Air Transport

BATIK AIR, Indonesia leased ex-Garuda 737-800 (41798) from AerCap.

AIR ARABIA took delivery of ex-Interjet A321-200 (7833) with CFM56s on lease from Wings Capital Partners.

HANSAIR GROUP teamed with INPRODICON to provide airlines with digital content (music and podcasts) that create additional revenue streams.

BLUEBIRD NORDIC took delivery of its fourth 737-800BCF (TBA). It is expecting to add more in 2023.

SKY EXPRESS plans November 2 to begin five-times-weekly Athens-Sofia, Bulgaria (A320).

GO2SKY, Slovakia leased ex-Norwegian 737-800 (36809) from DAE Capital.

UK-based SATAVIA is seeking carbon-credit accreditation and preparing for its first auction, after using its contrail-prevention methodology to adjust 49 Etihad Airways and KLM commercial flights.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS GROUP was transferred into ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company.

US DOT says US domestic air fares averaged $397 in 2Q22, up 22% from 2Q21 and down 2.1% from 4Q19.

JOBY AVIATION, CA formally applied to UK for foreign validation of its anticipated FAA type certification of its eVTOL.

AUSTRIAN took delivery of its first A320neo (10904); three more are due by spring 2023 to increase fleet to 65 aircraft.

AIRASIA X GROUP is increasing its Malaysia AirAsia X operations to 44 weekly flights/10 routes and Thai AirAsia X operations to 22 weekly flights/five

Jim Sullivan to Chief Operating Officer of Lynx Air, Calgary.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS agreed to sublease a fifth 787-9 to an undisclosed airline for 18 months starting 4Q22.

JET2.COM, UK ordered another 35 A320neo Family aircraft and has now ordered 98 for delivery through 2031.

ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS agreed to lease a 737-800SF (28642; ex-Air Italy) from Titan Aircraft Investments.

Net-Zero won’t be an easy goal to reach.

2024 Paris Summer Olympics set as a showcase.

Mexican ULCC Volaris has crafted what it deems to be a successful strategy to operate from all three airports serving the Mexico City metropolitan area.

Hawaiian Airlines has formed an interline partnership with regional carrier Mokulele, enabling Hawaiian to offer some of the inter-island routes that it lost when it terminated its subsidiary Ohana during the coronavirus pandemic.

The ULCCs still need approval from the U.S. Transportation Department for their JV.

The partnership with German Airways has allowed the Luxembourg national carrier to cope with an unexpected increase in passenger demand.

The Dubai-based carrier is flying to more than 30 points and plans to add more destinations as its roster of A380-trained pilots increases.

OneWeb and Panasonic Avionics will closely partner to enable Panasonic Avionics to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency LEO in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide.

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first 787 Dreamliner delivery to the African carrier.