Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
The next step will be to carry out the TBO concept on live flights, although a timeline is unclear.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Virgin Atlantic was fined $1.05 million for operating Delta Air Lines codeshare flights over Iraq while a U.S. ban was in place.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Airlines for America wants slot waivers for long-haul service to some markets in China and Japan to remain in place for the summer 2023 season.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has opened a new hangar in Johor Bahru and is offering its MRO services to third party clients beyond the LCC giant.
MRO

Etihad Cargo is expanding its capacity offering to the Chinese market by introducing an additional weekly Abu Dhabi – Shanghai freighter flight from 2 February 2023.
Air Transport

Emirates has announced that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Casablanca as part of the airline’s ramp up of operations to Morocco.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways has signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement with Air Serbia.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair’s aim is to develop Keflavík as a cargo hub similar to its passenger operation, with the aim of increasing the share of transit freight.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
HAECO Xiamen has completed and redelivered its first Airbus A321-200PCF converted freighter through its program with U.S.-based 321 Precision Conversions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam has told employees that post-pandemic, rivals “have emerged leaner, fitter and they are eager to take customers away from us.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
The vertiport a a general aviation airport on the outskirts of Paris provides a window into the future of aerial mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chris Sloan
Staffing and supply chain issues have been constraints, but the startup airline is benefiting from major carriers’ shift away from regional flying.
Airlines & Lessors

FLYBE leased ex-airBaltic Dash 8-400Q (4289) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

US DOT reports US airlines carried 75.6m pax in October, down 2.6% vs pre-pandemic October 2019; intl. fell 3.2%.
Air Transport

SAS

SAS agreed to sell 10 A320neos to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback, pending US Bankruptcy Court approval.
Air Transport

LEGENDS AIRWAYS, FL puchased a seventh Saab 340B (440; ex-Hokkaido Air System) from C&L Aviation Group.
Air Transport

ALTA added TAP Air Portugal as a new associate member.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Burning hydrogen in turbofans would eliminate CO2 emissions but could increase production of nitrogen oxides (NOx) over engines burning jet fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Embraer is beginning 2023 with a substantial new order for its Embraer E195-E2 jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines wanting to build back up their activities to and from China face some significant hurdles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Former Boeing defense and space leader Leanne Caret has joined the board of directors of Raytheon Technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AERCAP says it expects Airbus/Boeing aircraft delivery delays to be an issue for years to come and OEMs are giving airlines too little notice of delays.
Air Transport

AERUS, Mexico signed LOI to order 30 Alice all-electric commuter aircraft from Eviation for services out of Monterrey.
Air Transport

CARGOJET extended its Master Services Agreement with Canada Post and Purolator through September 30, 2029.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Perhaps the world’s youngest airline entrepreneur is planning to launch an Embraer E195-E2 operation out of Munich before the end of 2023.
Airlines & Lessors