Air Lease Corp. is maintaining “good communication” with its Russian customers and is confident that its leased aircraft will be returned, where necessary, and relationships with the carriers will leave room for future deals if the geopolitical environment permits such opportunities.
Emirates SkyCargo is reactivating its “dual hub” freight policy in Dubai, while Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and ground services company Dnata have begun work on a major new freight building.
South African airline Comair remained grounded for a fifth day March 16 as the country’s regulators continued to plow through paperwork intended to get the carrier back into the air.
Air Astana remains cautiously optimistic about being able to compensate customers for canceled flights to Russia as other destinations and markets open up.
Boosted by strong bookings momentum in March, major U.S. carriers raised their revenue outlooks for the 2022 first quarter (Q1) despite a recent surge in jet fuel prices to their highest levels since 2008.
The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.
The order makes EVA Airways the first Asia-based carrier to opt for IAI’s 777-300ERSF conversion, which the Israeli company says offers 25% more freight volume than the production 777F.
Santo Domingo-based Arajet, billing itself as the Caribbean’s first ULCC, plans to launch services in May and will grow its fleet to as many as 40 aircraft, bolstered by an order for 20 737 MAXs revealed March 14.
Brazilian airline GOL, which is working to quickly transition its fleet to the Boeing 737 MAX, believes the next generation narrowbody will represent roughly 30% of its fleet at year-end.
Traffic in the European region reached 73.6% of 2019 levels in the week to March 13, European network manager Eurocontrol said, despite the disruption and uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is having a significant impact on aviation.
South Africa’s airlines are gearing up for a pack of new routes to be awarded, after the country’s government finally reconstituted two licensing bodies.
The drawdown of the omicron coronavirus variant was supposed to usher in a return to profitability for airlines in 2022, but the recent surge in global jet fuel prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dashed those hopes for the time being.
UK-based LCC easyJet has chosen air services provider dnata to manage its inflight retail services, including the delivery of a tailor-made onboard retail program that the airline hopes will grow ancillary income.
Air Europa is no longer for sale as international traffic is generating sufficient liquidity, the airline’s owner says, enabling the Spanish carrier to continue without a strategic investor.
The SkyTeam member said that even as the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its routes make less economic sense and adjustments are necessary.
Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air have launched a new flight academy in the Pacific Northwest, part of an effort to address a national shortage of commercial airline pilots.
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation is uncertain of the fate of its 18 aircraft in Russia following the global clampdown on Russian commercial and business aviation-related activities.
