Air Transport

AIR MOANA, French Polynesia leased ex-PNG Air ATR 72-600 (1301) from DAE Capital.

INDIGO, India agreed to sell eight LEAP-powered A320neos to Castlelake for leaseback.

VIETJETAIR leased ex-AirAsia X A330-300 (1165) with Trent 700s from ICBC Leasing.

AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece sold second GTF-powered A321neo (11085) to SMBC Aviation Capital and leased it back.

The airport is expecting to end 2022 with 3 million passengers and return to pre-pandemic levels of around 5 million passengers from 2024.

Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) has reviewed the boundaries of its sectors and found room for incremental progress.

Caution is creeping into airline traffic forecasts for 2023, even as projected flight numbers finally approach pre-pandemic levels.

For Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, the future is all about getting back to the basics.

Airlines gradually return to profit, but higher costs and the old challenges return.

IATA continues to call on governments to put into place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

Sustainability costs will be high and permanent.

The most concerning problems facing the post-pandemic air transport industry aren’t profitability, demand for air travel or the return of business travel.

Travel disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery phase is helping spur airlines and airports to introduce new-generation passenger processing systems.

ULCC Wizz Air has committed to clearing a backlog of unresolved passenger complaints and refunds by Christmas.

Comac has handed over the first ARJ21-700 to a foreign customer: Indonesia’s TransNusa Air Services.

Ethiopian Airlines will resume direct services to Singapore on 25 March 2023. The flight will be operated four times a week with the ultramodern B787 Dreamliner.

Emirates and AC Milan have extended their long-standing partnership.

Etihad Airways is relaunching its Kolkata route as well as increasing frequencies to New York.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has commenced operations on the exciting new route of Abu Dhabi to the ancient city of Samarkand, the second largest city in Uzbekistan located at the crucible of cultures and religions.

UAE-based flight planning and dispatch specialists Skyplan Services was at the MEBAA Show in Dubai to unveil its new flight dispatchers’ training school.

Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.

Airbus is facing fatigue crack issues on older A380s. These are more widespread than initially thought and may lead to a tighter inspection regime.

Buying 100 Boeing 787s means United trusts the OEM’S ability to deliver. Other airlines may take notice and revise their plans.

Rolls-Royce has loaded its UltraFan new-generation turbofan demonstrator into the company’s Testbed 80 facility.

Ratification of a bilateral aviation agreement between the European Union and Qatar signed in 2021 looks set to continue despite possible corruption probe.