Air Transport

Flag-carrier Air China forecast the biggest projected loss.

The four-week consultation comes ahead of a bill going before Denmark’s parliament.

Kenya Airways cargo unit and Astral Aviation have signed a codeshare agreement, a first in Africa, that will boost trade between Africa and the Middle East.

SalamAir has celebrated its sixth year anniversary with an array of activities.

Eswatini Air has acquired its Air Operator Certificate (AOC).

EL AL Israel Airlines and DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, a provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions, have signed a Master Rental Agreement for the usage of DoKaSch’s Opticooler containers.

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said the country’s domestic airlines transported 123 million passengers last year, as against 83 million in 2021.

Airlines will once again need to use their slots 80% of the time in order to keep them the next equivalent season, but a clause has been added to help carriers.

Asiana says that it was crucial for it to preemptively secure SAF supply for its global network as the EU prepares to mandate the use of SAF.

Boeing says it will stand up its dormant third 737 final assembly line and add a fourth one at Everett to meet its ramp-up plans.

Pilots at JetBlue have approved a two-year contract extension that will trigger some cost inflation for the airline in 2023.

A consortium led by Abu Dhabi renewable-energy company Masdar plans to certify the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from methanol.

The program’s termination comes after years of dwindling sales, the development of the twin-engined 777X, and the pandemic, which took a toll on widebodies.

Russia’s largest air carrier the Aeroflot Group has drastically redesigned its development strategy through 2030.

The closure of Russian airspace to western airlines has seen Finnair modify some of its Airbus A350-900s to increase maximum takeoff weight.

San Francisco-headquartered lessor SKY Leasing has raised $770 million, roughly half of which will be used to finance 48 aircraft.

Ryanair looks to be on track to meet its fiscal 2023 profit forecast of between €1.3-1.4 billion ($1.4-1.5 billion).

Norwegian LCC Flyr is in a “serious financial situation” and providing day-by-day updates on flight operations.

Work is expected to commence in 2023.

The project will be partially paid for via the U.S. infrastructure legislation passed by Congress in 2021.

Daily domestic flights within China averaged almost 12,000 during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday which saw 9 million passengers fly.

South African low-cost airline, FlySafair, is on a rapid expansion flightpath.

The ultra-low-cost carrier is growing its fleet and expanding east beyond its original network.

Flybe has ceased trading with immediate effect, ending service on 17 regional routes which were all operated with De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s.

Dealmakers in mergers and acquisitions who focus on the aerospace and defense industries are expecting a healthy year ahead for what they do.