Air Transport

ACCC asked to consult further on proposed extension of Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines charter alliance agreement.

AVELO AIRLINES plans in February 2023 to open new base at Wilmington, DE serving five cities in Florida (737s).

ALLEGIANT AIR took delivery of 10th ex-Alaska A320-200 (7063) with CFM56s on lease from ALC as part of deal for 10.

Global air transport is being battered by a myriad of new problems: looming recessions in the U.S. and Europe, a pumped-up U.S. dollar, high inflation

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX is expanding into the development of hydrogen fuel cells for 50-90-passenger airliners.

Australia’s competition watchdog intends to rebuff the application of Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines to extend their partnership agreement.

Barry Biffle says the Airbus aircraft, the first of which Frontier is scheduled to receive in 2026, opens up long-haul possibilities.

WestJet is in the midst of reinvention and—in some cases—retrenchment as the recovery kicks in.

Former TAP CEO Antonoaldo Neves is succeeding Tony Douglas as CEO of Etihad Aviation Group.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The jet fuel price index ended last week down 7.3% at $144.5/bbl, compared to $155.8/bbl the previous week.

Letters of intent to purchase aircraft are not orders, despite the propensity of advanced air mobility startups to describe them as such. But they do provide an indication of who is interested in these new types of aircraft.

Alaska Airlines is on track to shed all of its Airbus A320-family aircraft by 2024.

Executives at American Airlines said that shifts in the composition of corporate travel demand are forcing the company to react in creative fashion, adjusting their airplane cabins and schedules to accommodate a rise in so-called “blended” travel.

The UK government is offering £10 million ($11.2 million) in funding for net-zero propulsion projects under a competition aimed at all transportation sectors including aviation.

A potential merger move by Air India may be about to deliver some of the consolidation in the Indian airline market that was expected to result from the privatization of the country’s flag carrier.

AMERICAN AIRLINES had $483m net income on record $13.5b revenues in 3Q22 vs $425m on $11.9b in pre-pandemic 3Q19 and says it continues to execute on

ALASKA AIR GROUP had $40m net income on $2.8b revenues in 3Q22 vs $322m on $2.4b in pre-pandemic 3Q19 and ended quarter with $3.2b in unrestricted

BBAM leased A321P2F (1994; ex-Eurowings) to SALAMAIR and ex-Pegasus 737-800 (37366) to ANDES, Argentina.

TUI AIRLINES BELGIUM agreed to lease three E195-E2s from AerCap for delivery March-May 2023.

NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE leased another ex-Garuda 737-800 (38033) from AerCap.

MARATHON AIRLINES, Greece leased ex-Alitalia E175 (034) from Azorra Aviation. It now has two E175s.

AIR CAIRO leased new A320neo (10791) with LEAPs from AerCap; aircraft was originally slated for Smartavia.

EVIA AERO, Germany signed LOI with Eviation Aircraft to order 25 9-pax, all-electric Alice aircraft, to enter service in 2024.

CHAIR AIRLINES, Switzerland agreed to lease ex-Saudia A320-200 (4391) from Merx Aviation; Skyworks arranged.