Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Etihad Airways has decided to return a part of its Airbus A380 fleet for the summer of 2023, intending to fly the aircraft on its Abu Dhabi-London route.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
High demand and moderating oil prices are expected to give Air New Zealand a stronger return to profitability than it previously predicted.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern is the launch customer of the C919 and expects to begin domestic service with the newly certified narrowbody aircraft in early 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia Cambodia is slated to commence operations in late 2023 with Airbus A321s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

PORTER AIRLINES introduced its first E195-E2 into service on Toronto Pearson-/Vancouver/-Ottawa/-Montreal.
Air Transport

MADAGASCAR AIRLINES agreed to lease three new E190-E2s from Azorra for delivery in 2023/2024.
Air Transport

AIR ARABIA EGYPT leased ex-Fly Arna A320-200 (6782) with CFM56s from SMBC Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

VMO AIRCRAFT LEASING purchased A350-900 (leased to ASIANA AIRLINES) from ABC Leasing.
Air Transport

AEROITALIA leased ex-Blue Panorama 737-800 (30007) from Macquarie AirFinance.
Air Transport

AIR INDIA agreed to lease six 777-300ERs (lessor undisclosed) for delivery in 1H23; decision is in addition to the 30 leased earlier this year, including 21 A32
Air Transport

Thierry de Bailleul to Chief Executive Officer of Madagascar Airlines.
Air Transport

Aine Gudaityte to Director-Asset Trading of World Star Aviation, London.
Air Transport

ARAJET, DR began Santo Domingo-Medellín/-Bogotá, Colombia (737-8) and now serves 18 destinations.
Air Transport

AIR CANADA plans to restart 13 transborder routes in mid-2023: Vancouver-Austin/-Anchorage/-Boston; Calgary-LAX; Toronto-Milwaukee/-Hartford/-SLC/-Kansas City/-
Air Transport

HYPERION AERO CAPITAL launched funding platform for lease financing of cargo aircraft/business jets/helicopters.
Air Transport

RAA reports 59 US regional certificated carriers flew 62.4b RPMs (123m pax) on 83.2b ASMs in 2021 vs 81.7b RPMs (165m pax) on 102.3b ASMs in pre-pandemic 2019.
Air Transport

AIR CAIRO leased ex-SAS ATR 72-600 (1131) from Nordic Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

Michael Szucs to Chief Executive Officer of Cebu Pacific, Philippines.
Air Transport

MSC AIR CARGO launched operations out of Liege with 777-200LRF (67992) operated by ATLAS AIR (SPNWS; Dec 2).
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Steady pilot throughout and a growing fleet has Southwest Airlines confident it will achieve 2023 targets that include boosting capacity 15%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The country’s airports operator has given the green light for the new facility.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory are exploring the conversion of sargassum and wood waste into SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Bahrain’s flag carrier last served the U.S. more than 25 years ago.
Airlines & Lessors