Air Transport

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 5.2m pax in August, down 24.9% vs pre-pandemic August 2019; air cargo dropped 15.1% from August 2021 levels.
Air Transport

LONDON HEATHROW handled 6m pax in August, down 21.4% from 7.7m in pre-pandemic August 2019; aircraft movements were down 19.1% vs 2019.
Air Transport

AIR INDIA EXPRESS reports 737-800 (36336) sustained minor damage from engine fire during taxi at Muscat, Oman.
Air Transport

OMV

OMV, Austria signed SAF supply deals with Lufthansa Group and Ryanair.
Air Transport

NIKON, Japan made investment in OPTISYS, UT (3D-printed antennas).
Aerospace

AIRBUS is expected to begin A321neo final assembly at Tianjin, China by end of 2022; first batch of two large parts (nose and fuselage section) has
Aerospace

PARKER HANNIFIN completed acquisition of MEGGITT for £6.3b; Meggitt will now be called PARKER MEGGITT.
Aerospace

OGMA was selected by Embraer to provide maintenance support, as well as future mods, for the A-29 Super Tucano.
Defense

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA secured type certification from Transport Canada for PW812GA for the Gulfstream G400.
Business Aviation

ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND (WSF) sold remaining shares of its original 20% ownership in LUFTHANSA to various investors via an accelerated
Air Transport

SALAMAIR, Oman plans November 4 to begin twice-weekly Muscat-Prague (A320neo).
Air Transport

US DOT reports US scheduled pax airlines recorded $2.2b cumulative net profit in 2Q22 (vs $1b in 2Q21 and $5.1b loss in 1Q22) on $57.5b operating
Air Transport

EDELWEISS AIR plans February 2 to begin twice-weekly Zurich-Amman-Aqaba, Jordan (A320).
Air Transport

Bernd Bauer, CEO of Edelweiss Air, was also named Chief Executive Officer of Eurowings Discover, Germany.
Air Transport

FLYDUBAI plans September 24 to begin twice-weekly Dubai-Namangan, Uzbekistan (737).
Air Transport

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES took delivery of its first GTF-powered A320neo (10904); aircraft was inducted into Austrian Technik for cabin refurbishment and
Air Transport

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans October 10 to begin twice-weekly Abu Dhabi-Guangzhou, China (777).
Air Transport

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES reduced its full year 2022 free cash flow outlook from $6b to $4b, reflecting the impact of the legislation requiring
Aerospace

GE DIGITAL was selected by China Airlines to provide Records Management System to facilitate digital records transfer and asset documentation.
MRO

TRIUMPH AVIATION SERVICES ASIA (TASA) extended repair station deal with Satair for proprietary parts, focusing on structural and flight surfaces
MRO

VOLATO, GA ordered four 10-seat Gulfstream G280s for its fractional ownership program for delivery starting in 2024.
Business Aviation

Will Fulton to Vice President of Product and Marketing of Skyryse, Los Angeles.
Business Aviation

SA EXPRESS was placed in final liquidation the Gauteng High Court after liquidators were unable to find a suitable buyer.
Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS plans December 6 to replace 354-pax 777-300ER with 517-seat A380 on daily Doha-Perth, Australia.
Air Transport

ATLAS AIR agreed to sell six CF6-80C2B1Fs to JORDAN AIRMOTIVE, which is selling back two customized CF6-80C2B1Fs.
Air Transport