Air Transport

The expected restart of Boeing 787 deliveries means attention will soon shift to how quickly the stored backlog will move and new aircraft will roll out.

American Airlines has invested in zero-emission propulsion developer ZeroAvia and signed a memorandum of understanding covering a possible order for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to retrofit CRJ regional jets.

QATAR AIRWAYS had its entire remaining order for 19 A350-1000s dropped by Airbus in response to dispute over alleged A350 surface degradation

US DOT reports fuel cost for US airlines was $4.04/gallon in June vs $2.01 in June 2019 (consumption fell 11.1%).

SUPER AIR JET, Indonesia leased ex-IndiGo A320-200 (5473) with V2500s from Jackson Square Aviation.

ICELEASE purchased A321-200 (2480; leased to GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES) from Magnetic Leasing; aircraft is to be converted to freighter by PRECISION

QANOT SHARQ AIRLINES, Uzbekistan agreed to lease two A321neos from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in 4Q22.

CORENDON AIRLINES took delivery of 737-8 (65186) on lease from Air Lease Corporation (SPNWS; February 25).

BRITISH AIRLINES suspended sales on short-haul flights from Heathrow to Aug 15 in response to airport's cap on pax.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS finalized previously announced order for seven A350Fs (SPNWS; February 18).

TURKISH AIRLINES signed long-term lease extension on two Trent-powered A330-300s with Amedeo.

ALASKA AIRLINES finalized agreement with Gevo to purchase 185m gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026.

Airbus has canceled the remaining 19 A350 aircraft on order to Qatar Airways, the latest step in an ongoing dispute between the two companies.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is continuing its remarkably consistent pace of capacity recovery, remaining one of the Asia-Pacific frontrunners even though other carriers in the region are finally catching up.

Global air cargo markets showed “healthy and stable performance” in June, outstripping pre-pandemic levels, according to IATA.

Emirates Airline has declined to comment directly on reports that it plans to reduce its services to Lagos, Nigeria, because of the continuing difficulty of repatriating funds from the West African nation.

The Airbus A350F has now won 31 firm orders from six customers.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has benefited from easing government restrictions in both its domestic and international arenas.

Emirates is looking to recruit First Officers who meet the airline’s standards in safety, technical prowess and customer experience.

Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing healthy and stable performance.

Emirates is reducing the number of weekly flights to Lagos, Nigeria from 11 to seven.

Akasa Air will start operating flights on the Chennai-Mumbai route from September 15.

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced it will allow pilots to fly till the age of 65 years, as opposed to the current age of 58.

Lufthansa aims to halve net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.