Air Transport

UNITED AIRLINES announced it is investing $15m into EVE AIR MOBILITY (Embraer) and signed conditional purchase agreement for 200 four-seat electric

AIR TRANSAT agreed to lease three A321XLRs from Air Lease Corporation for 2025/2026 and optioned a fourth.

Qatar activated the processes for operation of its own Flight Information Region (FIR) Sept. 8, in the first major change in decades to air traffic control (ATC) arrangements in the Gulf.

ULCC Ryanair plans to shut its base in Brussels in protest of the city’s airport increasing charges, as well as environmental taxes.

The director of safety transformation at NATS, the UK’s air navigation service provider addresses aerospace executives during a panel discussion on the safety of shared airspace.

Britain’s air safety regulator is inviting drone users and manufacturers to help shape the legal environment for uncrewed aircraft systems, and the collaboration may end up influencing regulation of the advanced-air-mobility sector.

The manufacturer is trying to convince airlines in southeast Asia to purchase its regional jets.

While the air cargo industry is returning to more normal levels—after an array of pandemic-related factors led to a period of elevated demand and limited supply—the sector, much like the air passenger business, still faces multiple hurdles in the months ahead.

Hungarian startup Aeroexpress Regional has launched services to a series of cities in Hungary and neighboring Romania.

Turkish Airlines’ chairman says he would take up to 70 more new-generation aircraft for the carrier's fleet for 2023 if they were available now.

Thales is finding customers that are taking up more technology features of its Avant Up inflight entertainment system.

Higher material and labor costs are expected to result from spiking inflation.

As travel restrictions lift further, Cebu Pacific plans for its maintenance operation.

A probe into a 2020 in-flight diversion spotlighted gaps in Air France’s pilot training and safety culture, France’s BEA contends.

Latest numbers show solid performances across the air cargo sector, but economic headwinds are slowing down demand. Has the cargo surge peaked?

The jet fuel price index ended last week down 9.4% at $140.6/bbl, compared to $155.2/bbl the prior week.

FLYBE plans December 17 to begin seasonal Birmingham-Geneva (Dash 8-Q400).

AEROFLOT GROUP agreed to acquire (on a lease basis) 339 UAC-built aircraft, including 210 MS-21s, 89 SSJ-NEWs and 40 Tu-214s, for 2023-2030; it plans

BERLIN BRANDENBURG handled 1.94m pax in August vs 3.2m at Tegel and Schönefeld in August 2019; aircraft movements were still down 41%%.

RYANAIR is basing two 737s at Newcastle for Winter 2022 to operate 15 routes (six new) with >80 weekly flights.

FINNAIR introduced new strategy to return work around closure of Russian airspace and return to profitability with target of reaching pre-pandemic

ASHLAND PLACE financed three 737-800s for Royal Aero and Aquila Air Capital; aircraft are leased to an EU airline.

IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic was up 58.8% in July on 37.3% higher capacity; cargo fell 9.7%. It adds some markets approaching pre

SWOOP plans to begin Hamilton-Fort Lauderdale on December 16 and -Punta Cana on January 11 (737).

The decision by Rolls-Royce narrows the list of potential engine providers for the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner project.