Air Transport

TRUENOORD, Amsterdam secured US$400m financing facility (seeded by 17 aircraft) for purchasing additional aircraft.

The FAA denied Republic Airways’ petition to establish an airline training program with a 750 flight-hour minimum and suggested that similar efforts will face the same fate.

Digitalization is a key element to how ST Engineering’s aerospace division plans to enhance its customer service as its Asian aftermarket business recovers and the company expands its global footprint and capabilities.

Airbus is giving fresh indications that it is prepared to significantly broaden its freighter offering and fight much harder for a share in a market so far dominated by Boeing.

Asia-Pacific’s prevalence of long-haul and international flying means it will be the last major region to see passenger demand return to 2019 levels.

Airbus and Boeing are not making progress in meeting their delivery dates, in particular for narrowbodies, according to Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Executive Chairman Steve Udvar-Hazy.

ICAO has flagged Russia with a significant safety concern with respect to the country’s ability to properly oversee commercial aircraft under its jurisdiction.

Tourism Ireland hopes to increase inbound leisure and business traffic from the U.S.

German state fund WSF has sold its last stakes in Lufthansa. Now the real work to reposition the airline can begin.

Scott Boardman to Vice President-Marketing of Azorra, FL.

NOVUS AVIATION CAPITAL sold 777-300 (leased to BRITISH AIRWAYS) to investors; ORIX Aviation will manage aircraft.

Spirit AeroSystems teamed up with EGAT last year in an MRO joint venture, and sees room for similar deals as it eyes aftermarket growth.

Long-term, we must improve equity and access to pilot careers, where the cost and inaccessibility of training is a top barrier

Scott Kirby is championing more funding for the FAA to bolster air traffic control (ATC) staffing and modernize its air traffic management technology.

Budapest-based Wizz Air has given notice to Airbus to exercise its purchase rights for 75 A321neo aircraft, in the fast-growing LCC’s latest move toward further expansion.

Flights from Tokyo Narita will initially be three times per week, but the LCC intends to take the route daily in 2023.

Amsterdam Schiphol has been among the worst affected by the staffing shortages, flight delays and cancellations that marred the post-COVID summer recovery for Europe’s airlines.

The Ryanair Group CEO says the situation with Boeing 737-8200 deliveries remains difficult and believes the certification timeframe for the MAX 10 will be extended.

CEO Victor Pacheco believes there is huge potential for a low-cost hub-and-spoke operator in the Caribbean—especially if governments reduce taxes and fees levied on the industry.

Mega-supplier Raytheon Technologies remains confident that global passenger traffic will be fully recovered by the end of 2023, supporting strong aftermarket business that will soon include the widebody long-haul segment that has been slowest to rebound.

AirAsia is one of many airlines returning to the reopened Terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport.

Eviation Aircraft is set to begin high-speed taxi tests of the all-electric Alice aircraft in coming days as part of final preparations for first flight, says the company’s new CEO, Greg Davis.

A discussion on the groundbreaking announcement that United and Emirates are working together.

The Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Abdérahmane Berthé, has been in talks as a bid to foster closer engagement with member airlines in Nigeria.

Etihad Engineering has gained its first endorsement from the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA) after its successful quality audit last spring.