Air Transport

The LCC intends to continue broadening its international network as it waits for China to fully reopen.

Long-serving Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) executive and current COO Simon Pauck Hansen is leaving the carrier.

AFRAA has released African airlines’ performance update up to November 2022.

Dubai International (DXB) has added a new African destination to its network of 200 plus international destinations with the launch of Kenya Airways’ inaugural service from the coastal city of Mombasa.

Flydubai has unveiled a special livery on two of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to celebrate the Argentina national football team’s victory in the final of the World Cup 2022.

Dante was founded in 2018 and regional airline Air Nostrum and low-cost carrier Volotea have together become the startup’s first strategic investor.

Budget carriers hope to benefit as economic constraints push consumers to seek lower fares.

SRILANKAN AIRLINES issued RFP to lease up to five A330s and five A320s for six years; submissions are due Jan 30.

COMAIR, South Africa received High Court approval to postpone its final liquidation hearing to June 2023.

AKASA AIR, India took delivery of new 737-8 (44865) on lease from AerCap; aircraft was originally due for Jet Airways.

CONDOR took delivery of its first (1966) of seven A330-900s, to enter service on Frankfurt-Mauritius by end 2022.

WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION (dba Connect Airlines) leased two ex-Flybe Dash 8-400s (4188/4214) from NAC.

FLYR, Norway applied to US DOT for foreign air carrier permit to offer charter and wet-lease flights from Nov 2023.

Regional carrier Mesa plans to shift its contract flying from American Airlines to United Airlines, but United may face pushback from its pilots.

Firefly is planning on building up its Boeing 737-800 operations from three to eight aircraft over the coming two years.

TAP Air Portugal details plans to transition 75% of its short- and mid-haul fleet to Airbus neo variants by 2025, as it presses ahead with its restructuring.

NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 7.5% in Nov 2022 vs Nov 2019.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans in 2023 to make first-ever net-zero transatlantic flight (using 787 on London-JFK) with funding provided by UK Govt.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES plans March 25 to resume four-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Singapore (787).

VIETRAVEL AIRLINES began daily Hanoi-Bangkok (A321), its first international route.

CANADA JETLINES was approved by FAA to operate in US. It plans to begin to Melbourne, FL and Las Vegas on Jan 19.

MESA AIR GROUP is expanding its United Express contract with new 5-year agreement.

Brexit, the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), has harmed the mobility of workers, but there is little evidence of a drop in UK travelers to the bloc.

ORC, Japan took delivery of its first ATR 42-600 to enter service in July 2023; ATR will maintain aircraft under GMA.

VIVA AEROBUS, Mexico leased ex-Vistara A320-200 (7100) with V2500s from Goshawk Aviation.