR GROUP lost $9.1m on $147.2m revenues in first quarter ended Dec 31 vs $14.3m loss on $147.8m a year ago

European’s Clean Aviation research program has launched a slew of projects aimed at enabling a low-emission hybrid-electric airliner to enter service.

Hawaiian Airlines pilots have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with an average 32% pay increase.

More carriers, mainly ones from outside the U.S., and their trade groups are voicing concerns with FAA's plan to require 5G-related radio altimeter upgrades.

Airbus and Air New Zealand have formed a consortium to evaluate ways to deploy hydrogen hubs at airports, starting with a case study at Christchurch.

While the company’s crew scheduling technology initially garnered major attention, the root cause is much simpler.

Lithuanian private and corporate jet charter company KlasJet is moving into the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) market.

The European Commission is reportedly set to pursue a full-scale antitrust investigation into Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana Airlines.

Egyptair M&E may become the latest company to start converting Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft into freighters.

Mesa Air Group is seeing improvement in pilot attrition but remains cautious as cockpit staffing continues to be a challenge for the U.S. aviation industry.

Southwest Airlines has been awarded five supplemental flight slots, paving the way for the expansion.