Air Transport

AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece sold new GTF-powered A321neo (11085) to Jackson Square Aviation and leased it back.
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE plans June 12 to begin three-times-weekly Paris CDG-Zanzibar-Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (787-9).
Air Transport

EUROCONTROL reports European network traffic (average of 22,653 daily flights) was 86% of 2019 levels in mid-November 2022 (November 18-24).
Air Transport

CATHAY PACIFIC reports it had 230 aircraft (59 parked) on November 1 vs 228 (69 parked) on July 1.
Air Transport

Jie Chen to Chief Executive Officer of CDB Aviation, Dublin (effective January 2023); Patrick Hannigan is retiring.
Air Transport

AIR INDIA and VISTARA are being merged by Singapore Airlines and Tata in 1Q24; as part of deal, SIA is also investing S$360m into Air India
Air Transport

CYPRUS AIRWAYS HOLIDAYS was formed by Cyprus Airways to offer flight/hotel/airport transfer package deals.
Air Transport

AAPA members carried (improved) 12.1m international pax in Oct 2022, down 61.4% from Oct 2019; PLF was 77.7%.
Air Transport

ATSG received Board approval to repurchase another $150m of its common stock as prior authorization was exhausted.
Air Transport

ALC

ALC plans public offering of $700m senior unsecured medium-term notes for purchasing aircraft and repaying debt.
Air Transport

AIR CORSICA took delivery of the first PW127XT-powered ATR 72-600 (1648); it ordered five at last year's Dubai Airshow.
Air Transport

CROATIA AIRLINES ordered six A220-300s and announced plan to lease nine others for delivery through 2026.
Air Transport

AVIANCA and VIVA AIR offered several concessions, including giving back slots at Bogota, to obtain approval to merge.
Air Transport

ATSG reports it has 124 commercial cargo/pax aircraft, including 89 externally leased 767 converted freighters, 17 other 767Fs (leased to its cargo
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Namibia shows how air service can be restored when conditions are right, even without a national carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK LCC's fiscal 2022 results show what the airline terms “a record bounce back” during the summer and a much-reduced annual loss.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Earlier in November, six Nigerian airlines obtained a temporary injunction against the government’s plan to set up Nigeria Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
MTU Aero Engines is leading a research and technology project.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
The departure of founding CEO Tonje Wikstrom Frislid follows a turbulent period for Oslo-based Flyr, which has disclosed it is facing a “very strained financial situation."
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ATR says the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT offers a 20% reduction in maintenance costs and a 3% improvement in fuel consumption over the PW127M.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The carrier plans to serve an initial three domestic destinations from Kuala Lumpur.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The Chile-based airline group already operates carriers in three South American countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines will take a 25.1% stake in Air India as part of the deal.
Airlines & Lessors

As from the 15th of December 2022, Kenya Airways will start operating non-stop flights between Mombasa and Dubai.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways will resume services to Taif starting 3 January 2023 with three weekly flights. This is the airlines’ sixth destination in Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks