In a further sign of the growing strength of the market for converted narrowbody cargo capacity, lessor BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management has signed up for a further 12 Boeing 737-800BCF freighters.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has become the latest carrier to fly with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), after teaming up with supplier Neste and setting up a logistics chain to import the fuel to Switzerland.
The bulk of the proceeds from offering have been earmarked for working capital as AirAsia Group is still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 crisis with its AOCs in Indonesia and Thailand grounded again.
On July 14 the EU is set to unveil new legislation covering emissions trading, renewables targets and CO2 limits, all of which are likely to have a big impact on the aviation industry.
Porter Airlines plans to add at least 30 Embraer E195-E2s to support a major expansion that would see it serve both business and leisure destinations throughout North America starting next year.
Air traffic in Europe is continuing to recover, with a total of 155,234 flights in the week to July 11, reaching 62.7% of 2019 traffic, according to the latest data published by network manager Eurocontrol.
Aviation insurance companies are working with customers to avoid a potential spike in claims as flight activity ramps back up and exposes several risks created by the downturn, a new report from Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (ACGS) shows.
Helvetic Airways has opened a new operating base EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, while Eurowings is targeting Northern European winter tourism destinations from December.
“During the third quarter we are targeting to restore 75-80% of our capacity while in parallel maintaining the flexibility in this volatile market environment,” Aegean CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis said.
The Star Alliance member has announced route resumptions to the final two destinations in its pre-COVID U.S. network, one of which will be its first scheduled service with the Airbus A321LR.
IATA’s real-time turbulence reporting program continues to expand both in size and scope, welcoming Qatar Airways as the first carrier from the Middle East region, the association and airline announced July 8.
Recent examples show that airlines in Asia-Pacific are willing to devote resources to sustainability efforts at a time when they are also looking under every rock to cut costs.
Airlines need flexibility on slot rules to continue as long as pandemic-related restrictions remain in place, IATA slot experts said during an online briefing July 8.
A coalition of two-dozen trade associations representing the U.S. travel and hospitality industries released a blueprint for the safe restart of international air travel by July 15, urging the Biden administration to take quick action to lift restrictions on foreign arrivals.
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