All Air Transport articles – Page 79
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NewsBluebird Nordic seeks new routes by setting up Central European operator
Icelandic wet-lease cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic is seeking to establish a Central European operation, and is proceeding to obtain a Slovakian air operator’s certificate. Bluebird Nordic says the measure is a “strategic move” to enter “new and prominent” markets. It says the new authorisation will enable it to expand its ...
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NewsA380 first to carry Emirates’ revised livery design
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled a new standard livery for its fleet, which primarily features a modified version of the United Arab Emirates flag design on the fin. The latest livery is the third iteration of the Dubai-based airline’s colour scheme, and includes changes to the wing fences and ...
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NewsResurgent Aegean turns in full-year profit
Greek operator Aegean is expecting to introduce another nine Airbus A320neo-family jets this year, and take its fleet to 76 aircraft. Aegean says the initial booking indications for the year are “particularly encouraging”, with international traffic and summer sales trends exceeding pre-crisis levels. Its network will cover 161 destinations with ...
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NewsUS regulators approve deal to take Atlas Air private
US cargo carrier Atlas Air has received regulatory approval to be acquired by an investor group led by Apollo Global Management, which would de-list Atlas from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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NewsFinnair avoids long-haul cabin crew outsourcing after savings pact
Finnair has reached a cost-saving agreement with cabin crew, averting implementation of a potential plan to subcontract in-flight services on certain long-haul routes. The airline had been looking to outsource cabin service on North American and Thai routes, according to the transportation workers’ union AKT, which had engaged in industrial ...
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NewsBeta to develop conventional electric aircraft amid eVTOL regulatory, infrastructure hurdles
Electric aircraft company Beta Technologies has shifted to pursue certification of a conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft – while still developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. The US company has for years been flight testing a conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft as part of its eVTOL programme, which ...
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NewsJazeera to create new Saudi low-cost airline
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is taking preliminary steps to establish a new operator in Saudi Arabia. Jazeera’s board held a meeting on 12 March at which it approved the plan. “The financial impact will be determined once the establishment and operating licensing procedures [are] finalised,” it states. Jazeera says ...
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NewsBoeing’s orders and deliveries slowed in February
Boeing’s commercial aircraft orders and deliveries slowed in February following a strong start to the year the previous month.
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NewsAir Greenland’s retired A330-200 ferried to Arizona for spares supply
Air Greenland’s long-serving Airbus A330-200, one of the first of the variant to be delivered, has left the fleet and been flown to Arizona for parts supply. The aircraft – which carried out its final scheduled service on 16 February – conducted a ferry flight from Copenhagen to the US ...
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News‘Not a forgings and castings issue’: GE Aerospace CEO addresses supply chain trouble
GE Aerospace chief executive Larry Culp is pushing back against the assertion that engine shortages are primarily why aircraft manufacturers continue struggling to ramp production of narrowbody jets.
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NewsFlair confirms lessor Airborne behind reports of aircraft repossessions
Canadian discount carrier Flair Airlines confirms that “unprecedented action” taken by aircraft lessor Airborne Capital has affected four of its Boeing 737s, amid reports the jets were seized.
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NewsLeonardo upbeat as volumes recover at aerostructures business
Italy’s Leonardo believes its aerostructures business is on an “upward trajectory” as the commercial aerospace sector continues its recovery from the lows of the pandemic.
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NewsGlideslope fluctuation preceded Icelandair 737 Max’s hard landing
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an Icelandair Boeing 737 Max 9 sustained tail-skid damage during a hard landing at Toronto in early March. The aircraft had been conducting an approach to runway 33R when it experienced glideslope fluctuation, says Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and the autopilot disconnected. Although the ...
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NewsSaudi government unveils new national airline Riyadh Air
Saudi Arabia’s government has unveiled its new national airline, branding it Riyadh Air, headed by former Etihad Aviation Group chief Tony Douglas. Riyadh Air will operate from a hub in the Saudi capital with a network expanding to more than 100 destinations by 2030. It has not detailed its planned ...
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NewsAir Baltic revisits ‘Latvia’ colour scheme for latest A220
Air Baltic has taken its fleet of Airbus A220-300s to 40 aircraft, receiving the latest twinjet in a colour scheme reflecting the Latvian national flag. The airline unveiled the livery on the aircraft (YL-ABN) during a ceremony at Montreal Mirabel. It will join another A220 (YL-CSL) which already carries a ...
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NewsUS President Biden selects livery for ‘Next Air Force One’
US President Joe Biden has selected the livery of the “Next Air Force One”, the new VC-25B aircraft designated for presidential travel that is currently under construction, formally rejecting the colour scheme that had been chosen by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
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NewsEmbraer posts $23m Q4 profit as deliveries surge late in 2022
Embraer overcame broad supply-chain issues to finish 2022 strong as aircraft deliveries surged in the fourth quarter.
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NewsPlay shifting from rapid expansion to ‘surgical’ network tightening: CEO
Icelandic low-cost airline Play’s chief executive, Birgir Jonsson, appears prepared to turn off the seat-belt sign nearly two years after the carrier embarked on its rapid ascent through an uncertain and tempestuous air transport sector.
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NewsCockpit oxygen system suspected in Hangzhou Tu-204 fire
Russian investigators believe the fire on a Tupolev Tu-204 freighter which broke out in Hangzhou in January last year started in the aircraft’s cockpit. The aircraft, operated by Russian carrier Aviastar-Tu, was being prepared for a service to Novosibirsk with 22t of freight. Eight personnel were on board the twinjet ...
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NewsArcher Aviation achieved ‘significant milestones’ in 2022: CEO
Archer Aviation achieved “significant milestones” on its way to certification of its four-person air taxi Midnight, the company’s chief executive said on 9 March.