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By Jens Flottau
The A330neo has not enjoyed nearly the market success of its predecessor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air and Etihad Airways have agreed to strengthen their operational links by signing a strategic commercial cooperation agreement (SCCA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa announced major changes to its ab initio pilot training program Feb. 17, as the airline grapples with the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Renewable fuel producer Fulcrum BioEnergy has partnered with refinery operator Essar Oil (UK) to build a facility in northwest England to convert municipal solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Finland has launched a research project to reduce the cost of producing synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, using renewable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair has lost its cases against state aid awarded to French and Swedish airlines, following two rulings by the EU’s Luxembourg-based General Court.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Viva Air Colombia is adding three new international routes from Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, as part of efforts to “decentralize” flights in the country.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Asiana Airlines managed to achieve a net profit in the fourth quarter largely thanks to its cargo operation which narrowed its full-year loss amid the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Green shoots keep emerging in commercial aviation in the form of used vaccination needles, but despite those shots in the arm and recent OEM trimming of production rates—i.e., the long-awaited certainty of the other shoe to drop—mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in aerospace production look set for a mixed year at best.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. airlines carried approximately 60% fewer passengers in 2020 than in 2019, according to new data from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
In a sign of optimism over the future of the cargo market, Ireland-based ASL Aviation Holdings (ASL) confirmed Feb. 16 that it is taking up 10 options for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines lowered its cash burn estimate for the 2021 first quarter (Q1) after observing stronger than expected revenue and booking trends in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Portuguese finance minister João Leão has acknowledged that TAP Air Portugal could need further financial support in 2021, beyond the €500 million ($606.5 million) in state funding already provisioned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Mixed opinions on the fortunes of commercial aviation in the Middle East are evident in two newly published reports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The next chapter for South African Airways (SAA) appears to be drawing closer, with three shortlisted equity partners in contention and a further R5 billion ($345.4 million) government injection to fund employee severance packages.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European air traffic reached just a third of 2019 levels in the second week of February, as ongoing travel restrictions and national lockdowns kept a lid on demand, network manager Eurocontrol said in its latest update.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Charity UNICEF has launched an initiative with 16 airlines to ensure consignments of COVID-19 vaccine and other humanitarian supplies reach the areas where they are most needed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The government of Singapore will pour another S$870 million ($657.5 million) into its aviation sector, in an effort to help the Singapore air hub edge out competition as the industry claws its way to recovery.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Air Senegal has reignited a long-standing ambition to start flying to the U.S. and hopes to launch its first route later this year.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Airlink is launching a fourth route to Namibia in the wake of the southwestern African country’s national carrier ceasing operations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
New leisure carrier Vietravel Airlines has begun operating seven domestic routes in Vietnam.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The potential demand forecast for tens of thousands of delivery drones and air taxis means there is a growing need for propellers and rotors with better performance, lower noise and easier producibility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
IATA is urging the Hong Kong government to allow exemptions from new crew quarantine rules as quickly as possible, highlighting the damage the requirements will cause to airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has raised approximately £422 million ($585 million) to help weather further COVID-19 pandemic-related shutdowns.
Airlines & Lessors