Air Transport

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson
Will the United Nations' aviation organization back airlines’ call for a carbon net-zero goal by 2050?
Air Transport

By David Casey
The start-up airline plans to shrink its network this winter and cut the number of aircraft operating by a half in anticipation of a challenging season.
Airlines & Lessors

HELLO JETS, Romania leased ex-Blue Air 737-700 (33465) and 737-800 (35101) from ALC; it also has a 737-500.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The Allied Pilots Association says it will not support giving Boeing more time to certify its final two 737 MAX family variants if the manufacturer does not meet a year-end deadline linked to flight deck system requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno, Joe Anselmo
Parker Hannifin has plenty of opportunity to change and improve Meggitt operations while still upholding promises Parker made to the UK government to sustain core Meggitt operations in the country, Parker leaders told Aviation Week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.
Advanced Air Mobility

By James Pozzi
Airbus foresees the aviation services market returning to pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of next year and has predicted the segment will double in size over the next 20 years.
MRO

By Ben Goldstein
Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein is holding out hope that his company’s new pilot development program could help the industry recover from an ongoing regional pilot shortage but has no illusions about the magnitude of the challenge at hand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s competition watchdog has expressed concerns that a $7.3 billion tie-up between satellite communications firms Viasat and Inmarsat could lead to airlines and passengers paying higher prices for onboard Wi-Fi.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Startup Northern Pacific Airways is planning to take four Boeing 757-200s before year-end, initially operating them to Mexico before launching services to Asia in the new year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The first crewed electric vertical takeoff and landing flight in Italian airspace has been conducted from the country’s first fully functional vertiport at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport.
Advanced Air Mobility

AURA AERO, France secured LOIs for 130 of its 19-seat all-electric pax/cargo regional aircraft from nine airlines: AFRIJET, Gabon (10); ELITAVIA
Air Transport

Ahmed Ali to Sales Manager-Europe, based in Dublin, of TrueNoord.
Air Transport

Cormac Hennessy to Tax Manager, based in Dublin, of TrueNoord.
Air Transport

MESA AIR GROUP agreed to sell 18 CRJ700s to United Airlines for leaseback; it expects net proceeds from sale of $50m.
Air Transport

WESTJET has designated Calgary as its exclusive global connecting hub with 787s as part of partnership with Govt of Alberta; it also plans to
Air Transport

AIR ASTRA, Bangladesh leased ex-GullivAir ATR 72-600 (1352) from DAE Capital for startup (SPNWS; July 22).
Air Transport

AVION EXPRESS MALTA leased ex-SilkAir A320-200 (4118) with V2500s from Mitsui Bussan Aerospace.
Air Transport

ROYAL JORDANIAN agreed to order 20 A320neos from Airbus to replace its 13 A320ceos and says it is in negotiations with Boeing for 787 order to
Air Transport

SALAMAIR, Oman ordered six E195-E2s for delivery in 2023-2024 and optioned six; it currently has 10 A320 Family jets.
Air Transport

Richard Dorgan to Regional Sales Manager-EMEA of IBA, London.
Air Transport

Thom Clayton to Global Head of Sales of IBA, London.
Air Transport

DAE

DAE agreed to acquire SKY FUND I IRISH with owned/committed fleet of 36 aircraft on lease to 14 airlines.
Air Transport

IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic was up 67.7% in August on 43.6% higher capacity; cargo fell 8.3%. Globally, pax traffic is now at 73.7%
Air Transport

LOT POLISH AIRLINES agreed to lease six 737-8s (TBA) from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in October 2022 in interim to selecting new regional and
Air Transport