Air Transport

Asian carriers should be “careful” when looking at consumer data coming out of North America and Europe, which may not reflect sentiment in Asia, says the CEO o

The joint vision would combine aviation ground and satellite datalinks “and commercial broadband solutions” for future air traffic management (ATM), operational and safety communications with pilots.

The A220 is another important element in Airbus’ competitive play against Boeing, and scenarios for a broader role are being evaluated.

As the push for sustainability escalates, safety professionals will be keeping a wary eye out for unintended consequences—and unacceptable risks.

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS returned a second A320-200 (5956; leased from Aercap) to service; third (5680) is planned.

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 4.9m pax in October, down 23.3% from 6.4m in pre-pandemic Oct 2019; air cargo was down 11.7% vs Oct 2021.

LONDON HEATHROW handled 5.9m pax in October, down 15.7% from 7m in pre-pandemic Oct 2019; aircraft movements were down 16.2% vs 2019.

RAA says there are currently >500 regional aircraft parked without pilots to fly them and an associated air service retraction at 324 US communities

Maarten Koopmans to Managing Director of KLM Cityhopper (effective January 2).

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 777,510 workers in Sept 2022, up 4.6% vs pre-pandemic Sept 2019.

UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES officially extended its suspension of operations to/from Ukraine to at least Jan 11.

AIR ASTANA, Kazakhstan agreed to lease three 787-9s from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in 1H25-1H26.

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by Saudi Arabian Airlines to provide SchedConnect codeshare management and schedule distribution system.

United Airlines plans to instate a 5% pay hike for its pilots in December, while talks toward a new multi-year contract continue to drag on.

Another step toward operating a commercial urban air mobility service in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics has been taken with the opening of a vertiport terminal within the Advanced Air Mobility Sandbox test environment at the Pontoise Aerodrome here.

Azul is the latest Brazilian airline to post a loss in the third quarter (Q3) even as robust demand trends show no signs of slowing down.

Alaskan startup Northern Pacific Airways plans to set up an airline in the South Pacific before implementing its original strategy of offering flights from the U.S. via Anchorage to Asia.

Australia’s Northern Territory Air Services has signed a letter of intent with Eviation for 20 Alice electric aircraft.

2Excel had 18 aircraft based at Doncaster but has been forced to move its fleet to Teesside and Humberside airports, after Doncaster Airport’s owners Peel Group announced it would close the airport in September.

The carrier is now considering bringing some of its Airbus A380s back into service.

The importance of aviation to the future of Bahrain was reinforced at the Bahrain Air Show today with the signing of an MoU between Gulf Air and the Kingdom’s labour fund Tamkeen

The ending of the rule, which caused disruption for airlines flying internationally to China, shows the country is inching toward re-opening.

Franke has built a profitable empire in the airline industry. One of the reasons: he knows when to stop.

How the in-service fleet for Airbus and Boeing will look at the end of 2023, 2028 and 2032.

Aviation Week editors at the AAPA AGM in Bangkok discuss the growing optimism across the region’s airlines and airports.