Air Transport

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will resume its operation to Moscow, Russia, from October 3, 2022.

Flights to Moscow will resume in October, making the airline the fifth to offer flights between the United Arab Emirates and Russia.

While a return to profits is good news for Europe’s airline groups, getting past short-term operational issues will be the big challenge.

Boeing’s July delivery total of 26 aircraft was its lowest monthly total since February; the company booked 130 gross orders in July, including 100 737 MAXs from Delta Air Lines announced at the Farnborough Airshow.

Allegiant Travel Company will keep its growth plans relatively muted through 2023, as the normally fast-growing ULCC navigates industry-wide challenges.

Denver International’s altitude continues to create problems for aircraft collision-avoidance systems, the FAA said in a recent safety alert.

Continued baggage-handling problems at UK airports have prompted the country’s largest regional airline to dispatch staff to affected locations to find missing luggage.

Air Serbia believes that its increased focus on services to leisure destinations, together with a leap in its charter operations, is behind the significant growth in its passenger traffic.

Kazakhstan’s largest airline group plans to expand its fleet to 59 aircraft through 2025.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to lease Airbus A220s from airBaltic over the European winter schedule period to help provide increased resilience for its schedules.

Changes are underway in Canada’s aviation market as ULCCs Flair and Lynx continue to expand, and Porter prepares to launch service with its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.

The FAA’s decision to push radio altimeter upgrades as wireless companies roll out new 5G networks has airlines on edge.

Facing no new rival, the future of Embraer’s scope-clause-compliant E175 is expected to remain steady.

Whether you refer to them as low-fare airlines or low-cost carriers, operators using this business model have been the growth engines for air

Ailish Woulfe to Technical Manager, based in Shannon, Ireland, of Stratos.

ATSG agreed to purchase two A321-200s from Vietnam Airways, convert aircraft to freightes, then lease them back.

EASTERN AIRWAYS, UK leased ex-GullivAir ATR 72-600 (1312) from DAE Capital.

GOL took delivery of 737-800BCF (34965) on lease from AerCap for operation on behalf of MERCADOLIBRE, Argentina.

DHL AIR leased ex-China Cargo 777F (37714) from CCB Financial Leasing.

AIRBUS announced A321neo orders in July from AMERICAN AIRLINES (4), JET2.COM (3), SPIRIT AIRLINES (5) and an undisclosed customer (10), plus order

FALKO reports it added 23 aircraft to its portfolio in 2Q22 and following transaction with Chorus it ended quarter with 266 aircraft on lease to 42

ATSG had $55.1m net income on $510m revenues in 2Q22 vs $79.9m on $410m in 2Q21 and says leasing converted mid-sized freighter aircraft and flying

CHORUS AVIATION posted C$40.4m net loss (primarily due to anticipated aircraft repossessions/lease restructurings) on C$392m revenues in 2Q22 vs C$21

AIR LEASE CORPORATION had $105.9m net income on $558m revenues in 2Q22 vs $85.6m on $492m in 2Q21. It says lease rates are strengthening, reflective