Air Transport

By Chris Sloan
Spirit Airlines’ unit costs and profitability continue to be negatively affected by significant reliability problems posed by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofans.
Airlines & Lessors

AERO MICRONESIA had its operating authority suspended by the FAA and must surrender its AOC/cease operations.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
The massive earthquake that struck 10 Turkish provinces and northern Syria has unleashed a flow of rescue personnel and equipment via the region's airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The partners will develop a concept of operations for hydrogen in airports and plan the demonstration flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

AVIAPRO CONSULTING, Canada and ALTAIR ADVISORY, Ireland teamed to jointly develop sustainability consulting solutions for airports and airlines.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Loganair began flying between Heathrow and the Isle of Man in 2021, using slots temporarily freed up by other carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

WIDEROE plans March 26 to begin Bergen, Norway-London Stansted (E190-E2).
Air Transport

QANTAS plans April 16 to begin three-times-weekly Melbourne-Jakarta, Indonesia (A380).
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The 1-megawatt powertrain demonstrator is installed in a modified nacelle with large air inlets on either side to cool the fuel cells.
Advanced Air Mobility

AIR MOANA, French Polynesia secured its AOC and plans startup on February 13 with ex-PNG Air ATR 72-600 (1301).
Air Transport

ABRA GROUP was established to invest in/control operations of Brazil's GOL and Colombia's AVIANCA.
Air Transport

SWISS plans March 3 to resume Zurich-Shanghai (777-300ER/A340-300).
Air Transport

FLYR LABS was selected by Qatar Airways Cargo for forecasting/pricing software.
Air Transport

AKASA AIR, India sold five new 737-8s to Avolon and leased them back; deliveries were completed in January 2023.
Air Transport

ETIHAD CARGO and ASTRAL AVIATION agreed to expand partnership on cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi.
Air Transport

NEOS, Italy leased ex-Nordwind 737-800 (60180) from CDB Aviation.
Air Transport

SPIRIT AIRLINES had $271m net loss on $1.4b revenues in 4Q22 vs $81.2m profit on $970m in pre-pandemic 4Q19.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
The structure forms the lower half of the Airbus-led Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The project has been devised as a flying testbed for distributed electric propulsion technologies that could be used on future commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bioethanol produced from domestic timber would mainly be used as a feedstock for the production of SAF at Nippon Paper’s mills beginning in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Alder’s board announced on Jan. 11 that Sherbacow had left the company on Dec. 27 and named Tim Obitts as acting CEO but did not give a reason.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines will operate routes to Argentina and Brazil during the winter 2023/24 season.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The regional will add service between the "gateway to the fjords" and Stansted.
Airports & Networks

Aircraft leasing company, Avolon, has delivered five new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Akasa Air, India’s newest airline.
Air Transport

It’s not just humans that need air transport, animals do too. This week Intradco Global, an animal transport specialist, has transported 330 cattle from Europe to West Africa.
Air Transport